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How We Got That Shot: Jordan Morris

All eyes are on Major League Soccer's rookie of the year.

Jane Sherman
Author: Jane Sherman
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Winning the MLS Cup is big. Winning the first MLS Cup in franchise history is even bigger. That was the concept behind our photo shoot with Sounders FC’s second-year forward Jordan Morris. Working closely with photographer Brandon Hill we started with a power suit—contrasting with soccer’s sporty vibe. From there we thought about the immensity of this moment for Morris.

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Image: Brandon Hill

As deputy editor Matthew Halverson pointed out, the Mercer Island native carries the weight of great expectations on his shoulders, so for inspiration we looked to the statue of Atlas holding a celestial sphere. That felt a little too weighty, but it did lead me down a path to an online listing for a six-foot inflatable soccer ball. We ended up going in a slightly different direction for the photo that accompanies our interview, but the image on our table of contents (pictured here) is a perfect way to kick off the Sounders’ 2017 season. Like Morris told us, now that the team has one championship, they want more. So do we. No pressure.

Published in the Are You Seattle Enough? issue of Seattle Met.




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Jane Sherman
Jane Sherman
Art Director Jane Sherman designs covers, features, and departments in Seattle Met. One of her many joys in life is working closely with talented illustrators and photographers to create images that enhance and complement the magazine’s editorial content. She was born in Minneapolis—it’s a lot like Seattle but flatter, and decidedly snowier—and lived there until moving to Seattle in 2007. She cut her teeth in editorial design doing the weekly grind, first as associate art director at City Pages in Minneapolis and eventually producing hundreds of covers—one a week for several years—at Seattle Weekly (some of them even won an award or two).  In her spare time you might find Jane on an urban hike, reading, teaching a class, relaxing with family and friends, or more likely taking a nap with her dog.