PHOTOGRAPHY
BY Emils Plinte
My name is Emils Niks Plinte and I from Latvia, Salaspils.
I've been doing photography professionally for almost 2 years now but overall it would be 4th year. As a photographer, I view the world through a creative lens. This creativity has led me to many adventures, and has given me the chance to collaborate with some truly talented individuals. Finding a style was a tough road for me, after more than 4 years I've finally found a beginning for my style, but there is still long way to go for a perfect product/style.
By Tanvi Nagar
Tanvi Nagar is a high school senior at Delhi Public School, Gurgaon. She has been writing for the past eight years and is passionate about public speaking, travelling, playing sports and reading. She has contributed to national newspapers like ‘The Times of India’ and ‘Hindustan Times’; magazines like Flare Journal, The Weight Journal, Nymphs Publications, Hebe Poetry and Anti-Heroin Chic and anthologies like ‘The Last Flower of Spring’ and ‘Riding on a Summer Train’ by Delhi Poetry Slam; ‘The Great Indian Anthology’ by Half Baked Beans and ‘She the Shakti’ by Authors Press. She is the former Editor of her school and the current Head Girl of her school’s student council. She has authored four books titled, ‘A Treasure Trove of Poetic Wonderland’ ‘A Bountiful of Rhythmic Stories’ ‘Metamorphosis’ and ‘My Book of Short Stories and Poems’ and two research papers which were published in the International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research. She has also won the Eye Level Literary Award 2018 by Daekyo South Korea, The Create Change Challenge by The University of Queensland, Australia and the Millenial Essay Writing Contest by UNESCO. She loves solving maths problems and her favourite singer is Halsey! Sometimes, she does art when she is not studying for her exams. Her website is tanvinagar.com.
BY ERICK CARIO
My name is Erick Cario and i’m a self taught photographer living in Round Rock, TX. I always loved photography and what a powerful statement an image can have. I started taking pictures with point and shoot cameras and cell phones. I never thought I would ever own a DSLr camera. After COVID-19 I got laid off from my employer but, quickly saw it as an opportunity to work on doing what I loved and that was taking pictures. After receiving positive feedback and encouragement I produced more images and ended up purchasing a Canon Rebel T7. I have been working harder and diligently at mastering the craft and art of photography since
BY SURYA NARAYAN
Surya is a fifteen year old, high school student living in India. He is a self-taught photographer and is very passionate about photography. He has participated in multiple photography competitions. Surya specializes in nature photography and believes that 'Photos are memories preserved forever.'
BY AKSHAR CHUG
I am Akshar Chug and I reside in Rajkot, Gujarat.
I am passionate about photography especially wildlife photography.
BY ABIGAIL TELFER
Abigail Telfer is an 18 year old student from the UK who is currently in her final year of studying photography at A level. Her work mainly focuses on topics to do with identity, mental health and stigmatised issues within society. She wants to create artwork that gives her a voice in a very loud and rigid world.
'm Simran Kaur and I'm a still life, product, and creative portrait photographer and artist based in London (England).
BY SIMRAN KAUR
Title: Pose
Description: During 2020 I had lots of thoughts, and one of them was about anxiety. I do get anxious and I wanted to create a still life project which could showcase anxiety, but not just my anxiety I wanted to also showcase other people's anxiety. After doing some research, I understood that of course everyone experiences anxiety in various ways, and to deeply understand people's various experiences with anxiety, I decided to ask some people how they feel when they are anxious. Some of them feel breathless which can lead them to hyperventilate sometimes, they do also feel bloated or they keep moving around, but some of them also start sweating a lot, they start daydreaming and they can't move.
I want to share some of the things people told me about their anxiety:
Person A: " I do also have social anxiety which makes me feel like I'm being pierced by a thousand tiny needles made of ice. My chest feels tight and I struggle to breathe it feels like I'm drowning in an ice lake. "
Person B: " My head begins turning into a mental fog where my thoughts are bouncing on each other, a combination of traumas and past events which collide. My brain takes control of my body and makes me say or do things to protect myself from doing things out of my comfort zone. "
Person C: " I never get any sleep when I'm anxious, and sometimes I end up crying for hours until my mom hears me. "
I didn't share their names as I want to protect their privacy, but they gave me the freedom to share what they told me.