sports photographer specializing in figure skatinghttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lupkvvvsnc2h"If you're pretend hungry, just tell me, 'cause I can make pretend food. It's ready." - my 6yo24 Jul 2025 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupkvvvsnc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lsz7yhtnyk2kbig hangry tantrum when i reminded my 6yo that she lost her ipad privileges yesterday, but i held my ground and i'm proud of myself! (also got no work done this afternoon.)02 Jul 2025 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsz7yhtnyk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lsf6hdga5c2lAnd approximately 5.5 months after I gave birth, I finally cooked an entire meal again. I'm basically unstoppable.24 Jun 2025 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsf6hdga5c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lpwsca3sms2jTemp solution to baby not napping in crib long enough for me to work: napping baby glommed onto my leg while I work on my laptop on the bed.24 May 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwsca3sms2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lppohnnl7c2aWhat's the word for when you're doing well postpartum, but you know it's only because you are guarding your mental health fiercely and it's all just one gust of wind from collapsing? That's where I am.21 May 2025 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lppohnnl7c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lmz2yucmes2aFeeling some FOMO this morning, watching WTT from home. I had such a great time at 2023 WTT and hope to be back in 2027 when I don't have a fresh baby! Léa Serna 🇫🇷 at 2023 World Team Trophy © Melanie Heaney17 Apr 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmz2yucmes2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lmwp3x5hwc2mCaroline Green & Michael Parsons 🇺🇸 at the 2025 World Championships © Melanie Heaney / U.S. Figure Skating16 Apr 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwp3x5hwc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lme27d7ows2xMone Chiba 🇯🇵 at the 2025 World Championships © Melanie Heaney / U.S. Figure Skating #figureskating #sportsphotography #monechiba #canonsports09 Apr 2025 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lme27d7ows2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lm7ypav7e226It's incredible how much I can get done when baby girl has a rare long stint of sleeping in her crib!07 Apr 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm7ypav7e226https://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lm3ar4oha226Yuma Kagiyama 🇯🇵 at the 2025 World Championships © Melanie Heaney / U.S. Figure Skating #figureskating #sportsphotography #yumakagiyama #canonsports #WorldFigure05 Apr 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3ar4oha226https://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3llykd2xyxc26Sara Conti & Niccolo Macii 🇮🇹 at the 2025 World Championships © Melanie Heaney / U.S. Figure Skating #figureskating #sportsphotography #contimacii #canonsports #WorldFigure04 Apr 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llykd2xyxc26https://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3llwgvhi7ts26Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier 🇨🇦 at the 2025 World Championships © Melanie Heaney / U.S. Figure Skating #figureskating #sportsphotography #gillespoirier #canonsports #WorldFigure03 Apr 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwgvhi7ts26https://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3llw7zlqgbs26Amber Glenn 🇺🇸 at the 2025 World Championships © Melanie Heaney / U.S. Figure Skating #figureskating #sportsphotography #amberglenn #canonsports03 Apr 2025 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llw7zlqgbs26https://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lk4cgsnwas2uWe have survived our first competition with two kids! Almost 400 skaters, 3 very full days of competition, a 6 year old on a hunger strike, a newborn who comfort nurses, and a long travel day home. One day to unpack and repack and we leave again tomorrow.11 Mar 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4cgsnwas2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lhkapey2hs2mExcited to capture the action next year! 📷06 Feb 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhkapey2hs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lgy2ratd4c2kOverwhelmed and devastated. So many of the kids and their parents were people we looked forward to catching up with at competitions multiple times per year. 💔💔💔💔💔30 Jan 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgy2ratd4c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lfad7qdjyc2mFrom the archives: Madison Chock & Evan Bates 🇺🇸 at the 2023 World Team Trophy © Melanie Heaney #figureskating #sportsphotography #chockbates #canonsports08 Jan 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfad7qdjyc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lewmzzpeqk2sFrom the archives: Alexa Knierim & Brandon Frazier 🇺🇸 at the 2023 World Team Trophy © Melanie Heaney #figureskating #sportsphotography #knierimfrazier #canonsports04 Jan 2025 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lewmzzpeqk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3leufxxnmmc2yFrom the archives: Adam Siao Him Fa 🇫🇷 at the 2023 World Team Trophy © Melanie Heaney #figureskating #sportsphotography #adamsiaohimfa #canonsports03 Jan 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3leufxxnmmc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lere7tv7f224From the archives: Kaori Sakamoto 🇯🇵 at the 2023 World Team Trophy © Melanie Heaney #figureskating #sportsphotography #kaorisakamoto02 Jan 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lere7tv7f224https://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lepb6436bc24Another highlight from my 2024 skating photography: Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara 🇯🇵 at the 2024 World Championships © Melanie Heaney #figureskating #sportsphotography #WorldFigure #miurakihara01 Jan 2025 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepb6436bc24https://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lenfevzzz22fOne of my best photos of the year: Ilia Malinin 🇺🇸 at the 2024 World Championships © Melanie Heaney #figureskating #sportsphotography #WorldFigure #usfigureskating #iliamalinin01 Jan 2025 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lenfevzzz22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lemvcr7iqk2fEmily Chan & Spencer Howe 🇺🇸 at 2024 Skate Canada International © Melanie Heaney / @icedancecom.bsky.social #figureskating #sportsphotography #GPFigure #SCI24 #usfigureskating #chanhowe31 Dec 2024 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemvcr7iqk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3ldkbozhayc2lHannah Lim & Ye Quan 🇰🇷 at 2024 Skate Canada International © Melanie Heaney / @icedancecom.bsky.social #figureskating #sportsphotography #GPFigure #SCI24 #limquan18 Dec 2024 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldkbozhayc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3ldj3epolqk2groughly 4 weeks til i can have a second cup of coffee! 😴17 Dec 2024 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj3epolqk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3ldizm7nwns2gIlia Malinin 🇺🇸 at 2024 Skate Canada International © Melanie Heaney / @icedancecom.bsky.social #figureskating #sportsphotography #GPFigure #SCI24 #iliamalinin #usfigureskating17 Dec 2024 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:4ue3gqbputjya2aocizlv7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldizm7nwns2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mheaneyphoto.bsky.social/post/3lcnsssz57s24my two favourite things?! craft beer and skating?! 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