Dawn Mills

Dawn Mills is an American paintball photographer, journalist and editor associated with WARPIG (World And Regional Paintball Information Guide), an early online publication dedicated to paintball. Working alongside Bill Mills, she contributed tournament photography, event reporting and editorial material documenting professional and recreational paintball during the 1990s and 2000s.[1][2]

Her photographs appeared in WARPIG's coverage of major competitions including the International Amateur Open, Paintball World Cup, National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) and Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP).[3][4][5]

Paintball journalism

WARPIG

WARPIG originated as an internet paintball information resource in the early 1990s before developing into a World Wide Web publication in 1994.

Bill and Dawn Mills subsequently assumed responsibility for the website, expanding its coverage of paintball tournaments, equipment, industry developments and recreational events.[1]

Dawn Mills became closely associated with the publication's photography, contributing images documenting players, teams, tournament fields and paintball equipment.

She also contributed written articles and editorial material.

WARPIG's article archive identifies Mills as the author of What's In a Name and Tournaments in Style.[2]

Tournament photography

Mills photographed professional and amateur paintball tournaments during the late 1990s and 2000s.

Her work includes galleries from:

The 1998 International Amateur Open.
The 1998 NPPL Chicago tournament.
The 1998 NPPL World Cup.
The Skyball indoor tournament.
The 2003 NPPL Huntington Beach event.
The 2008 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open.

These photographs document teams, players, referees, equipment and tournament venues.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

The 1998 World Cup gallery includes photographs of Chicago Aftershock, Avalanche, the Ironmen and other professional teams competing during the period.[5]

Recreational and scenario paintball

Mills also photographed recreational and scenario paintball events.

Her work includes coverage of themed scenario games featuring organised teams, costumes, props and specialist playing environments.

The WARPIG report on the February 2006 Underworld scenario game at Hurricane Paintball Park in Palm Bay, Florida, credits Bill Mills for the written report and Dawn Mills for the photography.[9]

Her photographs also appear in WARPIG's coverage of other recreational events, including Aliens and Battle for Earth.[10][11]

Historical documentation

Dawn Mills' photographs form part of WARPIG's surviving visual record of tournament and recreational paintball.

The galleries document historical playing equipment, team uniforms, field layouts, industry representatives and tournament venues.

Many photographs include captions identifying players, teams and equipment, providing information that can be compared with contemporary tournament results and publications.

The original WARPIG galleries remain available online.

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