This photo captures a vibrant holiday display from a local gift shop. Even in greyscale, one can clearly tell that this scene is full of life, color, and holiday spirit.

A family tradition that I have treasured since early childhood is the baking and decorating of holiday cookies. For the past few years, we haven’t had enough time to dedicate to Halloween cookies (or Christmas cookies, for that matter), but I made a special effort this year to make it happen. I prepared the dough […]

This photo depicts one of the most treasured family heirlooms on my mom’s side: a plate with the engraved names of the women in every other generation of our family. The last name to be engraved on the plate was my grandmother’s, and the next names will be mine and my sister’s.

For this prompt, I looked for flowers that I found uniquely striking or interesting in some way. I took the photograph above because I absolutely love the flowers in the center, for not only their beautiful reddish-pink color, but also for their shape and the yellowish color and dashed pattern they have on some of […]

Shown in this photo is the window display of a thrift store, featuring an item of clothing, some flowers, and jewelry. I captured this image because when I first saw it, it felt almost like a memory. The reflections in the window add an element of color yet haziness, making you have to squint ever […]

The statue above has been in my downtown area for as long as I can remember. It’s been a constant in my environment no matter how much time passes. When I passed by it recently, I noticed that a spider web had sprouted between the fairy’s back and her wings– as if she hadn’t taken […]

This is a photo of a room my family and I visited in the Winchester Mystery House. I felt that the darkness and overwhelming presence of shadow in this image reflected the “mysterious” nature of the home. The room feels almost sinister, and certainly unwelcoming.

This past weekend, my family and I adopted two kittens. This is the first time that we have had pets in our home since our cat Lucky passed away 5 years ago. I’m overjoyed to be bringing two new adorable members into the family, and I can’t think of a better fit for the prompt […]

When I went out to capture the sunset one night for this prompt, this cloud caught my eye. I loved how it so vibrantly reflected the colors of the sunset, framed by a dark horizon of trees. Even though I was unable to capture the sun itself, I felt that this cloud looked just as […]

When challenged to take a photo representative of myself without including my face, my first thought was to showcase my artwork in some way. My art is the most direct outlet through which I’ve expressed myself throughout my life, and is one of the most important aspects of who I am. For this blog post, […]