Graduation

Marian High School graduation

May 26, 2012

Molly O'Leary, center, shares a laugh with fellow Marian High School classmates as they prepare to march in the school's commencement exercises on Friday, May 25, 2012, at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Students wait outside the theater before the start of Marian High School commencement exercises on Friday, May 25, 2012, at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Indiana University South Bend commencement

May 8, 2012

Kelsey Cramer carefully adjusts her cap with some help from Brenda Bickel, a member of the IU-South Bend General Studies alumni board, reflected in mirror, before the Indiana University-South Bend commencement exercises on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in the Purcell Pavilion at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Members of the School of Education delegation share a laugh as they make their way into the arena during Indiana University-South Bend commencement exercises on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in the Purcell Pavilion at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune) — Professor Randy Isaacson, right, and students from the School of Education share a laugh as they make their way into the arena during Indiana University-South Bend commencement exercises on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in the Purcell Pavilion at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Cheyenne East High School graduation

May 28, 2011

Soon-to-be graduates try to stay warm as they stand in line to receive their diplomas during Cheyenne's East High School graduation on Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Okie Blanchard Stadium.

Cheyenne Central High School graduation

May 27, 2011

Wyoming Catholic College inaugural commencement

May 23, 2011

Last weekend I had the opportunity to photograph the inaugural commencement for Wyoming Catholic College. Founded in 2005, the school is a private liberal arts school in rural Lander, Wyoming. On Saturday, May 14, the school handed out bachelor of liberal arts degrees to 30 students. I was hired to document the occasion by the college. Between a few standard podium shots and group shots, I focused mainly on in-between, candid moments during the day. Although some might categorize an assignment like this as “commercial,” I approached it like I was hired to document history. After all being that this was the school’s first commencement, it was history. I had free roam throughout the day so I wandered around before, after and during the ceremony photographing everything that I saw. Here are a few of my favorites. You can also view more photos here.