2021 will be known for the many changes brought on with the COVID-19 pandemic, but at Middlebury College I will remember it as The Year of the Hammock. Free from the indoor mask protocols, students sought the outdoors and hoisted hammocks between any two structures that could support them, enjoying the lingering summer warmth late into the fall season.

Two graduates take a moment on the grass to let the wave of emotions wash over them. I've been photographing Middlebury College's Commencement ceremony for 13 years, but this image from 2010 stands out as one of my favorites.