Photo Assignment #3, Lawrence: Portraits of Kriti Singh

The person I chose to photograph for this assignment is my partner, Kriti Singh. Kriti is a creative and a journalist, like myself, and she is currently working as the AI Labs intern for NPR. Kriti's work is incredibly interesting -- she's constantly tinkering with website design and conducting AI experiments to process massive amounts of data. In my portraits of Kriti, I tried to capture her stylish personality as a tinkerer and designer with colorful neon lights and intense close ups that show off her imaginative makeup looks. The more naturalistic lighting and photos of her at her kitchen table showcase the eccentric world that she creates in her home, full of old polish movie posters, a cactus, and ikebana flower arrangements.

Close up of Kriti smiling in her bedroom in the morning of Wednesday, February 18th.

Kriti sits at her kitchen table, complete with ikebana flower arrangement and a reading mouse candelabra.

Kriti sits in red lighting with the morning sky coming through drapes.

Kriti sits near at her kitchen table with morning light filtering through, next to her collection of polish movie posters.

Kriti does the "mean face" I requested from her in an attempt to recreate an image from Lord of the Rings.

Kriti striking a pose against neon green lighting.

Kriti looking through window with morning light shining on her face.

Portrait of Kriti posing in neon purple lighting, showing off her makeup.

Assignment #3, Bangoura

I went to the Thurgood Marshall Hall building and snapped photos of UMD students inside the "Do Good" rings. Many of them are students in the Public Policy major. I thought it held a theme.

        UMD student tilts head and smiles inside the Do Good Plaza.

UMD student "smizes" inside the Do Good Plaza.

UMD Student poses inside the Do Good Plaza.

  UMD Student smiles directly into camera inside the Do Good Plaza.

UMD student holds up their water bottle and closes their eyes inside the Do Good Plaza.

UMD student grins inside the Do Good Plaza outside School of Public Policy.

 

Photo Assignment #3, Duncan

The person I chose to photograph for my assignment is my sister, Mariah Duncan. Duncan, 20, works at Silver Stars Gymnastics, where she assists children, specifically toddlers, in learning beginner-level gymnastics. Besides her passion for working with children, Duncan aspires to attend Montgomery College to acquire a nursing degree. Her hobbies include dancing, shopping and smoking. A local news outlet would find interest in Duncan, as she has complained about other Silver Stars Gymnastics employees' predatory behavior with children. If not as a news source for a possible story on the employees in the company, her marijuana addiction could strike interest. 

Mariah Duncan smoking a joint on Feb. 17, 2026, on Bucknell Drive in Wheaton, Md.

Mariah Duncan showcasing her butterfly tattoo on Feb. 17, 2026, on Amherst Avenue in Wheaton, Md.

Mariah Duncan standing outside on Feb. 17, 2026, on Bucknell Drive in Wheaton, Md.

Mariah Duncan looking off to the side on Feb. 17, 2026, on Bucknell Drive in Wheaton, Md.

Mariah Duncan smoking a joint on Feb. 17, 2026, on Bucknell Drive in Wheaton, Md.

Portrait of Mariah Duncan on Feb. 17, 2026, on Bucknell Drive in Wheaton, Md.

Photo Assignment 3- Jones

I shot my 11-year-old brother, Marquis Jones. He is in the 6th grade and has been playing football and basketball since he was 5. He's always played up an age group in sports; he plays 12u for Havre De Grace Football and is the only 6th grader on his middle school basketball team. He loves to play video games, hang out with his siblings, and play with his dogs. 

11-year-old Marquis Jones poses by his football poster on February 13, 2026.  

 

Marquis Jones standing under a light on February 13, 2026. 

Marquis Jones in his father's music studio on February 13, 2026. 

Marquis Jones petting his dogs: Lynxx (left) and Nova (right) on February 13, 2026.

Marquis Jones in the mirror on February 13, 2026.

Marquis Jones stands between two Michael Jordan pictures on February 13, 2026. 

Assignment #3-Glaros

 

For my photo assignment, I decided that my theme was workspaces, whether that was student study spots or the desks of working professionals at the University of Maryland. I chose this subject because for a lot of people, their desk is where they spend the most time, and can often show a lot of their personality. You can also get an understanding of how busy they are just by looking at where they work, like the highly scheduled calendars in some of the photos. I took photos of a professor, students and personnel in the Division of Administration. 

Nancy Alfonsi, coordinator in the Office of the Vice President at the University of Maryland's Division of Administration. 

Dannielle Glaros, assistant vice president and chief of staff in the Division of Administration.

Cecelia Clanton, a junior Chinese major at the University of Maryland.

Alex Campbell, a junior civil engineering major at UMD.

Sara Saleh, intern for the Office of the Vice President in the Division of Administration, and a junior majoring in finance and marketing.

Professor Jerry Zremski, director of the Local News Network and lecturer at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

Assignment #3 - Newton

 I shot my best friend Teagan Nam. He was playing some songs on guitar he's written for an upcoming album. He's over seven months sober from drug use and restarting his creative career by recording music in the bedroom of his shared Oxford House. I also shot him for the portrait assignment in Photo 1. Unbeknownst to me he had been shooting up in the bathroom between shots.

Teagan vaping, his only remaining vice. 

Teagan reading chords off his phone, trying to remember how to play a song. 

Teagan with his guitar.

I didn't ask him to sit like that.

Posing against the wall.

Assignment #2, Lawrence: Buddhist Monks Visit Washington National Cathedral

Buddhist Monks arrive at Washington National Cathedral, one of their last destinations on their 2,300 mile-long Walk For Peace.

 

A crowd of people stand on mounds of unmelted snow in order to catch a glimpse of the Buddhist Monks speaking at the front of the Washington National Cathedral.

A monk greets an attendee attempting to hand flowers at the Walk for Peace.

An attendee of the Walk for Peace at Washington National Cathedral hands a blanket to one of the monks.

Christian demonstrators with "OBEY JESUS" signs protest the Walk for Peace.

The arrival of Buddhist monks at the Washington National Cathedral attracts thousands.