The Davis Family Library on the Middlebury College campus at sunset.

My first, lasting experience with mirrorless cameras was with the Sigma DP-1 compact. It was only 16 megapixels, but because it directly sampled the colors from a scene on its multilayered sensor (instead of interpolating the colors through a Bayer filter) the images it produced were unbelievably sharp and detailed.

Unfortunately, the proprietary image format meant you had to use specialized software to edit the images and the multilayered sensor required good light to produce images with an acceptable amount of noise.

Still, it was a worthwhile camera that produced a great deal of my favorite images, including a majority of portraits from my Apple Pickers series.

The Dalai Lama visited Middlebury College in the fall of 2012. Here he is seen before entering Nelson arena flanked by members of his entourage and US Foreign Service security agents.

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.

One of the last sheets of 4x5 Fujichrome Velvia 50 I shot was this frame of a autumn maple tree on the north side of Painter Hall on the Middlebury College campus. Velvia had an absolutely bonkers saturation curve, so shadows on the north side of buildings would go deep blue while warm tones stayed warm.