It impacts me greatly.

During a night photography shoot in downtown San Francisco, I came across this window of a restaurant where someone had drawn a heart on.

"An Artist's Aura" is a photo I took while at a concert of one of my favorite bands, Interpol. The concert was held at the Greek Theatre, and the lighting was absolutely insane.

This dragonfly flew into a pool while I was laying down.

Its dope.

I'm Lea and this is my photography journey.

I find that in my life, there is a constant presence of overwhelm and distress, leaching into my personhood and history.

I tried capturing the idea of thinking you're alone when you aren't.

The picture I’ve provided to the competition is meaningful.

I photograph a lot so naturally I have many contending photos and I usually like to ask around wondering what photo will capture the most eyes and be liked across the board by people and peers.

"Sunflower" was taken during an outing with my sister and her friends. We went to a pumpkin patch in Livermore, California. It was sunny and the atmosphere was dry.

My artwork has always been focused on the Bay Area and primarily on landscapes which I find inspiring.

This artwork was inspired by the Great Gatsby, as the main subject in the image in meant to display Gatsby.

The photo that I have taken is nature at it's finest.

This is a photograph of a detective with a broken mirror over it.

This photo was taken in rush hour on Shattuck Street in Berkeley CA, it was a quick moment that passed mere seconds later and I managed to get the shot.

We were trying to portray how students often feel drowned by many things in their life.