In July, Armagh lifted the Sam Maguire for the first time since 2002 after defeating Galway 1-11 to 0-13 at Croke Park.
But when that full-time whistle finally blows and euphoria sparks, where do you go as a photographer?
"I'm going to be controversial, but you go after the stars, and Rian is the star," said Crombie.
"Everyone in the GAA knows Rian O'Neill and what a complete footballer."
O'Neill played a pivotal role in recent years in Armagh's pursuit of All-Ireland glory after a gruelling 22 years of hurt.
"Like when journalists are doing interviews after games, you're going to want to speak to Rian as opposed to the third-choice goalie. That's in the back of my mind," he continued.
"I got a very similar image two years ago, David Clifford with his mum, who has since sadly died. It was his mum and dad wrapped around him. So, you like to think that you're capturing a bit of family history.
"This is a lovely moment, you can imagine the amount of work that parents do to get their son or daughter to a level in sport where they can achieve the ultimate goal, and in GAA, the All-Ireland final is the ultimate goal.
"For the amount of effort his mum put in and then for him to share that embrace at the final whistle, you can imagine there's a lot of emotions."