This photo was taken on the Truckee river December of 2019. The photo environment is based on a winter landscape with a river, cabin, trees covered in snow and snow.

Ever since I was a child I was frightened of the dark, afraid of what would be lurking. I always had to sleep with the lights on. My older brother knew about my fear and wanted to help me slowly overcome it. He invested in a lava lamp to give to me. I have forever been fascinated with the way it works. I would fall asleep watching the vibrant spheres swim in the water, glide past each other smoothly. The air bubbles would twinkle like stars in the night. It was mesmerizing. I wanted to capture that moment, so I used my brother’s camera.

Liya is one of my best friends and I love her so much. she is always there for me so I really want to highlight her in this photo.

It's a photo of my dog. I had to take it for photography and I really like how the photo turned out with the lighting focused on my dog.

I took about 300 hundred photos this particular day and this one was the best out of all of them. Zara is the one with the big smile, and I have never seen her look so happy. Moments like these make me grateful for my camera, and grateful for my passion in taking photos. These smiles and joyful moments can go by unannounced, but with a camera, I can capture it.

Picture for a texture and reflections project

My photo of the University of Oregon logo has a deeper story than what's shown. I’ve been a Ducks fan my entire life all thanks to my grandpa. He lived in Eugene, and from the moment I saw college football, I knew I would be a lifelong fan. I recently visited Eugene to tour the University, and it was all I ever thought it would be. The O is universally known as Oregon. My photo plays with light and shadow to show how the university's always changing and growing with just the change of a season or a school year. The O is like a piece of art that tells a story about where we've been and where we're going.

All of my pictures have memories behind them. Whether it’s a little silly, or very meaningful, the pictures that I take hold a special place in my heart. This particular photo was taken from the top of the Space Needle when I was in Seattle with my mom. If you look closely, on the right side of the photo, you can see part of a ferris wheel that my mom and I rode earlier that day. Just beyond the ferris wheel you can see Lumen Field. The evening after this photo was taken, we saw Taylor Swift perform. This trip was very meaningful to me because I got to spend quality time with my mom and I think that this picture sums up the whole weekend perfectly.

I took this photo on a cloudy Saturday. I remember seeing the egret and being fascinated with its calmness. The photo represents how nature is enclosed by man-made elements. The egret on the water, stuck under the bridge and telephone pole.

This summer I watched these three girls playing in the sand dunes and as they began to all run to the water togther, I was inspired to take a photo. I wanted to capture the way they ran as if no one was watching. I’ve noticed that as you get older, you become more self conscious of they way you present your body to the world. You become aware of what the world sees and what “imperfections” they might judge you on. But as a little kid, these things aren’t so clear to us yet, what we care about, and say, and wear is shaped not by what we think others will like, but what makes us feel happy. As a fifteen year old girl, I would not run in a bathing suit to the water like no one was watching, because in my brainwashed mind, everyone is watching me, judging my folds and sloppy hair. So instead, I captured these three girls whose biggest concern was not how the looked, but who could get in the water first.

This photo is about a neighborhood I took in one of the suburbs of El Cerrito while driving by. This was one of the poorer suburbs of the city as the road in the photo was not as clean and some people lived in multi-family houses, as well as having older cars. I was inspired to capture the photo, especially in monochrome because this scene shows how I think, the dark reality of American Life is. The reality of people living in suburbs like the one described, but across America. I got this monochrome-theme inspiration from other photographers' works, as their works and the one I captured both show a single and bold message about a topic, theme, or subject. In this case, the singular message of the "American Reality of Life" vs. the "American Dream".

This was a documentary conceptual project I completed for my junior year photography class' "people" unit. Each friend of mine that was recruited to have their photo taken was directed by me to stand in a place I chose, and told strike a neutral pose. This spreads attention from only the subject but also their surroundings, giving a sense of looking into a museum-built life-sized diorama of middle-class teenage home life here in Marin. After I took their portrait, I took pictures in locations based on where they were standing (On either axis of the subject, either east/west or north/south). This was done so that once the photos were together in a triptych, a general theme of their own slice of the outdoors could be understood by the viewer.

My Friend, my ocean, my sky. The birds on the beach they fly fly fly. Spontaneous day out on the town, we went to the beach where we lay down down down. My friend my friend with the red shirt, the hot sand on your feet does it hurt? The ocean breeze on your hat, photo taken with IPhone but does it look like that?

I took this photo of my close friend Cedar. I really wanted to encompass this fall vibe. I did this by using a pumpkin as a prop, and went from there. We took a lot of photos, but I decided on this one in order to highlight the contrast and facial expression. I am very happy with how this turned out.

I took this photo of my sister and our beloved dog. My sister has taken photography classes before, so I'm all too familiar with being in front of the camera, but not behind. It was a very special experience to finally switch roles, and also to have our dog included in it this time!

The photo shows my friend Hannah. She's smelling the roses in my backyard. I thought it was so beautiful how both her and the rose were blessed with such divine freckles. And that, both her and the rose's beauty, is what I was trying to capture in this photo. Along with her smile. You can tell that she's pleased. Whether it's the fresh, floral sweet smell with hints of spice or the delight of the afternoon. We were carving pumpkins for halloween and that was when it first started to feel like fall. I hope that more people can see my work of life and it's admirer, Hannah.

This photo is just my mom and I having fun and taking all kinds of pictures. I think this one turned out super cool because the yellow and red balls really stand out in the grey background.

I take strange, beautiful, and calming pictures

To take this photo, I used a DSLR camera. I took this photo at my brother's baseball game. I edited this photo through Photoshop, I wanted to emphasize the colors in the photo. I also cropped the photo for the proportion between the fence and the biker. This photo means a lot to me because it represents the great times I have had biking with my family and friends.

I captured this candid moment on the salt beaches of Alviso Marina County Park, San Jose. I was inspired by its simple yet serene ambiance. From the pink lake and white sand, the complimenting water bottles stand and hold a story deeper than one could imagine. This piece represents a feeling of togetherness, timing, and harmony.