Photojournalism: Honorable Mention 2019 (professional)
The Graduate by Truitt O'Neal
ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Second chances don't come often. These students were not able to participate in the traditional Spring Graduation ceremony in May for one reason or another. Instead of giving up and walking away, these students opted to stick around to complete their studies during the summer in hopes of moving forward with their lives. These motivated, bright and intelligent young people took advantage of the opportunity that was presented to them and claimed what was rightfully theirs. This picture was captured as students were helping each other prepare for Summer Graduation. I wanted to have them pose as a group but got this one instead. This one ended up being an awesome picture.
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