July 6, 2025 Zoya Kalavade
This is a photo of my synchronized swimming teammates and me, it was taken at my last competition ever. Looking at this photo brings me a lot of sadness and nostalgia. I’m going to miss all of them. They will always have a special place in my heart.
This is my best friend Jenna and I, eating ramen together. We have been best friends since 8th grade, and I have never met another person who clicks with me as well as she does. Thanks, pookie, for coming up to me and befriending me. We will always be the umbrella kids.
June 9, 2019 Zoya Kalavade
I chose to use this photo to represent my culture because in this photo, my brothers and I were participating in a religious tradition called a Munj, which is a Hindu coming-of-age ritual, which wasn’t so traditional because I participated in it even though it is traditionally a ritual for boys. This was also the first time I wore a sari.
May 3, 2025 Zoya Kalavade
(Shutter Speed 1/400, f5.6, ISO 640)
I took this photograph when driving back from my first interview for my documentary. There were really pretty flowers outside a store I was going into.
The picture of dying flowers represents beauty through the whole cycle of flowers
September 17, 2024 Zoya Kalavade
In this Self-Portrait, I show myself in the process of creating art without photographing my face. Since I was the subject of this photo, I placed my camera on a tripod and set my camera to a ten-second timer. Originally, my tripod was placed on the floor so my camera didn’t capture many of the contents on my desk, so instead I cleared my bed and placed the tripod on it to get a higher angle.
