Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington move-in day

August 19, 2015

Stephanie Henderson, Jane Henderson — Stephanie Henderson, a freshman from Pittsburgh, carries a rug up a stairwell with the help of her mother, Jane, at Spruce Hall during Indiana University Bloomington move-in day on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. (James Brosher/IU Communications)

Michael A. McRobbie, Jared Wagner — Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie shares a laugh as he tours a floor of Spruce Hall with Jared Wagner, a resident assistant at the dorm, during Indiana University Bloomington move-in day on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. (James Brosher/IU Communications)

Summer at Indiana University

July 24, 2015

This summer has been a new experience for me. As a student, I never experienced a full summer in Bloomington. Now, as a townie, I’ve gotten the chance to see Bloomington and the Indiana University campus in all its blooming, laid-back glory. In a few weeks, that’ll all change when students start arriving en masse, but I’ve enjoyed the summer thus far. My photoshoots at IU have decreased considerably the last couple months, but it’s a welcome change of pace after the graduation season in May. Here are a few favorites from my daily work on assignment for Indiana University Communications:

Summer at Indiana University — Incoming freshmen experience the Light Totem outside of the IU Art Museum during a night tour of the IU Bloomington campus as part of New Student Orientation on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. (James Brosher/IU Communications)

Indiana University commencements

May 20, 2015

Earlier this month, I photographed six Indiana University commencement ceremonies in a five-day span. For me, these graduations are the most important IU shoots I will have all year. While these photos may be used on social media, marketing materials and websites in the short-term, I approach the graduations as a chance to document the long-term history of the university. It was a whirlwind of a week, but a lot of fun to have the opportunity to make pictures at various IU campuses around the state. Here is a selection of my favorite moments from the ceremonies I photographed:

IU Student Building chime tradition revived

May 7, 2015

The camera is often a passport to places I otherwise would never be able to go. A recent example of this occurred last week when I had the opportunity to photograph an old tradition being revived at Indiana University: the playing of the alma mater on the IU Student Building chime. The weekly performance is being revived at the request of the IU President Michael A. McRobbie after he heard about the tradition from an alumnus. I was able to photograph IU’s curator of organs and carillons David Kazimir as he played the alma mater, “Hail to Old I.U.,” using wooden levers controlling the 14-bell chime in the tower.

Indiana University’s Curator of Organs and Carillons David Kazimir shares a smile after performing “Hail to Old I.U.” on the chime atop the Student Building tower on Friday, May 1, 2015. (James Brosher/IU Communications)

Student Building Chime — Levers that ring specifically-tuned bells are part of a solid white oak console that controls the chime atop Indiana University’s Student Building on Thursday, April 30, 2015. (James Brosher/IU Communications)

Sigma Phi Epsilon wins Men’s Little 500

April 26, 2015