4 photographers, 1 model: Competition enhances creativity, inspires versatility
Photographers Camryn DeVore, Parker Boone, Sophia Eaton and Ana Manzano participated in a four photographers, one model competition to hone their skills....
Photo Blogs
Jumping to conclusions leads to disappointment
Junior Parker Boone reflects on how Beach House's song "Myth" inspired him to reflect on his emotions and his relationships with others....
No love lost
What do people do when they feel strong, romantic emotions for another person, but the target of their affection doesn’t reciprocate?...
Precious possessions offer insight into personality
One RBHS junior talks about her relationship with her parents, her struggles with meeting their expectations and her hopes for herself as a future parent....
Hi from HI
“Aloha and welcome to Maui,” shouted a group of cheerful Hawaiians, waving my family toward them as they awaited our arrival just outside the Kahului...
Social media’s falsified depiction of natural beauty cultivates damaging mindsets
I have a responsibility as a photographer to stop supporting acne stigmas by editing out the pimples in senior photos or family photos, but everyday...
Genuine friendship enhances quality of life
Without Reagan’s bright, hilarious and effervescent presence in my life, I would be lost. A huge source of friendship and happiness wouldn’t be there....
Birthday celebrations bring unwarranted attention, discomfort
Junior Ana Manzano takes time to reflect on her birthday blues and the feelings of discomfort and discontent she experiences during the celebration....
Snow provides a reminder of a former home
Ispent the first year of my life in the forgettable state of South Dakota, a place people know for a few things: farming, Mount Rushmore,...
Minimalism brings unobtrusive beauty
I started with highly filtered versions of posed photos on the automatic setting of a camera. One of my first models was Daphnee Brown....
Simple joys help destress
In a world of consumerism, we endlessly take in items and information. Things like social media and the news make it seem as though problems...
Parental relationship shapes vibrant daughter
My parents met at a party my mom threw in graduate school. Their relationship grew, shaping who I am today and who I hope to...
Self-scrutiny leads to productivity success
Soon after Hurricane Michael, the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the contiguous United States since 1992, disrupted the Florida Panhandle during mid-October of last...
Friends’ love, patience lifts animosity at unkind world
In Lecheria, the town where I grew up, the only friends I had were my neighbors. Sophomore year I found three friends who broke down...
Depression does not condemn you
For most of my life, I believed I was just like the kids around me. Maybe I was a little more sensitive and a little...
Unexpected adventure invites self-reflection
Sleep is my favorite state of being. Fading from daytime musings to muddled consciousness, I fall into oblivion. The journey of sleep is dreaming. Some...
Memories bring creative inspiration
Oblivion can bring an overwhelming feeling as the word hits one's ears. As the connotation of the word has long since carried a heavy meaning....
The plight of a toy soldier
My family and I went to Bethany beach in July. I didn’t know what to expect originally when my parents told my siblings and me...