This photo was made during Spring Commencement during a split second moment as I rounded the corner and saw graduates entering the stadium, their shadows silhouetted in golden light inside the tunnel to the field. The goal of this photo and others taken during the ceremony was to document graduation, one of the biggest and most exciting events of the year on campus. Photos were distributed in real time on social media and later used in online photo galleries and email newsletters.
From the Judges
With striking use of light and shadow, this photo offers a fresh, symbolic take on commencement. Its clean composition and well-timed capture turn a quiet in-between moment into a visual metaphor for achievement and new beginnings.
