“Seeing things just a little differently…” June 2013
Stretching it a bit and working to see things a little differently. A few favorites from the last week or so… ~cg. A man photographed in New Paltz, NY on Thursday, June 20, 2013. He prefers to live off the grid of corporate snooping, facial recognition and the like. He doesn’t own a computer, have […]
West Point Graduation. 25•May•13 *(My 7th…)
Newly commissioned 2nd. Lieutenants react after the traditional “hat toss” during the 2013 Army Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivered the graduation address as 1,007 cadets were commissioned as 2nd. Lieutenants in […]
"Pomp…" Graduation Week. June 2011.
It’s graduation week here in my newspaper’s coverage area. After the college ceremonies from last month have become almost a distant memory, we’re still faced with the one of the busiest weeks of the year documenting numerous commencement ceremonies during this next to last weekend in June. I’ll post more of my select images from […]
"Class of 2011 – Dismissed…!" West Point, NY. 21•May•11
(3) – Newly commissioned 2nd. Lieutenants toss their covers skyward in the traditional “hat toss” during Army’s Graduation and Commissioning ceremony in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Saturday, May 21, 2011. Navy Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff delivered the commencement address […]
"All for the Corps…" West Point, NY.
Today is Army Graduation Day at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. It’ll be my fifth Army graduation I’ve covered since joining the staff at this newspaper, so obviously I’ve been thinking a lot about all the preparation that goes into an assignment like this. The ceremony is one of the two […]
2009 West Point Graduation *(by the numbers…) 23•May•09
Graduating cadets toss their covers skyward during the United States Military Academy 2009 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at Michie Stadium in West Point, NY on Saturday, May 23, 2009. 970 cadets received their diplomas and were commissioned as 2nd. Lieutenants in the U.S. Army. Times Herald-Record/CHET GORDON This past Saturday was my third West Point […]
