Former Broncos linebacker Demarcus Ware, who was part of Denver’s 2015 Super Bowl team, is helping a young photographer reach his goals. 

Thirteen-year-old Isaac Edwards, a resident of Dallas, where Ware spent the beginning stretch of his NFL tenure, has dreams of becoming an sports photographer when he is older.

“When I grow up, I want to be a professional photographer,” Edwards said. “It’s my dream. I can’t explain it. It’s just my dream.”

To help encourage Edwards’ dreams of shooting in the NFL one day, Ware, along with Stand Together, provided Edwards with a week-long photography training course, a brand new camera and a surprise opportunity to photograph Ware in person.

“Edwards was gifted with a photography bootcamp and one-on-one photoshoot with Ware,” Black Enterprise’s Alexa Imani Spencer wrote. “The opportunity was sponsored by Stand Together, a philanthropic community of organizations that seek to remove societal barriers.”

Ware’s surprise appearance was the icing on the cake for Edwards, who had the opportunity to photograph Ware during a workout. Ware was impressed with Edwards’ photography, and more than happy to give him an opportunity to reach  his dreams.

“The reason why you’re here is because we believe in you,” Ware told Edwards. “We believe in what you want to do, and don’t let anyone else tell you what you can’t do.”