"Wind," you think, silently cursing the elements for making a photo shoot a little more difficult, when you're already trying to catch the last bit of golden sunlight before it disappears. Then you realize the wind is there to help you, to lighten the mood and make holding onto the cap and gown a game. And you end up with a photo like this, full of character and expression and youth and promise.

Happy graduation, Emma. I'm proud of you.

#photography #portrait #graduation #CapAndGown

Each #February #Middlebury celebrates graduates with series of events including the skidown at the Snowbowl, the #college-owned and managed ski area near the school.

Here are some images from last year's skidown. Students wear their #CapAndGown and ski and snowboard down the hill as one of their last things to do at #MiddleburyCollege.