P H O T O G R A P H Y

THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN DURING MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE FOR A PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS FINAL PROJECT. THE PROJECT INVOLVED EXAMINING A PLACE THROUGH THE LENS OF BOTH THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PEOPLE WITHIN IT.

THE PHOTOS WERE CAPTURED ON A TRIP TO BARCELONA, WHERE I EXPLORED THE CITY'S VIBRANT STREETS, ARCHITECTURE, AND LOCAL CULTURE. THIS PROJECT CHALLENGED ME TO LOOK BEYOND THE SURFACE, USING TECHNIQUES LIKE COMPOSITION AND FRAMING TO TELL A STORY ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS.

THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN DURING MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AS PART OF MY SENIOR PROJECT. THE PROJECT CHALLENGED ME TO EXPLORE PASSIONS FROM MY LIFE IN A NEW AND CREATIVE WAY. AS A VARSITY ATHLETE WITH A DEEP LOVE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, I DECIDED TO COMBINE THESE INTERESTS BY FOCUSING ON SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY.

TO DEVELOP MY SKILLS, I MET WITH LOCAL SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO CAPTURE MOVING SUBJECTS AT HIGH SPEEDS. I APPLIED THESE TECHNIQUES BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE WOMEN’S AND MEN’S LACROSSE TEAMS AT MY SCHOOL, DOCUMENTING THEIR DYNAMIC MOVEMENTS AND ENERGY THROUGH THE LENS. THIS PROJECT NOT ONLY ALLOWED ME TO GROW AS A PHOTOGRAPHER BUT ALSO TAUGHT ME TO VIEW SPORTS FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE, BLENDING ACTION WITH ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.

THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN DURING A SUMMER COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME CALLED SUMMER SCHOLAR WORKSHOP PHOTOGRAPHY: SEEING CREATIVELY. THIS COURSE ALLOWED ME TO EXPRESS MY VOICE PHOTOGRAPHICALLY AND UNDERSTAND NEW TECHNIQUES LIKE COMPOSITION, SUBJECT MATTER, AND A HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL OUTLINE OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

THE FIRST LESSON IN THE CLASS CHALLENGED ME TO TAKE PHOTOS OF EVERYDAY THINGS FROM AN ANGLE THAT MADE THE VIEWER THINK OF A CERTAIN THING. THE SECOND LESSON ALLOWED ME TO CHOOSE A MUSE FOR MY PHOTOS AND I CHOSE MY DUCKS THAT I RAISED TO PHOTOGRAPH. THE LAST LESSON INSTRUCTED ME TO PHOTOGRAPH WHAT REMINDED ME OF THE PLACE I WAS CURRENTLY IN, WHICH WAS THE JERSEY SHORE.