Portraits

Azeez Butali poses for a portrait in his lab.

Rosalie Powell poses for a portrait next to a rainout shelter in the Curtis Prairie at the UW Arboretum in Madison, Wis., Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. Powell was involved in a research project using the shelters to simulate drought.

Freedom, our live mascot, poses for his annual studio portrait. 

Neville Patkus, with his trusty golf cart, has spent more than 7 years traipsing the campus fixing all sorts of problems as the Campus Carpenter Foreman. This photo is a part of an occasional portrait series of whichever facility personnel the photographer can convince to stand in for a lighting test.

They love the people they serve, and in turn, are loved by their parishioners. Monsignor D., falls into the category with leaps and bounds ... And for an extra bonus, he throws in a smile wherever he can.

Mindy Mazur is the incoming Alumni Association President. There were several photos taken on campus, but her hometown is near St. Louis and she currently works in St. Louis. It's also a strategy of the Alumni Assoc. this year to work on the St. Louis market. So it made sense to get her portrait by the Gateway Arch. 

Ashley Knehans poses for a portrait with a projector, simulating the green screen she works with on Thursday, July 17, 2023. The 2021 University graduate works as a visual effects and computer graphics artist for Zero VFX, a Boston-based company that has worked on a slew of major motion pictures and national TV commercials  including "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," "Gran Turismo," "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and "Patriots Day".  She studied visual effects and animation while also a member of the university's Division I rowing team. 

Harry Levant, poses for a portrait.  Levant, a recovering gambler, makes a new career of helping people who are addicted. 

I was assigned to photograph a dance camp that was taking place at the College of the Arts. As I was photographing the dancers I noticed a set of identical twins and asked them if I could photograph them before they moved to their next class. I had a minute or so to create their portrait and this was the result. 

Shannon Cohen is a self-described “hope dealer.” Her passion for investing in the aspirations, ambition, and wellness of people comes through in all her work–as a business owner, author, motivational speaker, podcaster, and more.