Marvin Gutierrez

One of the main life motives that I follow on a daily basis is exploration. The need to always be moving through different places falls necessary to my lifestyle. Through this point of view is where I decided to study the sub culture of urban neighborhoods in Chicago. This subject plays a major role in my personality and also in those of my fellow Chicago citizens, which is why it means a great deal to me. My photos generally consisted of a subject (being a person, place, or thing) and an environment to emphasize where the subject lives. The activity in the photographs focuses on what the subject may due on a day to day basis and how they go about their life in these specific neighborhoods. These neighborhoods and these subjects are a part of my life being reason that I grew up in the same or similar settings. These along with a selection of other photos were the center point of the concentration half for my AP portfolio. In the future I wish to produce a book solely based around this topic.

Kristen Thorpe

As a photographer it is my job to create the art, the photos of a time frozen within a frame. My photos take up a composition that show and give light to a corky scene. Capturing moments off Chicago streets to abstracting objects, it all allows me to make use of what I place inside that four-sided viewfinder. If I can take a picture that makes my audience look twice and smile I feel I have accomplished something unique.

Gabriela Lopez

Visual art to me is about narrating a story that would translate to the human sense. Photography is my form of speaking and story telling. My work involves conceptually based photographs. I believe that my work displays static subjects in which I seek to alter. In most of my pieces, I deconstruct the idea of self-image issues. Often times I manipulate the body in a non-conventional way in which distorts the human figure. The operation of light immensely contributes to abstraction of the human body. Shadows dominate the space within my photographs because I believe shadows can accurately display yet disfigure anything in its path just by controlling light direction. I often manipulate the space between objects to create a unifying pattern between various subjects. This is how I develop and produce my photographs. By seeking and exploring this aesthetic; it has given me the means to foretell my experiences and most importantly my perspective.

Ben Lozano