
07/07/2025
📸 Official Statement – Art of Silence Photography
Clarification About Graduation Photos and Medal Use
Hello to our CAP College and CAP College for the Deaf community 👋
I’d like to respectfully clarify something important regarding the graduation photos and medals seen in past and recent posts.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16y9Zkztgr/
🏅 About the Medal
In some of our graduation photo shoots, you may notice a large gold medal. That medal is not a CAP-issued graduation medal — it is my personal award that I received in 1992 when I graduated, for Best Performing Arts.
As a photographer, I included this medal in a few client shoots as part of our premium photo package:
To add a professional and elegant touch
As a unique visual symbol for clients who invested in full service
🟥 The official red medal is the real graduation medal from CAP College. It's perfectly fine for students to use this in their personal photos.
❗However, I have noticed that some people have cropped or reused my medal photo (from old shoots) without asking — and placed it on their own photos.
This is not respectful to my original work or the clients who paid for that service.
📷 Our Graduation Photography Work (2013–2020)
Art of Silence Photography officially served CAP College and CAP College for the Deaf students from 2013 to 2020.
We offered:
Studio and on-campus graduation photo shoots
Printed wallet-size photos
Framed portraits
Use of props (including my 1992 medal) for premium packages only
📂 Graduation Archives by Year
Year Status Links
2013 ✅ Uploaded - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.330854953708756&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.330856507041934&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.331202530340665&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.331204717007113&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.336797583114493&type=3
2014 ✅ Uploaded - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.237724653096161&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.238623229672970&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.245843298950963&type=3
2015 ✅ Uploaded - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.401567773378514&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.403427859859172&type=3
2016 ✅ Uploaded - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.553808374821119&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.564203483781608&type=3
2017 ✅ Uploaded - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.741622639373024&type=3
2018 ⏳ Not yet Still sorting CD/DVD files
2019 ⏳ Not yet Still sorting CD/DVD files
2020 ⏳ Not yet Delayed due to COVID lockdown
📌 More photos will be uploaded soon. Thank you for your patience!
❗ Friendly Reminder to All
We understand if students choose other photo studios due to budget — that's okay.
But please:
Do not copy, crop, or reuse our photo props (including my personal medal) without permission.
This medal has personal meaning, and our work deserves basic respect as artists and professionals.
Thank you for your understanding. 🙏
Let’s continue supporting each other with honesty and creativity.
— Art of Silence Photography
Est. 2003
🎓 Graduate, 1992 – Best Performing Arts Award