Fragments…………………………………………...Kerry Sullivan

Burlap Sacked…………………………………Bernadette Lehel

Unconditional…………………………………...….Isabella Lobo

Assimilation Sleepover………………….…Nyanjah Charles

engulf………………………………………………...…Colin Klavins

growth…………………………………………....…..Kerry Sullivan

Mind's World…………………………….…..….Brisny Munguia

Wash Day…………………………………….…..Nyanjah Charles

Cloaked………………………………………..….Akilah Mckinnon

Self Portrait………………………………………….…Casey Davis

Unidad……………………………………………….Kiara Martinez

A Race With Race…………………………….….Hanna Masudi

Consumed……………………………….……..Syreeta Ferguson

Counting Sheep…………………….……….……..Sadie Hickam

An act of god…………………………………….…Maysen Baxter

Little flames……………………………………….……..Ella Perras

Wildfire……………………………………….…….Phoenix Medley

fresh air……………………………………………….…..Anna Miller

Insomniac…………………………………………....Jenna Godsey

Screened……………………………………………..Jenna Godsey

Utopia………………………………………....Jaden Monteagudo

Pink Shirt……………………………………………..Sadie Hickam

A Casa de Vovo………………….…Naama Gomes-Sammah

Past  Graduation………………………...……Melissa Cordero

Trapped………………………………………..………..Jaiden Brick

Auntie’s Lounge………………………………………..Mara Popa

First Blush………………………………………....Maia Derrevere

dioxazine melts sunny girls……………...London Sanford

My Little Aliens…………………..Simone (Moe) Spanbroek

Take 'Em……………………….….…Simone (Moe) Spanbroek

Cole………………………………………….……….…….Rory Porter

Cultural Elders………………………….……..Sophia Milcheva

Everything You Could Ever Want………..…...Riley Flynn

funerals in sticky pensacola…………….……...Sarah Sams

Lizard Trauma……………………………………..…Mia Chiocca

Robespierre and Book…………………...Blythe Armstrong

Calypso…………………………………………………...Anna Miller

The Musician and the Writer…………………...Riley Flynn

little clown boy………………………………….Madeline Rielly

Stitches……………………………………………Hanaan Noorani

Struggle of the Concrete Jungle…………..Nicholas Stan

New_Vintage……………………………………….Nicholas Stan

Dust Machine……………………………………………....Tina Mei

Oh, Talia………………………………………..…Phoenix Medley

VII IV MMXIX…………………………………….Marisa Martino

Depths Unseen……………………………….Maxwell Popovic

Into The Woods……………………………...Arianna Sanchez

summer’s rain/quiet rain/morning rain…Olivia Siller

the alps…………………………………………...……..Olivia Siller

The Window…………………………………..…..Kendall Smith

Overcast Fieldside………………………….……Emily Wilson

The Chase……………………………………..…...Jazmyn Oliver

Red Rubies……………………………………......Yelaine Aguilar

the joke isn’t funny anymore……………Anthony Bryant

Table Of Contents

What inspired this photo?

“The photo was inspired by my own experience as a man. I feel a disconnect between my masculinity and my femininity, and the photo is about the balance between the two or lack thereof. It’s an internal issue as (I have) a problem with expressing myself.”

How do you want your photo to impact viewers?

“I wanted viewers to resonate with my piece, especially young men and people (who) feel that they're forced to express themselves a certain way and the confusion that comes with it.  I wanted people to be able to see that they're not the only ones feeling like that.” 

What does each element of the photo symbolize?

“I wouldn't say that boxing gloves and flowers have deep meanings within themselves. I relied on stereotypes to be able to convey my message that men are expected to be fighters—to be tough—and women are expected to be delicate and gentle, like flowers. I wanted to (use) those two stereotypes to show that contrast within myself. In the video (version) of this piece, eventually, the model starts sinking in the ocean. The ocean was meant to represent the confusion of ‘I don't know who I am. I don't know who I need to be’ and the feeling of sinking down into that confusion.” 

Why did you choose photography instead of other mediums?

“I thought that (photography) would be the most efficient way of capturing my ideas. I'm the most proficient with photography, and I'm used to using items in my photos as symbols. But, if we're talking about the piece overall, there is a video aspect. I used video to show that sinking feeling, something that I couldn't do with photography.”

What does your artistic process look like?

“Usually, I'll come up with the ideas for my pieces when I'm doing something boring or mundane. I'll be taking a shower and then an idea will come to me. As soon as I'm done with that, I'll take my sketchbook and I'll do a rough, stick figure (sketch) of my photo. It will be a person, where the camera is going to be, what the perspective will look like, what they'll be wearing, or what they'll have with them. I’ll go scouting and figure out exactly where I want to shoot it. Then, I get all the materials that are required, (including) models, and take the photos.”

COVER ARTIST Colin Klavins

Was the theme inspired by a specific moment in your life?

“My portfolio concentration wasn't necessarily only the split between masculinity and femininity. I felt that split with a lot of things. I felt a split between the person who I was at home and the person I was at school. At school, I was more timid and stereotypically feminine, and, at home, I was louder and stereotypically masculine. I realized this when a person called me my friend’s ‘dog.’ At first, it didn't hit me. I wouldn't say it was a huge deal, but I was on my way home and thinking about it, and it really upset me that that’s how some people view me. (They thought) I was mindlessly obedient, that I was someone (who) didn't get respect.” 

How would you describe your art style?

“I would describe my art style as absurd. I want all my photos to have a sense of mystery or confusion. I want people to have questions about my piece so that I can explain them, or for them to come up with their own meanings for my pieces and share them with me. I love when people have different interpretations than I do.”

What does the word “art” mean to you?

“I would say the word art in general means a lot to me. It's a way for me to express myself and share ideas with people, which I've had trouble doing in the past. It's a way for me to put myself out there. I don't know where I'd be without art, and I want to do it for the rest of my life.”