Photo Blog: Future

It’s amazing to me how the past and future are connected. This coming fall, I am starting at the University of Washington in Seattle. I used to live very close to there, so moving back is a weird homecoming. I took this photo when I went to visit the campus recently for my decision. It …

Photo Blog: Food

April had Passover, which my family celebrates every year. An easy to feel part of the tradition is having this plate of food in the middle for everyone as we go through the book and work towards the part where we can bring more food to the table. I’m glad I could pick a selection …

Photo Blog: Current Events

Something that’s been happening lately is an unpredictability to the maple syrup season, making it harder for producers to tap the trees. There is evidence to suggest that this is mostly related to climate change, and while adaptations are being made, I still found inspiration seeing a finished bottle of maple syrup.

Photo Blog: Musical

I took this photo during a band competition. My former bandmates were playing here, but I was locked out and could only take a photo through the door. It still sounded great from outside, though! I’m proud of their performance (they won!) and of how I still snuck a shot with a centered frame.

Photo Blog: Reflection

A photo of a lit fire pit, with the fire reflected against the glass walls of the pit.
18 mm | 2.5 s | f5.6 | ISO 800

In this photo I captured a reflection, that of fire. To me it’s intriguing that a material could let light through so clearly and still be reflective as well. I set up the angle to get as much of both the real fire and the reflection as well, and then I saw that since there was glass on both sides of the fire, there’s also a third reflection which I thought was a really neat effect.