2025 Submissions
Duality in Bloom
This photograph of two fuchsia flowers reflects the beauty of imperfection.
Lola’s Frames Hold Memories
My Lola (grandma) keeps everything on her walls, they’re her version of a storage space, everything from an old poster with her picture on it to a birthday card her best friend gave her and a clay butterfly I made in preschool has its place.
“A Moment In Time” ”Un momento nel tempo”
This photo represents those moments when you pause and realize you could write a whole book or movie about it.
Valley and Vineyards
This image was taken at a beautiful Vineyard, with hills and mountains and items that appear in a distance further and further building on eachother.
Night Bus(es)
Living in visually stunning San Francisco, there are innumerable pictures of its overall beauty.
The Ocean’s View
In the middle of the Mediterranean sea, the sun and moon were in the same frame.
Self Portrait Behind Chains
I took this photo with the intention of showing emotion and how many people can feel trapped behind a fence or mask of problems, even if you are able to see their real self.
One Welcoming Light
On the first night of visiting my family in Japan, I went out with my camera and walked around hoping to find a good image to capture and just to take some cool images to photograph.
Close up of an impala face
It took a lot of effort to build and a lot of pride to make this happen all those years of working one it and know it finally built this photo and artwork was made by Alvarez family
Sibling Love 2024
The image I chose for my entry was a photo I took around September 20th a couple days before my brother (the one shown in the photo wearing white) got into an accident and was hospitalized for 1.5 weeks.
Resting Resilience
This picture is part of a set that I shot about the homeless epidemic in the bay area.
Nature’s Peace
I shot this photo as part of a series of showing people in a spot they find comforting.
Tunnel Vision
My friend and I decided to go down to this specific spot in the tunnels where there was a manhole that had both light and water streaming down into it.