Photo1Q3.23: Silhouette Group Practice

When being first introduced to the silhouettes through the videos, I was fascinated by how much emotion you can create with shadows, because it takes away the biggest factor in portraying emotion; one's face. They communicated their message, instead, through lots of movement and formations that helped to express what exactly they wanted to express. I normally communicate thoughts and expressions in photography through candid and raw photos (which is why I enjoy street photography so much), but in...

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Photo1Q3.22: Pow Wow Photos

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Photo1Q3.21: Pow Wow Favorites

I was extremely surprised by this event, despite the heavy rain. We visited all the artists I wanted to visit, and got to tour Lana Lane Studios for a little bit. Kaka'ako was wonderful, UberEats was late, and Tran Nguyen, Jesse Vasequez, and Jasper Wong were all equally incredible people. The murals the prior two were painting were remarkable, and I hope to see all of their finished work. It truly was something else, to visit all of these different artists from all over the place and to see their...

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Photo1Q3.20: Pow Wow

As a newcomer to Pow Wow, the most I've seen from this event is when I'm driving through Kaka'ako around this time of the year. I've seen a lot of the beautiful works they've had and I've always wondered what happens to the work they have (unfortunately they're often painted over, which sucks or is a beautiful thing to do depending on your interpretation). I frequent Kaka'ako area during the Summer so I've seen some of the works before and the area overall. I plan on going with the field trip group...

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