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![PICTURE PERFECT — Celeste Bates kneels down, focused on capturing a water polo match. “As a spectator, you’re [just] watching the plays,” Bates said. “[But] when you’re shooting it, you want to be able to tell the story to someone who wasn’t there.”](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DSCF6408-1200x800.jpg)