"Christa Berry, clerk of court for the District of Maine, has loved taking pictures ever since she enrolled in a college photography class. So when the display case that sat in the lobby of the Gignoux Federal Courthouse in Portland needed new material, she volunteered her services to Senior Judge D. Brock Hornby.
“I normally administer the oath during the naturalization ceremonies, but this time I asked if I could take pictures of the new citizens for our display case,” Berry said. Hornby agreed and Berry came to the March 16 ceremony with a camera and a mission.
“I made sure to ask everyone if they minded having their picture taken beforehand, and I just started taking photos,” Berry said.
Thirty-nine new citizens attended the naturalization ceremony, hailing from 26 different countries, including Rwanda, Ireland, and Peru. And Berry captured almost all of them with her camera. She wasn’t sure what the reaction would be, but to her surprise, people began to smile and motion toward her. Eventually, most of the people at the ceremony asked if she could take their photos. “I got shots of almost everyone. And then after the ceremony, everyone wanted photos with Judge Hornby, so I got those shots too.”
“They were excited,” Hornby said. “The ceremony was a wonderful experience. They all are. Naturalization ceremonies are one the few courtroom events where nobody loses.”
http://www.uscourts.gov/news/2018/05/10/court-celebrates-new-citizens-living-color
“I normally administer the oath during the naturalization ceremonies, but this time I asked if I could take pictures of the new citizens for our display case,” Berry said. Hornby agreed and Berry came to the March 16 ceremony with a camera and a mission.
“I made sure to ask everyone if they minded having their picture taken beforehand, and I just started taking photos,” Berry said.
Thirty-nine new citizens attended the naturalization ceremony, hailing from 26 different countries, including Rwanda, Ireland, and Peru. And Berry captured almost all of them with her camera. She wasn’t sure what the reaction would be, but to her surprise, people began to smile and motion toward her. Eventually, most of the people at the ceremony asked if she could take their photos. “I got shots of almost everyone. And then after the ceremony, everyone wanted photos with Judge Hornby, so I got those shots too.”
“They were excited,” Hornby said. “The ceremony was a wonderful experience. They all are. Naturalization ceremonies are one the few courtroom events where nobody loses.”
http://www.uscourts.gov/news/2018/05/10/court-celebrates-new-citizens-living-color