On the Cover

Sports photojournalist Patrick Smith 鈥09 found himself on the other side of the camera for this issue鈥檚 cover photo. 鈥淲hen we first started to plan for the shot, I knew I wanted to show off two things: his eyes and the camera lens,鈥 says Lauren Castellana 鈥13, director of photographic services. 鈥淧atrick鈥檚 images from the Olympics are so captivating because of his personal vision and photographic style. I wanted this portrait to not only be about him but how he uses the camera as a tool to create unique images.鈥 Read the story, Shooting for Gold.

