I love this photo for many reasons. Its truly candid nature, the people it shows – my good friends from college, Rolt and Nancy – but also just the composition of it, the three poses, the spaces in between us – the looks captured on all of our faces – I think it’s a nice-looking photo in and of itself. Good job, Mum!
This is my graduation from college, and we are slowly moving up onto the stage on the quadrangle to receive our diplomas. My father, in resplendent red robes and a big black velvet beret, was sitting up there, ready to step in when it was my turn to personally hand me my diploma. It was a really really special moment.
But this photo is during the approach.
Anticipation and joy! Perfect.