SCIENCE COME TO LIFE!

REMEMBERING THIS YEAR’S SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM

A symposium is a conference, a discussion of ideas, and the spring science symposium at WINS conducts such a discussion when all the flowers are in bloom. Classes from the MYP and DP worked together to bring a coherent scientific idea into fruition. How’d they do? Let’s remember…

In the middle of April, I attended a comic convention with friends called “Torino comics”. It was an important day for me as my friends live in different parts of Italy and this was the first time in a while we could properly meet up. Being a comic convention, everyone dressed up in some way. I personally never really liked the idea of cosplays, but I always loved the effort put into them. So, I decided to bring my photography skills with me on the adventure.

Luckily, Torino Comics was held in the Lingotto exhibition center, where I have been before with a fellow cosplay enthusiast. So I had some ideas of how to traverse the mazes of stands and people. Even though I knew the area quite well, the amount of people made it hard

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to walk from one side to the other in less than 10 minutes. But even with the claustrophobic open streets dense with people, the people were exceptionally friendly and were always a blast to talk to.

My friends decided to cosplay mostly as the armed members of the Francise Secure. Contain. Protect (SCP), with one of them cosplaying as a soldier from john wick chapter 4. Being able to see all of us collaborate on a group cosplay was something I was happy to see, as our ideas that we planned to do on text and calls became a reality. This was a joy for all of us.

The photos I took in my opinion were hit or miss. Sadly, I couldn’t get large group photos of everyone together as we all wanted to see dif- ferent things. But I did come out with quite a few decent photos of a portion of our group or solo portraits of them or other cosplayers. I enjoyed getting extra experience with portraiture and the leniency of my friends allowing me to take photos of them out of nowhere.

All in all, it was a great 3 days. I was able to spend quality time with some of the best people I know and work on a passion of mine that I truly enjoy. Being able to take photos of people I enjoy being around and then seeing their faces brighten up with how they turned out and how happy they are with it, gave me a smile on my face as well. I couldn’t ask for more on that day as it was a perfect mix of laughter, socialization and practice to hone my photography skills.