This is a part of a larger project in which I attempted to emulate Chiron Duong's photography style. My best friend modeled for me, posing in progressively more ethereal poses to show the transformation from a young girl to a transcending being.

Chess is a boardgame that consists of pieces each unique in itself with the power of turning the tables of the game at any right time. Players constantly find themselves stressed as their opponents slowly turns the game out of their favor. Chess is not only a game but a intense phycological warfare. This inspired me to photograph an image that depicted the game in its true colors using dramatic red lighting and angle.

A moment captured during a Swedish confirmation ceremony. Over the summer I attended a confirmation, an event i had never experienced before. I was tasked with taking pictures documenting the ceremony. Through out the ceremony i walked around finding different angle. I ended up behind this boy doing the confirmation. He had the pamphlet propped up in his lap. I quickly snapped the shot before he moved, capturing a moment showing what the ceremony was.

I was doing a photoshoot of a moon lamp one of my friends gifted me, and decided to hold it up in my palm.

It was a 'regular day' in SF

While me and my family were in Zihuatanejo I took these stunning views of the Zihuatanejo coastline and sunset. The view from one of the restaurants is still one of the most beautiful things I've seen in my entire life. The orange, warm colors blending with the cold blue tints on the other side is one of the most beautiful things I have ever photographed.With a little bit of contrast work on PIXLR, the already beautiful view was turned into something that I felt couldn't just be confined to my eyes only.

I got this plastic skeleton at a store somewhere a few years ago, and I took this picture of it for a school project on shutter speed.

This is a image of my friend and she was expressing how there is different angles of beauty. In the image she is moving around with a slow shutter speed to get the faces caught in different ways. The black background enhances the beauty and color of the subject. The pearls that she is wearing is symbolizing the "old time" idea of beauty in women and I added it to make the old aesthetic come to life in modern photography.

The globe I had was able to light up, and I was worried about using that feature. I took a few shots of the globe spinning without the light, and when I felt that I had a good photo, I decided to turn it on. It turned out better than I expected and took more shots of it.

This photo was taken at a time when I was feeling very lonely and tired, and I also really like to incorporate shadows into my photos. The black and white and the contrast makes the photo feel very dramatic, and like I said before, portrays the loneliness I was feeling. Also because it was taken in the mornin, the shadows are longer, almost sadder. This photo, though pretty simple, is important to me because of the emotional connection. Plus I think it looks pretty cool.

she looked cool so i took a pic

My passion for climbing essentially saved my life. Both my physical and emotional wellbeing rely on the practice of rock climbing. The hands here are those of a strong and kind friend who has guided me and allowed me to act as a guide in return. Nothing has helped me learn more than having the opportunity to observe and teach others. I'd rather have chalk in my lungs than oxygen, and so would my friend. Photographing climbing sessions has been a privilege and immense blessing - my intentions is continue photographing climbers at every opportunity that presents itself to me. I love looking back at the intricacy of this shot - each vein, muscle and tendon that helps one climb, each molecule of chalk that allows that much more grip; a collection of very small parts that construct into something meaningful and joyful.

I drove up to mount Tam to get a view of SF, which is where I encountered some deer grazing on the hillside.

I was inspired by the quiet morning hills of the Marin Headlands. While driving on the road i noticed the light sunrise appearing in the sky and took a photo. In my photo your lead by the road at the bottom of the photo and your eyes are drawn to the colors in the sky.

On Thanksgiving Day, I went for a nature walk with my parent. We came upon a crane. At that moment, the sunlight appeared and lighted the background and the tall grass. As I was making adjustment on the iPhone, light and darkness danced and moved around the crane. The scene created a feeling of mystery. It reminds me of the mythical crane in Chinese folklores and Chinese wall art paintings. Just as I snap the photo, the crane flew away and the sunlight moved on to other places.

a guy picking fruit off a tree while levitating

This was a random photo I took of Marina park. It ain't much, but it looked nice to me. It was taken using my Iphone.

I’ve always enjoyed taking pictures of places I thought were pretty. This one was a photo I took at the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas. Whenever I visit a place, I try to take many pictures to remember and capture moments. What made me take a picture of this view was the night sky and the clouds and how it contrasted with the lights from the buildings which I thought looked pretty. It reminded me of a painting. The lights and the sky reflecting from the water also looked nice. Looking back at this photo makes me want to go back.

Because Ive recently gone into high school I think about the idea of leaving for college and leaving home much more often. And as im looking back on 2023 it makes me think about where I want to be at the end of 2024 . This picture of crows flying away from me reminds me of that feeling, especially because just like that feeling, there was so many of them that they couldn't be ignored.

This photograph was taken within Casa Batllo in Barcelona, Spain. While walking around the beautiful house created by one of the most inspirational artistic figures in Spain, Antoni Gaudí, I got inspired by the architecture and look of the house, as he used lighting and color to reflect his creative endeavors with the house. In this photograph, you see the magnificent turquoise and blue tile walking you right up to the windows facing each other in the long space that goes from the top to the bottom of the house, and the large window panels on the roof, giving light to a once dark space. The use of light and dimension in the image almost creates an illusion that is fascinating to the eye. Although this was taken on a film camera, I was still hoping to get the same color and grain that original film has because this house was made for the long lost art of film, for the people who want to create art within their community and branch out and find new ways of showcasing their art form. I was so happy to see the final outcome of this picture after its long travel back to America, where it was developed and could be shown to the world. That is the amazing thing about film, you never know how the picture is going to come out, and this was one that was just absolutely stunning.