Commencement: The Student POV
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Graduating seniors Chris Vilorio and Jacob Whatley take a photo of themselves on Commencement Day.
Student videographers Chris Vilorio and Jacob Whatley captured video of the Class of 2025 before, during and after the Commencement ceremony. See what the day looked like to students, from arrival at Wallace Wade to school and department celebrations.
For the past four years Vilorio and Whatley have developed their camerawork skills at Duke and produced some captivating photos and videos for Duke’s Office of University Communications and Marketing and other offices.
Here are a few other examples of their work:
Clockwise from top left: Reena Kagan, Hanna Lavi, Danielle Lipp, Egor Sergeev and Gabriel Mirman.
Jacob Whatley takes photographs at the water's edge in Iceland.
A new birdwatching group at Duke aims to open opportunities for watching nature to underrepresented groups. Photo by Chis Vilorio