Category: Story Telling

I went to a flower garden in early December and noticed how the color of these flowers matched the weather. Even though there isn’t much of a “winter” in California and it’s more of an extended fall, the leaves still turn orange and the weather […]

I took this photo of a bird flying through the sky to represent color without color. When I think of birds or insects flying through the sky, a color and lively image always comes to my mind. So, even though this photo is in black […]

This photo tells the story of my mom. When I think of her, I think of art. She’s an artist in many different mediums; ceramics, sowing, painting, cooking, and more. I chose to photograph her art tools since art is such a big part of […]

This photo represents my Finnish culture. It is typical of Finnish decoration and design to have small, clay sculptures in the household. This is a photo from my living room, with a small angel sculpture that my grandmother passed down from her mom to my […]

I was at a lake when I took this photo and everything about this photo gives me a sense of freedom. There wasn’t anyone else at the lake and the time of day gave such good lighting to the photo. The calm water, lighting and […]

I asked this lady selling crepes on the side of the street if I could take a photo of her. The photo is slightly blurry, which is annoying, but her smile is so warming. I also love the colors in this photo. I photoshopped it […]

I took this photo of a baby elephant and I thought it would be a fitting photo for “aging”. Even though it’s a baby elephant, the camera captures the little wrinkles on it’s skin and I think it represents growth. Aging doesn’t always mean that […]