Stories from the Pack

Stories from the Pack shares the moments, memories and meaning behind The Great Dog Pack, the dogs who inspired it, and the mission of the Alex Lebovic Foundation.

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  • Remember the Fundamentals

    Matt Birk

    In 2014, I photographed a conference where one of the speakers was former NFL lineman Matt Birk.  He said the most successful people he knew, athletes or otherwise, were fanatic about fundamentals. When Birk started to play center, his coach asked him to come to…

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  • Work That Matters

    Patterson Mill Girls Win State Soccer Championship

    I saw a video once titled, Brutal Truth: Nobody Cares About Your Photography. The narrator described a friend who didn’t post his photos on social media. When asked why, he said, “The truth is, nobody cares about my photography. Nobody cares about your photography. Nobody cares…

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  • What’s In a Name?

    Hall of Fame Reflection

    This is a picture I took at the National Baseball Hall of Fame a few years back. It is the jersey Frank Robinson wore in his debut as baseball’s first African-American manager. And the reflection is me remembering what it was like to be 12…

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  • The National

    One of many busy exhibits at the 2026 National Sports Collectors Convention.

    When I was a young boy, I was forbidden to cross the main street. If I was caught, there would be dire consequences, perhaps the worst things that could happen from a nine-year-old’s point of view. I would have been grounded. My father might have…

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  • You Might Be Surprised

    Getting a Shoe Shine at an SSIA Convention

    In the fall of 1986, I returned to the photojournalism lab at Northern Illinois University. I was two years out of college and supporting myself by delivering pizzas while struggling to establish a foothold in the journalism profession. There had been other jobs. I caught…

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