Video Editor

John Kelley

John Kelley is an eight-time Emmy Award-winning motion graphics and video editor. He also produces the "Hot Lava" podcast, which covers Padres weekly news and games. He serves a utility role at the Union-Tribune with his graphic design, video production and audio mixing skills. Prior to ing the U-T in 2016, he worked as a freelance video editor and designer for 13 years.

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One of the performers with the ODDISEA: A Puppet Procession entertains the crowd at the WOW festival with the rhythms of the Chunky Hustle Brass Band playing at UC San Diego on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: WOW Festival

U-T photographer Nelvin C. Cepeda captures the WOW Festival at UC San Diego Thursday evening. The annual festival, which is free to attend and open to all ages, continues through...
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jason Heyward celebrate a win against the Chicago Cubs at Petco Park on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Padres win series against Cubs

Game 3 – Wednesday, April 16: Padres beat the Cubs 4-2 Game 2 – Tuesday, April 15: Padres lose to the Cubs 2-1 in 10 innings Game 1 – Monday,...
San Diego Padres’ Xander Bogaerts, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill and Jackson Merrill and Brandon Lockridge celebrate a win and and sweep against the Cleveland Guardians at Petco Park on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Padres sweep Guardians

U-T photographer K.C. Alfred captures the San Diego Padres 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians at Petco Park on Wednesday, April 2
Fans cheer on the Padres before their game against the Atlanta Braves during Opening Day of the 2025 season at Petco Park on Thursday, March 27, 2025 in San Diego, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Padres Opening Day

U-T Photographers K.C. Alfred, Nelvin C. Cepeda and Meg McLaughlin capture the San Diego Padres 7-4 win against the Atlanta Braves during Opening Day of the 2025 season at Petco...
The Navy’s Blue Angels flight team performed their precision flight maneuvers above the skies in El Centro during one of the team's winter training days at Naval Air Facility El Centro.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Sky trails

U-T photographer Nelvin C. Cepeda captures the Navy’s Blue Angels flight team during their winter training at Naval Air Facility El Centro on Friday, March 14, 2025
Late Thursday morning, Laniah Bautista, 8, convinced her mom, Rebecca Bautista, to pull over on the Sunrise Highway near Mt. Laguna for a quick playtime in the snow. The two were heading to San Diego from Yuma on Thursday.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Storm scenes

Photographers Nelvin C. Cepeda, Alejandro Tamayo and Sandy Huffaker capture the wet weather throughout San Diego County
San Diego Padres’ Luis Arraez fields a ball during a spring training practice on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Friar drills

U-T photographer K.C. Alfred captures Padres spring training from Peoria Sports Complex on Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Firefighters battle a brushfire off Gilman Drive near UCSD on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Sandy Huffaker / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: San Diego County fires

Photographers K.C. Alfred, Alejandro Tamayo, Meg McLaughlin, Nelvin C. Cepeda and Sandy Huffaker capture the weather and fires across San Diego County on Thursday, January 23, 2025.
Fire crews work to extinguish remaining hot spots just off Ranchos Ladera Road in Bonsall on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: San Diego fires

Photographers Nelvin C. Cepeda, Alejandro Tamayo, Meg McLaughlin and Hayne Palmour IV capture the fires across San Diego on Tuesday, January, 21, 2025.
The Palisades fire burns near homes in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Photos: The Palisades Fire

Nearly 26,000 people in more than 10,000 households and more than 13,000 structures are under threat from the blaze as a fierce windstorm hit Southern California on Tuesday.
Thousands gather to watch marching bands, floats, giant balloons and other entertainment during the Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Holiday Bowl Parade

U-T photographer Ana Ramirez captures the Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade in the bayside streets of downtown San Diego.        
Shane Ballew, right, sits next to Baylee Baker as they and other of the congregation hold candles while singing “Silent Night” during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Celebrating Christmas Eve

Freelance photographers Sandy Huffaker and Hayne Palmour IV capture Christmas Eve services from St. Joseph’s Cathedral and First United Methodist Church of San Diego.
Hundreds of volunteers at Ft. Rosecrans placed holiday wreaths on headstones of veterans for the annual Wreaths Across America event on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in San Diego. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Wreaths Across America

U-T photographer Nelvin C. Cepeda captures the annual Wreaths Across America event at Ft. Rosecrans on Saturday.
Lincoln players and staff pose with the trophy after winning the CIF Division 1-AA state championship game at Saddleback College on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 in Mission Viejo, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Lincoln beats Pittsburg 28-26

U-T photographer Meg McLaughlin captures the CIF Division 1-AA state championship game between the Lincoln Hornets and Pittsburg Pirates at Saddleback College on Friday.
El Capitan wide running back Brody Copp carries the ball during the Division 5-AA state championship game against Carmel on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Jeff Antenore / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Carmel routs El Capitan 48-7

Freelance photographer Jeff Antenore captures the 5-AA state championship football game between the El Capitan Vaqueros and Carmel Padres at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium.  
People enter a light tunnel near the entrance at the Coastal Christmas at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Dec. 13, 2024 in Del Mar, Calif. (Ariana Drehsler / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Coastal Christmas

Freelance photographer Ariana Drehsler captures the opening night of Coastal Christmas, a family-friendly event at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.  
Thousands of people streamed into Balboa Park Friday night for the opening of December Nights. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: December Nights

U-T photographer Ana Ramirez captures San Diego’s largest free holiday festival December Nights at Balboa Park