Belly of the Space Needle
Kathy McConnell
Kathy McConnell is an award-winning photographer who teaches cell phone photography and writing at Walla Walla Community College in Walla Walla, Washington. She posts regularly on her blog, Box of Tales. The photos submitted for this edition were edited with a Samsung comic filter. Her philosophy of photography is to look for patterns and sightlines. Comic mode generates images that appear as hand-drawn illustrations.
Walden
Philip Arnold
Using black & white 120 film, Philip Arnold’s photographs explore lo-fidelity atmospheres often suggestive of memory and daydreams. His subjects are static and fluid and seek to capture the dynamic energy of street environments within the geometries and textures of their built environment. He employs optical conditions, primarily through the use of a plastic lens, to add resonance to historical cityscapes and urban topographies—and to amplify the singular among the common. Arnold’s photography has appeared in Humana Obscura, Black & White magazine, Atticus Review, Fugue, Compose, Apeiron Review, and Gravel Magazine, and has exhibited at the Soho Photo Gallery (NYC), A Smith Gallery (Texas), Nave Gallery (Mass), and Santa Clara University (CA).
Leaf Bones
Aidan J Hong is a sophomore at Seoul International School in Seongnam, Korea. His passion for arts is geared towards architecture and art history. He also develops ideation on journalism, environmental concerns, archeology, and more. Aidan plans to continue pursuing his art and business interests to grow his inventiveness.
Volcanic Web
Jihu Kim is a junior at Yongsan International School of Seoul, South Korea. Her art practice began with an interest in art history. She is the founder of her school’s Art of Korea club and studies art conservation. Skilled in traditional art forms, she applies historical perspectives to her works.
Silent Night 1
Jian Kim is an 11th grader student attending St. Johnsbury Academy Jeju in South Korea. She is interested in many fields, wanting to explore and inquire deeply about them and express them artistically. Also, She always tries to convey a particular message to the public. To visually convey what she wants to say, she uses various materials and creative styles instead of pursuing only one specific thing. She tries to find the best combination by that process. She creates more than just visual pleasure through art creation. She strives to develop various techniques such as pottery, painting, sculpture, and drawing.
Red Storefront
Edie Noesser is an artist based in Orange County, California working in the medium of photography. Her work explores themes of nature, urban scenes and contemporary culture. This series of photos was taken in Downtown, Santa Ana, California where Edie was interested in the traditions of festive apparel and the role it plays in the community.
