Desert Tango

The Gallup Catholic Diocese recently installed a new bishop. This was a historic occasion for the church, and I was one of the photographers hired to shoot the event. It was a long and tiring day, but it was absolutely fascinating to see the some of the workings of the church. Bishop Wall is a really nice guy as well and allowed me to be there as he prepared for the five hour ceremony. Here are a few selects from the event:

Since last fall I’ve been photographing assignments for the Catholic Diocese of Gallup, including several in the past couple of weeks. Most of what I photograph for them is coverage of important masses and celebrations. While the shooting doesn’t involve a lot of anticipation- everything at a mass tends to be planned-it does require being extremely low-key and shooting in a pretty dim environment. Add to the fact that you’re trying to capture moments among the planned stuff and it makes for a challenging job at times.