Youth (n): The state or quality of being young, especially as associated with vigor, freshness, or immaturity. This quality manifests itself differently depending on who embodies it. Every individual has his or her own idea of youth and what it entails. This photo series by Janelle Mejia explores and showcases the different perspectives among generations.

A photo series of Panama Wedding, Chris Rasmussen, and Midnight Faces at the recent Eddy by Kyle Kohner

A photo series about the concept of a two party political system by Anastasia Waltschew

A photo series on the objectification of women by Anastasia Waltschew

A photo series by Eliana Park

By Stephen Hernandez In this portraiture series, I initially set out to capture a completely honest and unhindered expression of the self. In seeking the ever-elusive ego, however, I stumbled upon something profoundly more breathtaking: the dignity and innate liberation afforded by the process of image-making. That is to say: to receive an image offered by another and to return it as it was given is equivalent to sharing one’s vulnerabilities and saying, “Yes, you are worthy!” Where I first sought to create a thought-provoking product by means of whittling the traditional constructs of portraiture all the way down to their most basic form — the face — I soon…