There was not much of a process, but over the summer my family and I went on a trip to Ethiopia, and Eritrea

My name is Cecily H. and I love the magic that comes from both digital and film photography.

June 2022. We had just arrived at my friend's cabin near Lake Almanor, a couple of hours away from Lake Tahoe.

As I raised my camera to my eyes and fired the shutter that afternoon, I captured something special.

Nowadays, my brother and I drive each other bananas.

Expressing emotion is my number one goal when taking a photo.

Capturing a photo of an animal is always a challenging endeavor. Most animals are skittish and quickly flee when you try to take a photo, especially smaller animals such as birds.

It impacts me greatly.

This photo was taken down a hallway at Herbst Theater.

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.

This photo represents the process of metamorphosis.

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.