The artistic process was getting up really early in the morning and finding the right spot where the shadows and light well.

I journeyed around a block until I found the most interesting unkept house and tried to find the most interesting aspect of it. To me it happened to be the doorway blocked by various colorful obstacles creating a spectacle.

I have been doing photography for about 2 years now, and was completely torn on which photographs to use. I have landscapes, low shutter speed pans on sunsets that I love, and tons and tons of architecture. These particular photos were taken at a worn down, abandoned high school that I came across while walking around with friends.

During a weekend outing in San Francisco, there was the usual buzz and activity along the Great Highway, with cyclists and beachgoers and children playing on the beach. Along the beach, there were many people from all walks of life lounging, playing, and swimming in the sea. A particular scene I saw in that moment struck me as interesting, a moment I wanted to capture. A powerful contrast between the subject and the mighty sea, a baby taking its first few steps from the gentle land into the vast, chaotic ocean stretching as far as the eye can see, seems to symbolize the first step into a long journey. The parent watches from behind, watching the baby’s progress and for their safety. Perhaps I will never know who this person is or who they’ll become, but hopefully they’ll be able to face life and their journeys head on like they did when they first stepped into the sea.

I originally took this picture for a project in my photography class but since then the picture has stuck with me. I think it is so beautiful, the way the light diminishes the trees to just a dark outline. I think it represents in life how some people are overshadowed by others. The angle is from a corner almost like the person is hiding in the shadows. Like someone is being pushed into a corner because the light of someone else is too bright. I love the way the light has a sort of ombre effect because it looks so pretty and shows almost layers to the light like it is a mixture of many things.

In the soft glow of the setting sun, I captured a fleeting moment of peace. In such a busy city a second of darkness perfectly displayed the approaching nightfall. The photograph unfolds like a canvas painted with cool blue hues, as the sun quickly sets. The passing cars enforce the notion of a return home after a long day, a relaxing drive. The play of shadows and highlights creates a mesmerizing dance, creating a peaceful scene. The stillness of the photo captures the beauty of life, city, and nature. This photograph offers a timeless glimpse into the quiet magic that exists all around us.

In my sustained investigation focused on shadows, I took a picture of my dad holding a lightsaber in the middle of his face. I wanted to create the illusion that the darkness behind him was engulfing him to the point where only the lightsaber was the only source of light illuminating him and the picture itself.

I went to my high school football game and I took some photos on the sidelines. I tried my best to take some shots with ball in frame or player to player action.

The Dynamic Dons was created at a volleyball game during the 2023/24 season. The night were the Dons needed to win to make it to playoffs. And with a hard fought battle all the way to the end, the Dons pulled out on top. Through the hurt and tears, the pure emotions flowed out from not only the players, but the students and families that were attending the game. The electric energy from everyone there, made the building shake. The Dynamic Dons was an emotional and electric moment.

This photo was for a school project. It's one of my favorites, I love how the photo came out and It's always fun to take mirrored photos

I took this photo during a school trip to coastal Oregon. I had never been before, so I was so excited to bring my camera and take photos! On the last day of the trip, we went to Multnomah Falls to see the Benson Footbridge, a popular destination. Though the bridge was beautiful, I was fascinated more by the view while standing on it and looking down. I shot this photo on my 85mm prime lens, so there the view from up top is “zoomed in” in my photo; in reality, everything below was even smaller. As both a photographer and environmentalist, seeing different people at peace in nature gave me a sense of immense joy: my motivation to take this photo. Every time I look at this photo, I pause as my mind runs wild, inventing backstories for each tiny person—visor-lady on the bench, the brown-jacketed person standing alone very far back, the family of hikers, and others. I hope this photo encourages others to have fun doing the same!

Creativity isn’t something you can force on yourself but rather something that your subconscious mind sees that you don’t. It is within nature that you begin to notice the small details such as the light, plants, and animals that roam around you. Within nature photographs, a journey takes place in which the artist walks for hours to find a perfect view of nature and scenery. Waiting for the right moment for an animal to show up and to complete the puzzle. Throughout the hike with the exhaustion involved the top is the only thing you can focus on reaching. Not even caring about the low water supply you have just have a feeling to make it to the top and see what was hidden. I’ve been searching for the right photo to snap a photo and on this trip to Sequoia it took three days just to find this view. In the middle of the forest, only the birds chirp hearing only your breath as you walk up the hills.

I first used light painting to draw something that resembles lightning and I then adjusted it in photoshop and then I used the AI in photoshop to enhance this image.

I took this image after burning a pie. I liked the way the melted sugar created highlights, and the abstract nature of the depth created by the lattice. My process consists of noticing a detail I like and then finding a way to frame it. Despite the burnt sugar, the pie was quite good.

In this photo, I attempted to capture the duality between human adventurousness and nature's raw beauty. While walking back to my car from a hike, I witnessed this beautiful moment in which a thin blanket of clouds, vibrantly lit up by the setting sun, seemed to be flying over this valley. Knowing that this ethereal sight would be gone forever in just a few minutes, I took out my camera and began photographing it. Each click of the shutter felt like a preservation of time, freezing the ephemeral beauty of the clouds dancing above the landscape. As the sun dipped lower on the horizon, I became more attuned to the nuances of light and shadow. The scene became a visual dialogue between the untamed wilderness and the adventurous spirit of the human observer. Amidst the various perspectives I explored, it was the worm's eye view that resonated most profoundly with the essence of the moment. Crouching down, I framed the scene from the ground up, capturing the convergence of earth and sky. The juxtaposition of the rough, textured ground against the smooth, celestial expanse added an additional layer of depth to the composition. It was as if the very fabric of the natural world unfolded before me, inviting contemplation on the intricate balance between the tangible and the intangible.

This photo is a wildlife landscape taken at Seal Rocks Beach. Many times, we get caught up on the beauty of "Golden Hour," that we forget about the small window of time where the sky burns purple and pink. Through this long exposure, I captured the beauty of this brief, fleeting period of sunset before the sun fully dips below the horizon.

This photograph was taken for my digital photography class for a creative portrait project. My model is my now 13 year old cousin who was happy to collaborate with me. My idea behind this was to create a kind of old timey styled photo that had a sense of mystery and mischievous. I wanted to use red as the “pop” in the photo to show a sense of scandal, and I wanted to enforce that with the classic red lip.

I took this picture while strolling through the yearly solano stroll and stumbled upon the dance performance which I thought looked fantastic. While I was snapping pictures I happened to get the perfect moment when the two performers were stuck in time facing each other off.

This was originally an assignment for my photography class but then my teacher mentioned this competition and I thought I would enter. It's a picture of me and one of my friends shadows making a heart with our hands.

While spending a month over the summer at a ranch in Wyoming, not only was I blessed with the beautiful nature but the bonds that I found. While walking the ranch every afternoon I would always see the same two horses practically conjoined at the hip. I noticed them everyday for the whole time I stayed there wondering what they two think of each other. I immediately thought of my best friend who is now in college, imagining that we would act the same way if we were those horses, feeling free in a wide open field with nothing to worry about but time itself.