A double exposure, “Sunset on the City” is an image composed of two separate photos I captured while exploring the city. As I watched the light fade from the sky and the sun wash a golden glow over the city, I felt compelled to capture this beautiful moment, and compiled two separate photos to create this image.

Graveyard Shift is a diptych picture of two black and white images, that both contain elements of graffiti. Recently I have been drawn to graffiti and murals, and my goal has been to add to the artwork through other elements in the picture rather than taking a picture of the graffiti head-on. This goal inspired me to create a diptych so that I could relate two pictures together, and make each picture stronger by putting them next to another. When taking these pictures I wanted to capture the essence of graffiti and express an artist's state of mind. I also paid attention to the shape, and textures that surrounded the graffiti, but also to the contrast between the two pictures and the white-to-black ratio to balance the diptych. I am proud that I was able to add to the pictures and create a story by connecting them.

This image captures a solitary moment in the wake of crisis, but also hints at the first stirrings of renewal. San Francisco stands quiet, its rows of windows reflecting impassive skies. The fire escape extends downward, unused, and the building itself appears pristine and untouched—a shell rather than a home. For a time, San Francisco's spirit was dampened by disaster. Its neighborhoods fell silent as residents sheltered in place and its boulevards emptied when the twin engines of tourism and technology faltered. But this city has never been one to wallow; its glow has always come from within. A curtain flutters, a shadow passes by. Signs of life are beginning to wake in the slumbering giants. The stillness captured here is fleeting. San Francisco is gathering strength, ready to emerge and forge ahead once more. San Francisco's trajectory has never been linear. Its history is one of booms and busts, with innovation and resilience rising from the ashes again and again. We stand at an inflection point, a pause between what was and what will be. The stillness is pregnant with possibility. This city's resilience lies in its people, ever optimistic, relentlessly creative. United by hardship, San Franciscans will tap into their pioneering legacy to rebuild and reimagine a more vibrant, equitable future. This photograph captures a single downcast moment, but we know the fog will eventually lift to reveal the city's hills gilded once more by possibility and promise. San Francisco's story does not end here.

This photograph was taken on a rooftop in Rio de Janiero. There was a window that I used to reflect the night time scene to create this mirror image of the city lights.

This photograph shows a math teacher explaining a theorem to a student. The composition consists of rule of thirds to arrange the subjects and framing to create a triangle between the subjects and their hands. Retouching was later applied for vignetting, dodging and burning, reducing and applying noise, minor exposure correction, and removing distractions.

I signed up for a black and white film photography class. During the week long class, I was challenged to take three photos each day. It was a different theme each day, one being architecture. As I was walking in downtown San Francisco with my parents, I noticed this warped looking building and thought it would be an interesting shot. I couldn't understand how they built this building to look so twisted, almost like an intense game of Jenga. To get the perfect shot though, I had to stand on a bench and tilt my head back enough where I could get the full building in the shot. I'm so proud of how the final image turned out.

Billowing clouds after a storm turned pink by a sunset

I was going to the Tilden golf course and I just decided to take this picture when I told my dad to stop the car for a minute because it seemed cool with the lighting and moody.

I took this photograph with my camera while camping with my family in Salt Point State Park, located off the coastline in Northern California. One day, me and my parents went on a hike early in the morning and it was probably the most beautiful hike I've ever been on. The mist from the water was blowing in my face and the brightness of the flowers stunned my vision. When I took this photograph, I had ran through a path in the middle of a field of flowers with my brother. I was showing him how to take a good photograph and in the process I ended up taking the picture I'm submitting today. I'm really happy how it turned out, especially because of the image's tonality and contrast between the flowers and the grass and between the clouds and the sky.

This is one of the best photos I have ever taken. The photo consists of me standing in the shade of the tree leaves while the top half of my head is unshaded. I saw this tree while going for a hike and thought the shadow it created was beautiful. The picture itself felt a little distracting with the greens browns and yellows so I decided to make it black and white to put enfaces on the light and the shadows. I felt that the emotion of the photo really shines through how I wanted it too. The top of my head being lit while the bottom half is dark adds a lot of detail, but the dots going along my shirt really puts it above all of my other photos.

I took this picture in the process of making self portraits for my school project and it came out pretty well, having good contrast and being exactly what I wanted. I tried many different poses and faces, but this one was the best one to me as it seemed unique. I taped my fingers, because I thought it would represent pain or hurt, maybe to match with my expression, and I was also coming out of rowing practice, so I was trying to prevent calluses. I chose to put my hands over my eyes because I thought it would be an interesting expression and I chose to take this photo in the car, because I thought the the dim light of dusk in front of me mixed with the flash of the camera would create great light in a black and white photo, as the background of the car would dark, but I light be bright which would make a contrasty photo.

I made this image for a self portrait assignment in the photography class. As first really struggled to make an interesting image for this assignment, but after some self reflection, I was able to push myself pass surface level thinking. I began to think about what message I wanted to convey to the viewer in addition to thinking about composition, light, and color. At first I thought that this image didn’t qualify as a self portrait becuase my face was not in the image. But I then realized that my face not being in the image actually made the message more powerful. The main concept of this image is that your perception of yourself is often cloudy and not representative of how others see you. It was interesting being both the subject and artist because I had to focus on the composition of the image and also how my hand looked. My finger is positioned pointing accusatorially which shows the ineer turmoil that is represented in this image.

This photo was taken utilizing a splash screen and the unique patterns created by the water trapped within it. My father is the man in the center and his expression is fake smile clearly hiding his discontent with our splash filled dinner. The patterns of the water and the capturing of my fathers fake expression are what made this photo one of my favorites. Thank you, and I hope you find this photo as interesting as me!

I took this image in Vienna, Austria at a restaurant. I saw this woman smoking a cigarette out of the corner of my eye and decided to take a photo. I was using my zoom lens and had my camera in black and white. Everything came together for me with this photo as her hand came up in the perfect way and she smiled a little at the same time the person in between her and I moved slightly, perfectly framing the photo.

For this photography I was inspired by creating a surrealist essence for my photo. I distorted some shapes in the background as well as the flower vase to achieve this.

When I noticed this scene, my mind immediately went to the ideas of mother-daughter relationships, passage of time, and the innocence of childhood. The black and white edit illuminates the powerful light shining on the child’s face. As a child myself, I see another young person looking in wonder at what comes next, symbolizing an idea of innocence and the unknown. As a mother, one might see another mom reflecting on how quickly time goes by while moving into adulthood and attempting to find innocence through an “inner-child exploration.” The image could also be an appreciation, sense of pride, or tinge of sadness or jealousy that the mother is experiencing as she watches her child. This image serves as a reminder to cherish our time and live life with wonder as it speeds by. However, the most unique aspect of this image is the many interpretations that lie within the viewer.

It is a beautiful photo taken by my drone above Hog Island in Inverness, California, a small town close to Tomales Bay. Thank you for your consideration.

I am trying to portray how someone sees a stranger. One might feel fear, confusion, or anxiety when in this situation.

It was a great photo I took and edited with a friend while visiting our old elementary school in which we met each other, we have been friends for over 10 years now so it was cool to go back.

As I deeply enjoy experimentation, I wanted to try a creative painting with light style image. My teacher had previously given us examples of cool, creative images and the one with steel wool caught my eye. Determined to build off of what I had been exposed to, I found an open space and set out to make a conceptual image. I knew I wanted a silhouette in the middle of the flying sparks, so I attempted to stand relatively still while I swung the whisk I was using around. After capturing the image, I turned down the saturation of the person in order to give it a more ghostly appearance which gives the peace that question mark that fuels curiosity and intrigues the viewer. Despite a few sintered hairs here and there, my curiosity and experimentation produced this successful image!