He didn’t want to be here, most senior guys don’t. His intellect and talent were palpable but he was holding back on me. After a while, I suggested he pair his suit jacket with his favorite t-shirt, and what about this hat I pulled from my shelf? He balked and then appeased me. I showed him his photo on the back of my camera. He dropped his eyes below the hat rim but not before I caught his sideways smile and soon, this reluctant senior emerged into this week’s host for SNL. His father later wrote that I pulled something out of their son that they didn’t know was in there. I wouldn’t say that I pulled anything out so much as I didn’t allow him to keep anything in. February 2022.
Senior Photos
