Silhouettes

This shows a silhouette of one of my friends. I chose this image because I always love to go on walks and watch the sunset, especially at viewpoints. From this specific viewpoint, you can see the city lights shine, and walking at sunset is the perfect time to experience this. It is still light enough …

The Elements: Fire

When asked to take a photo that represent’s one of the Earth’s elements, I decided to choose fire. I chose this picture because I love going down to the beach with my friends and making fires to stay warm. Whether I go up to Santa Cruz with my family or to Half Moon Bay with …

Color Without Color

This image, that I changed to black-and-white, shows a image of one of my friends taking a picture of the sunset. The night was filled with so much color—the sky was filled with orange, yellow, and pink hues. The best part about the image, though, is the value of spending quality time with friends. That’s …

Gratitude

One thing I am grateful for in my life is my dog Tiger! I have had Tiger for about 13 years now and I love him so much. He is a goldendoodle, and I am grateful he has been in my family since I lived in Boston. I have two other dogs, Pompom and Henry …

Family

I decided to take a picture of my younger sister, Chloe. It was just her sixteenth birthday. She loves to read, hang out with friends, is a board member of Spartan Buddies and apart of Ambassadors, and is a very loving person in my life. She is extremely intelligent and an amazing writer and creative …

A Reflection

I chose this image because the trees and background vegetation are reflected in this lake. This image was taken when driving up into the hills. I enjoy this image because it captures a sense of calmness and serenity. Walking around this nature preserve and taking images of the nature around me provides a sense of …

Exit

I chose this image of a street/path because I think it represents people coming and going. I can interpret the theme of “exiting” as new beginnings; I think this path shows people leaving one place and heading somewhere new.

Flowers

I got the inspiration to take a picture of this flower because it had just recently rained, and I thought it would be a good image to capture. The water droplets help bring focus to this purple flower as well.