I attended Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City both as a full-time and part-time student from 2013-2017. I graduated with 2 Masters degrees specializing in Mental Health Counseling. During my time at the college, I worked as a Student Assistant for the Office of Student Affairs, where I did some photography and graphic design work. That office was one of the influencing factors that pushed me to start my photography journey. They asked me to photograph several events while working there. I didn't know much about photography, but taking on these tasks and photographing these events now gave me the push to learn my way through a camera.
Throughout the years, I photographed orientations and gatherings, portraits, photobooth events, and ceremonies. I was the go-to guy for photography around the campus and had a lot of fun doing it.
The orientation is a large production with a lot of moving parts, involving many departments, several locations, and about 900 new students. I photographed the check-in process, seating, keynote speakers, lunch, the resource fair, several talks, and overall details from the event.
This was their new student orientation in September 2016. I was pretty new to photography back then and feel I have grown greatly since.
Here's some of what I captured in 2016.
LOCATION: Teachers College, Columbia University | New York, NY
GEAR USED: Canon 7D Mark II | Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II | Tamron 18-200 f/3.5
