Photography
With a camera, I am able to insert a moment of awe and wonder into someone's life, which I believe is the greatest gift of all. Finding beauty in the world makes each day a little more special, a little more worth living.
A field fully dotted with bright yellow flowers… I had to click a photo to show my perspective, and an above-shot was the best to demonstrate the sheer number and density of the plants, as well as my relatively small placement within the bigger picture.
We were running late for a taxi. As we rushed through the subway, I noticed a flash of light out of the corner of my vision. I immediately turned around, and darted into the tunnel that was accessible through a small gap in the wall. Using as little precious time as I could, I took three shots, then ran back out… thankfully, this one turned out well.
Spiderwebs have always fascinated me, their intricate structure, the way they glisten when it rains, and the silk that it's made of, seemingly stretching onto infinity when I accidentally brush a strand. This spider was hanging from below a staircase, and I was able to capture this shot, the spider being illuminated by the midday light so that it seemed as if it was glowing in a supernatural way.
Looking out the window on planes brings back all of my childhood wonder. Everything seems so unimportant, the height of the tallest buildings, compared the clouds is negligible. Every car a pinprick in the bigger picture, hardly noticeable. You feel as if humans are a primitive civilization after all. Here, was an image I clicked on a flight towards a layover in Tokyo.
On a flight towards a layover in Tokyo, I spotted this enormous mountain range from the window, it's grandiosity even more apparent from a distance.
The overhead smattering of clouds looked so unique that I had to capture it. By accident, I underexposed the photo, leaving the sky a deep blue color which contrasted nicely with the whites of the clouds.
On the bus, in the morning, I noticed the sunrise flash brilliantly over the frozen lake, illuminating everything it in a warm golden glow. The image stayed in my mind, never leaving. The next day was the weekend. I woke up at 5:30 am, ran outside with my phone, and waited until the perfect moment to click this photo.
I noticed an orange leaf caught in the wire fence of my grandma's garden, and stepped inside then leaned down to capture this photo. The low-hanging sun set everything in contrast. It proved that even the smallest of moments, can make for a great shot.
I was taking a stroll through the park by a lake, when I noticed these low-hanging branches perfectly framing the water. I crouched down to click this photo, the greens of the leaves complementing nicely the light blue tinge of the water.
I was at a lake. I noticed the sun reflecting off the ripples in the water, glistening and glittering in a trance-inducing way. I used a borrowed camera to click this shot, adjusting the camera to be slightly out of focus for a bokeh effect, in order to blow out the bright flashes into soft circles of light. I edited the photo, lowering its exposure to darken the background, and adjusting the warmth of the color for a more orange glow.
My dad called me over to point out a crack in the glass, which was spiderwebbing as I looked on, making eerie creaking noises with each new fracture. I watched as the glass pane on our deck splintered into increasingly more pieces. Once the process was complete, I clicked a photo, editing it to give it a bluish tinge.
My favorite time of day has always been golden hour. The colors aren't washed out by the daytime whiteness, and everything has a warm golden tinge. I woke up at 5am one morning to take advantage of the gentle light of sunrise, and clicked this shot from the mirror, it's edge producing a ghost-like double of the picture on the wall.
