Rays and Waves

Inspired by an image of Taszyn Bailey’s, I made a pinhole camera out of cardboard, paper and pages from an atlas. Here is the lovely inspiration: Wanderlust and Photography go hand in hand. Happy travels and photo-taking!

Faces are turned or covered, but the richness of culture is illustrated in the markets while poverty is shown in the deterioration of the streets. Faces are hidden but their stories stare me straight in the face.

At the age of 16, I spent my junior year of high school in Málaga, Spain, studying abroad with Rotary Exchange Program. During my time in Spain, every accomplishment seemed monumental. Estranged not only from my foundation of support, love and familiarity, but also from the ability to attain my typical standards of achievement in…

By midnight I would lie down, releasing the tension and ache from my body while reflecting on the day’s spectrum of sentiments, from miscommunication, solitude and despondency to self-accomplishment and contentment. My racing thoughts would supersede my rundown body and tired mind, keeping me up for hours longer. I would think, tomorrow will be a…

The moral dimension of journalism grows out of its purpose and principles — calling attention to inequities in the system, connecting people, creating community, giving voice to the voiceless, serving as a public forum, etc. In what way is this aspect of journalism — the journalist’s call to exercise conscience — influenced by rapid growth…

Colorado College’s Photography Club hosted their Fifth Annual Winter Photo Gala on Wednesday, December 4th in Cornerstone Art Center. This year, the event theme was “Candid Photography,” and the night consisted of photo viewing and voting, music by the student group King Duck and an assortment of food. The attendees’ votes determined the five winning…

 Reading Response to thestar.com’s article Travel photography: the ethics of shooting candid photos by Bill Taylor         The article is very informal with a conversational style and personal accounts. Taylor accompanies his writing with four of his own candid shots and captions addressing the story behind them. The main issue is demonstrated as…

Review of Mr. CC 2013           On the night of Wednesday the 11th of December, Colorado College’s Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority held the annual Mr. CC Male Beauty Pageant at Shove Memorial Chapel. Shove was a prime location for the event, providing a beautiful backdrop, wide stage, long, central runway, and room for a big…

Just hours before the devastating Typhoon Haiyan hit Tacloban, 18-year-old Boulder-native Simon Kurzban was out drinking, enjoying the Philippine city with other teenage volunteers and locals. They joked that the incoming storm they had been warned about would just be a little rain, and after a long night they went to sleep in the homes…

 Reading Response to the New York Times article “The Changing American Family” by Natalie Angier http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/26/health/families.html?src=me&_r=0               In light of Thanksgiving, I read the article “The Changing American Family” by Natalie Angier, regarding the many ways in which families have evolved from the nuclear construct. Angier starts by offering various examples of modern-day American families,…