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CBS News Feature: Terrell Groggins

(CBS DETROIT)By Ronnie Duncan - A time when images were frozen in black and white, moments captured through the lenses of Terrell Groggins' camera constantly display his works of art as a photojournalist.

"Whether it's sports, whether it's politics, whatever it is, I'm looking for the empathy and the human story," he said.

Groggins' eyes see what others miss, and what he invasions as his gift to define an alternative description.

One of his photos showed boxer Clarissa Shields' powerful punch on Hanna Gabriels in 2018 at the Detroit Masonic Temple. It won four prestigious worldwide photography awards, including "The Guardian" top 50th moments in sports history.

"Whether it's a solo individual sport or a team sport, you know that the person put the work in, and you're capturing a moment," he said. "Like that moment is not going to come again ... You have to be ready to take the photo and you have to be prepared for that moment."