Hello, my name is Evan, and I am 17. I chose this photo of cattails to be my final print because I really like the lighting and clarity of it. I took it with my 200 mm lens at a pond in a forest. Over my years of photography, I have developed a style in which lines and shapes are emphasized. Lighting and tonality are also very important to me, and I am proud of the natural contrast I was able to achieve in this photo. I plan to take more photos like this in one more Youth in Focus class before I go to college.

This photo is of a plant I found in Maui, Hawaii. I chose it to be my final print since I love the rich tone variation of the whole photo, especially in the white leaves in the center. I feel that this photograph is also reflective of my work as a whole, since tonality and shapes are things that I value in my photography. I’ve never seen photography as something that should be symbolic. As a logical person, I seek out patterns and balance. So, I like to make my photos satisfying to look at, and think I’ve really achieved that with the different leaf shapes and colors.