First Night, Early Morning

This is the first shot I took at my new flat in the center of London. The guy in the photo is my new roomate Graham. Graham and Ada both live with me along with my three other great friends Liz, Luke and Dave. We live right off of Edgeware Rd, two blocks up from Hdye Park when you get off the Marble Arch tube station. The community is mostly Arab, which means great food and people. On Saturday, the first full day we spent in the flat, I went shopping at an open market on Church St. It was a great choice, especially when we got two dozen bananas for a pound! And it just a much more visually appealing alternative to an ordinary supermarket.
London is an absolutely amazing city, with great people and an array of things to do. Today I went to the Tate Modern to see a photo exhibition called "Street and Studio." It was fantastic and I even got to see one of my favorite photographs by Paul Stand. Looking especially at the Street photography gave me a ton of things to think about while I shoot in this great city. The diversity has especially impressed me, even coming from such a metropolitain area. I cannot wait to continue shooting such a unique and interesting city. Late night conversations in my flat have assured me the next four months are going to be an experience of a lifetime.

Looking forward

As the summer comes to an end, I have an unbelievable trip ahead of me. The past two months have consisted of everything I know, a summer camp I've been going to since I was 8-years-old. Now, I am off to another country, one that I have never been to before. I hope this blog will help you see a little bit into my travels and experiences as the semester goes on, but more importantly how and what I see through my camera.

This is one of the last pictures I took from the summer. It was during a traditional candle lighting ceremony, in which a 10-year-old girl named Laura Durkee watched in awe for her first time. I thought the lighting was beautiful across her face, and the moment unparalleled.