Advanced and AP Photography students showcased their Sustained Investigation projects during the gallery on Feb. 12. Students have spent the year delving into a topic of their choice and exploring the theme through photo collections.
Students chose three photos to display, each piece focusing on something that’s important to them while still using a variety of photography techniques. The Tribe Tribune chose to interview four photographers to get a further look into their pieces.
Lola Gutierez
Senior Lola Gutierrez used her nine year old little sister to create different types of collages for a project in her photo class. The project took her about four days to complete because she wanted to obtain various amounts of photos in different types of weather. Her overall goal with this project was to try and capture the presence of youth and the feelings that come with being young. “It's just trying to show the different emotions that you go through. I especially feel like her age is a little bit awkward,” says Gutierrez, “You know, you're trying to figure out who you are.”
Adrian Hidalgo-Marchan
Junior Adrian Hidalgo-Marchan's sustained investigation project focused on the innocence of younger children. The subject in the photos is his nine-year-old brother, who was chosen because of his representation of innocence. Hidalgo-Marchan says that this photo is meant to depict a child hoping to be picked up, but is ultimately forgotten. In order to capture this, Hidalgo-Marchan used his own personal camera and tried his hardest to get his brother to cooperate. “The hardest challenge was having my brother and the items in the position I wanted them to be,” said Hidalgo-Marchan.
Teresa Alvarez Flores
Junior Teresa Alvarez Flores Sustained Investigation project features her parents and numerous spots around her house as the subjects of her photos. Alvarez said she wanted to show the importance of grief and capture the feelings of mourning, loneliness, and longing through these photos.
Trevor Oates
Junior Trevor Oates’ Sustained Investigation project features his girlfriend Serafina. Inspired by his favorite album, Getting Killed by Geese and its title track, the photos depict someone falling into chaos and feeling lost in the world. “It falls kinda like a similar pattern,” Oats said. “Of someone falling into something chaotic and being lost and stuff.”
