I created this picture in San Francisco with a cell phone while I was there with my family. While we were walking, I saw this garden, and I took a picture of it because my thought of San Francisco was that there are not many plants there. But the part of it where we walked was full of them, and I wanted to record this. I edited this picture in Photoshop. I made it lighter, because when I took it, it was already dark, so the picture was also dark. I also made it black and white because the colors just didn’t fit it well enough.

I took this photo at the 911 memorial in New York. While I was there it really shows how 911 still affects the world to this day, people were crying over possible loved ones or friends that were lost. This photo means a lot to me for that reason. While taking this photo I really tried to get a balance and reflection in the water.

I took this photo in the spur of the moment, capturing the special relationship between my sister and our next doors neighbors cat. The cat had snuck into our house and enjoys our company and our leftovers from dinner. I saw the shadows and immediately thought of the assignment from my photography class. My teacher had made us keep our eyes out for shadows, textures and reflections and my eyes had been trained to spot these in my everyday life.

This photo was taken at the San Francisco Marina, and the night that I took the photo I’d been helping my dad work on a boat with some of his friends, I was exhausted, and just hanging out with my sister because she’d just met us there. When we were walking back to the car, I saw how pretty the layout could be if I just took a photo, so I did. I initially took this photo because I wanted to capture how pretty the sunset reflecting off of the water is, and then with all of the boats, it creates a sort of symmetry to it as well. I love how it came out, It has some texture and a place for your eyes to follow in a way too. I also like how there’s not much going on in the photo, but there’s a lot to look at. Not only do I love this photo, but it’s also a reminder of all the great and fun times I’ve had at the marina, and it makes me want to go there even more. Something that inspires me as an artist is reflections and water. It’s such a cool thing to capture, and there are so many things you can do with it too. With water, you can change the texture, have reflections, change the color, and so many more things. Reflections have the same type of thing, where you can distort, and find new perspectives for things.

I took this photo on a hike with my family I edited it to look more colorful

This photo was taken of a purple flower moments after it stopped raining, this is special to me because my family raised me with the joy of picking and smelling flowers as we pass by.

Over school break, I went to Israel to visit my family in the midst of the current conflict. My entire mothers side of the family was there and it was my little cousins (Left) birthday. We went to the beach and tried to escape the chaos so I decided to bring my camera to photograph a break inside of my break.

This is my strongest photograph because it shows multiple topics and great light.

I took this photo in a very dark time during 2020 , when I began taking daily walks to the beautiful beaches of California. I enjoyed allowing the tranquil waves to put my mind at ease and the warm sand to raise my spirits. Now I look back and understand how far I have come. I present to you, A Ripping Wave taken on a sunset walk. This photo embodies the beauty and calming nature of the world, when I gaze upon it the photo allows me to take a breath and allow my fast paced life to slow down. Finally, for the editing I tried to retain as much of the natural beauty of this photo as possible while also adding to parts.

This photograph captures the foot of Market Street in San Francisco and attempts to be both an accurate representation of present day and a timeless memento that calls to mind the long history of Market Street. I took this photo in early 2023 and developed it in the darkroom in the spring.

This is a street photo of two older people reading the news taken in downtown San Anselmo.

Capturing the essence of a rainy night is an art form that extends beyond mere visuals; it delves into the realms of irony and symbolism. The umbrella, an emblem of protection, stands against the vulnerability of a fire hydrant, a guardian of safety. This mirrors life's elements where security and risk coexist. The reflection of lights on the rain-slicked pavement unveils a subtle, almost cinematic drama. This underscores the irony of seeking clarity in life's uncertainties. The composition unfolds a narrative of contradictions: the sheltering umbrella against the water the fire hydrant produces.

This photo is one of the first photos I’ve taken that has impressed me. I’ve been interested in taking photos for a while but I only started taking photos with a DSLR about a year and a half ago when I started taking a photography class. When I took this photo was one of the first times I took a lot of photos that were not for an assignment, they were simply because I love taking photos and I was in a beautiful place. This photo is of the Merced River along the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park. I've hiked the Mist Trail countless times since I was young and I’ve always thought it was beautiful. This was my first time there in the snow. My family went to Yosemite for the weekend. I thought it would be fun to take my camera and take a few photos. I ended up shooting the whole time, I took many more photos than I thought I would. This was one of the first times I realized you could make beautiful things without a thoroughly thought-out plan. The conditions were particularly hard that day because it was so bright and I was taking shots that were mainly white from snow. I was so proud that I could properly expose my photos. I chose this photo because I’m proud of it, the experience that surrounds it has taught me a lot, and I think it shows my progress but also room for growth.

I loved how these Toucans were sitting on this wire when I was in Bonito, Brazil. Sadly, I did not have my camera and could only use my phone. To capture the beauty of these birds, I thought it would be better to show them in black and white to emphasize their features. I also took the photos at the wrong angle because I had limited time to capture them, so in editing, I had to adjust the angle to make them look like the wire they were sitting on was horizontal instead of at an angle. With this photo, I could capture the birds' beauty. The photo also leaves you wondering about who the birds are. What is their relation to each other? Why are they facing away from each other? I wonder why people are unable to communicate in the same circumstances.

We're constantly being watched, and while this is not solely in the real world, almost all of us are active online. With the increase in short-form media and its many algorithms harvesting information from us, finding privacy and space away from surveillance is getting harder and harder. This photograph is my attempt at conveying this feeling.

Urban Pause: A Splash of Yellow in the Concrete Jungle

A lone individual walks over parallel bridges at dusk, lost in the peaceful surroundings and the calming lights of the city.

My process of creating photos like this one almost never start with the intent to create a specific image, I like to let the environment dictate my creative process, because I feel that a lot of the beauty in photography comes from capturing pre existing beauty in a creative fashion. For this image I attended the SF Fleet week airshow with the intention of getting some shots of the Blue angels from above, but the photos I took that I loved the most ended up being the shots I took from below. I find going into a shoot with no intention beyond creative experimentation is when I do my best work. This shot was an opportunity to experiment with silhouettes, something I did not have a lot of experience with. While I did love some of those shots I got from above the show, a combination of heat blur and fog, a bizarre combination only possible with the bizarre geography of the San Francisco bay, made that more difficult. I find myself feeling much more free and in 'the zone' when I allow myself to Experiment freely

This photo was taken at an abandoned building behind my school. When I found this building, I thought that there was something special about the way the building was preserved. I liked the way the building was worn down, but still standing. The mysterious door intrigued me, I knew that it would be a good focal point for a photo. I liked the bricks that made up the building and the way they weren't all symmetrical. In the process of editing this photo, I used a black and white filter to make the image appear more mysterious and ominous. I then used masking to make the front of the building lighter, while the back remained dark. I also used the remove tool in Adobe Photoshop to remove items in the photo that took away from the main focal point, the doorway. I removed things like random rocks, lights and even a tree. I used masking, once again, to make the doorway lighter than all else. I really wanted to emphasize the door frame in the photo.

This photo was taken at a vintage market in Berkeley, California. It was for an article I wrote for journalism. I was inspired by the vibrant colors and excitement that radiated off the person seeing something that made them happy.