News and College Life

Image of my sister, Leah Marlene, opening for Peach Pit during our university's homecoming in Fall 2024.  To play in Braden Auditorium, a stage that has been graced by the likes of Prince and Aretha Franklin, was a special experience.  Just a little over a year before this, Leah had just completed a run on American Idol; she tried out just for the hell of it and ended up placing 3rd on the show's 20th season.  Since then, she has continued to use her music platform to promote messages of love and positivity as an outspoken member of the LGBT community.  This year, she's even headlining our city's Pride fest, which is a full-circle moment to do so for the community she grew up in.  To represent this identity visually, I used a prism in front of my lens, angled with the stage lights, to create the light artifact as she sang.

Long-exposure shot of one of the busiest walkway corridors on our campus as students walk between classes.

In March, a procession was held by university community members on campus to reaffirm transgender visibility and rights.  Pictured is a student during the march with a Pride flag placed in their hair.

Graduate thanks his highest counselor after receiving his diploma.

Affinity students had a blast with the 360 video booth during their send-off celebration.

On-campus preschool grad reacts to the awkwardness of her cap.

Part of the university, the college prep school holds its graduation under the lights of the university's theater stage. A student shakes hands as she receives her diploma.

Nursing students hold candles during the Nurses Pinning Ceremony at the university. The symbolic tradition honors Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing, and her service to wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.

View from the top of Mount Wellington, Tasmania. 

A harpist tunes her instrument backstage before a Chamber Orchestra concert in Sydney, Australia.