LOOKING THROUGH THE LENS PHOTOGRAPHY YET AGAIN MAKES AN IMPACT ON A STUDENT
BY ABBEY STEINMAN
A few snapshots of Alex Maria's trip to Peru.
Camera on. Photo focused. Button clicked. Within seconds an image is taken, and it’s simply acknowledged for what it's worth. For Senior Alex Maria, an image isn’t just about how the perfect lighting is. It’s about how an image can be taken to its full potential, to display a profound and meaningful story. Maria aspires to capture a moment in time. Maria's love for photography began when he was a freshman. He chose the elective, and quickly he fell in love with the program. With the class igniting his passion, Maria took upon himself to take things up a notch and saved enough money to buy his first camera, a Canon T5i. Whether it was a school project or a photo shoot, he took an immense amount of photos daily and made sure each one came out crisp and eye-pleasing. “Taking photography helped me gain a creative eye, so now I look at the whole world differently. I’m always on the hunt to find something visually aesthetic. After taking the class for almost four years, I can also say it's given me a lot of inspiration to always be a better photographer,” stated Maria. When traveling to Peru over winter break, Maria took the opportunity to take his photography skills to the next level. When he traveled to Cuzco and explored what was left of the Inca tribe, his camera was by his side. During his trip, the moments Maria captured were none other than breathtaking. Each photo looked as if it were a stock image for National Geographic.
Alex Maria, the photographer himself.
