Visual Essay 2 (Spring '08)

Kevin A. Ashley à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:39:10 -0800

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Kevin A. Ashley à la Cameron

Kevin A. Some would abandon the idea of ever going through their daily lives in exertion and dealing with other daily hassles. Dredging through her active lifestyle of a world, it is a comp ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:39:15 -0800

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Kevin A. Some would abandon the idea of ever going through their daily lives in exertion and dealing with other daily hassles. Dredging through her active lifestyle of a world, it is a comp ...

Ashley D. Kevin à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:21:54 -0800

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Ashley D. Kevin à la Cameron

Ashley D. We live in a world in which there are many things in need of change. In order for these changes to occur we need brave people to take a stand for their beliefs. Revolution come ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:21:56 -0800

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Ashley D. We live in a world in which there are many things in need of change. In order for these changes to occur we need brave people to take a stand for their beliefs. Revolution come ...

Emily W. Jian à la Nadar

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:35:24 -0800

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Emily W. Jian à la Nadar

Emily W. An Ode to No Such Thing… John Mayer once wrote, “Take a seat, take your life, plot it out in black and white. Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings and the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:35:50 -0800

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Emily W. An Ode to No Such Thing… John Mayer once wrote, “Take a seat, take your life, plot it out in black and white. Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings and the ...

Jian S. Emily à la Hill

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:18:48 -0800

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Jian S. Emily à la Hill

Jian S. Behind a peaceful thought lies a war between structure and flow. Who said writing a song is easy? While Emily thinks of verse after key, Her mind comp ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:18:57 -0800

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Jian S. Behind a peaceful thought lies a war between structure and flow. Who said writing a song is easy? While Emily thinks of verse after key, Her mind comp ...

Michelle G. Sherwin à la Carjat

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:19:40 -0800

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Michelle G. Sherwin à la Carjat

Michelle G. In the relatively short amount of time I spent with Sherwin Alo I learned quite a few things about him. I do not want to reveal too much about him partly due to his own askin ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:19:42 -0800

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Michelle G. In the relatively short amount of time I spent with Sherwin Alo I learned quite a few things about him. I do not want to reveal too much about him partly due to his own askin ...

Sherwin A. Michelle à la ???

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:09:52 -0800

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Sherwin A. Michelle à la ???

Sherwin A. The sun was shining through the window. It seems to be empty, empty of students that had previously been in the room. Most of the chairs were all over the place, with no sense of ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:09:55 -0800

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Sherwin A. The sun was shining through the window. It seems to be empty, empty of students that had previously been in the room. Most of the chairs were all over the place, with no sense of ...

Conor M. Inger à la Hill

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:02:28 -0800

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Conor M. Inger à la Hill

Conor M. Books A book is an amazing thing. It can have so many functions. It can entertain, it can teach, it can inform, it can enlighten. Books can open us up to worlds unknown and wondr ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:03:29 -0800

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Conor M. Books A book is an amazing thing. It can have so many functions. It can entertain, it can teach, it can inform, it can enlighten. Books can open us up to worlds unknown and wondr ...

Inger B. Conor à la Hill

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:29:59 -0800

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Inger B. Conor à la Hill

Inger B. Who is this eloquent student, who seems so knowledgeable in photography? Who is the tall man, who strides into the classroom equipped with headphones, laptop, cell phone and books; ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:30:07 -0800

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Inger B. Who is this eloquent student, who seems so knowledgeable in photography? Who is the tall man, who strides into the classroom equipped with headphones, laptop, cell phone and books; ...

Jessica A. Jamal à la Hill

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:32:53 -0800

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Jessica A. Jamal à la Hill

Jessica A. A Reflection of Jamal Changes from the past bring forth the present Time and presence reflect the past Developing pastimes results in passed time Bonds increase the more ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:33:00 -0800

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Jessica A. A Reflection of Jamal Changes from the past bring forth the present Time and presence reflect the past Developing pastimes results in passed time Bonds increase the more ...

Jamal F. Jessica à la Tourtin

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:20:55 -0800

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Jamal F. Jessica à la Tourtin

Jamal F. “Identity, Mediated” Isn’t she poppin’? Vibrant and colorful. She smiles and that says it all, a laidback cool girl with roots on the basketball courts of Southern Califo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:21:00 -0800

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Jamal F. “Identity, Mediated” Isn’t she poppin’? Vibrant and colorful. She smiles and that says it all, a laidback cool girl with roots on the basketball courts of Southern Califo ...

Alyssa M. Marc à la Nadar

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:00:40 -0800

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Alyssa M. Marc à la Nadar

Alyssa M. Rocking to the Beat If there is anything I learned in the past few days, it is that anyone can learn so much about a person in just a simple thirty minute conversation. Even ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:00:47 -0800

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Alyssa M. Rocking to the Beat If there is anything I learned in the past few days, it is that anyone can learn so much about a person in just a simple thirty minute conversation. Even ...

Marc G. Alyssa à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:18:39 -0800

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Marc G. Alyssa à la Cameron

Marc G. “Identity, Mediated” Is it possible for there to be more to a plain Jane? What else stands beyond the wall that the wallflower stands against? There’s not much you can un ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:18:44 -0800

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Marc G. “Identity, Mediated” Is it possible for there to be more to a plain Jane? What else stands beyond the wall that the wallflower stands against? There’s not much you can un ...

Jay R. Christa à la Nadar

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:53:01 -0800

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Jay R. Christa à la Nadar

Jay R. Minds wander away; normal for people here in Merced, especially for those who are from the south of California. How could you blame anyone for missing the sand in between their toes ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:53:01 -0800

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Jay R. Minds wander away; normal for people here in Merced, especially for those who are from the south of California. How could you blame anyone for missing the sand in between their toes ...

Christa A. Jay à la Gardner

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:32:17 -0800

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Christa A. Jay à la Gardner

Christa A. J- jaded A- artistic Y- yielding R- running A- at 5 am M – microbiology O- oakland Athletics S- sublime Jay is a senior at UCM studying microbiology. He has ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:32:32 -0800

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Christa A. J- jaded A- artistic Y- yielding R- running A- at 5 am M – microbiology O- oakland Athletics S- sublime Jay is a senior at UCM studying microbiology. He has ...

Stephanie V. Tom à la Brady

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:37:47 -0800

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Stephanie V. Tom à la Brady

Stephanie V. As a student at University of California, Merced, twenty four hours in a day is just not enough to do all the things you want to do. If Tom Martinez had a choice, he wo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:37:59 -0800

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Stephanie V. As a student at University of California, Merced, twenty four hours in a day is just not enough to do all the things you want to do. If Tom Martinez had a choice, he wo ...

Alexa D. Sandra à la Nadar

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:25:03 -0800

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Alexa D. Sandra à la Nadar

Alexa D. The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and "mangled mind" leaking away in lonely, wasteful s ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:25:11 -0800

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Alexa D. The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and "mangled mind" leaking away in lonely, wasteful s ...

Sandra B. Alexa à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:31:26 -0800

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Sandra B. Alexa à la Cameron

Sandra B. Unlike most freshmen at UC Merced, Alexa started school a year after her high school graduation due to medical purposes. Alexa’s personality does not fit the personality that ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:31:30 -0800

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Sandra B. Unlike most freshmen at UC Merced, Alexa started school a year after her high school graduation due to medical purposes. Alexa’s personality does not fit the personality that ...

Alicia L. Justin à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:04:11 -0800

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Alicia L. Justin à la Cameron

Alicia L. A simple look, a quiet demeanor, sitting waiting to get out. Inside he waits longing to reach out, to grab the one thing that makes him different than what he is just sitting the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:04:19 -0800

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Alicia L. A simple look, a quiet demeanor, sitting waiting to get out. Inside he waits longing to reach out, to grab the one thing that makes him different than what he is just sitting the ...

Justin P. Alicia à la Hill

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:53:10 -0800

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Justin P. Alicia à la Hill

Justin P. “Identity, Mediated” Meet Alicia Landis, college student, daughter, granddaughter…pro poker player? Yes, believe it or not, this young woman is a pro. She beat my stra ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:53:17 -0800

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Justin P. “Identity, Mediated” Meet Alicia Landis, college student, daughter, granddaughter…pro poker player? Yes, believe it or not, this young woman is a pro. She beat my stra ...

Cristina B. Kevin à la Rejlander

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:31:01 -0800

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Cristina B. Kevin à la Rejlander

Cristina B. Kevin on the Go They’ve been there for months already, some even years, Who knows if I’m going to fit in… Do they have kids? Grandchildren perhaps?—I guess I wil ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:31:06 -0800

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Cristina B. Kevin on the Go They’ve been there for months already, some even years, Who knows if I’m going to fit in… Do they have kids? Grandchildren perhaps?—I guess I wil ...

Kevin R. Cristina à la Carjat

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:49:26 -0800

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Kevin R. Cristina à la Carjat

Kevin R. Her name is Cristina Bernal of San Bernardino, California. She is a 19 year old sophomore originally born in Longbeach, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Arts. She describ ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:49:35 -0800

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Kevin R. Her name is Cristina Bernal of San Bernardino, California. She is a 19 year old sophomore originally born in Longbeach, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Arts. She describ ...

Karlo B. Marlene à la Carjat

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:30:21 -0800

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Karlo B. Marlene à la Carjat

Karlo B. When we brought Marlene Salas in to the station, we couldn‘t get her to crack. I only knew her for a quick second, but she left a lasting impression. I had three guesses to how ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:30:26 -0800

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Karlo B. When we brought Marlene Salas in to the station, we couldn‘t get her to crack. I only knew her for a quick second, but she left a lasting impression. I had three guesses to how ...

Marlene S. Karlo à la Hill

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:48:14 -0800

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Marlene S. Karlo à la Hill

Marlene S. We have reached the age in which those around us intend for us to grow up and become productive members of society. Especially, our parents who have high hopes for us doing som ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:48:40 -0800

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Marlene S. We have reached the age in which those around us intend for us to grow up and become productive members of society. Especially, our parents who have high hopes for us doing som ...

Michelle C. Jonathan à la Gardner

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:28:42 -0800

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Michelle C. Jonathan à la Gardner

Michelle C. From Los Angeles to Merced, you have entered your own private prison away from the craziness of the big city. You sit, pondering the direction of your existence. Will art be f ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:28:48 -0800

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Michelle C. From Los Angeles to Merced, you have entered your own private prison away from the craziness of the big city. You sit, pondering the direction of your existence. Will art be f ...

Jonathan K. Michelle à la Rejlander

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:07:55 -0800

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Jonathan K. Michelle à la Rejlander

Jonathan K. Michelle Leigh – the subject of art – lived her whole life under the rules of parenthood. Confined to the walls she was born in, she wondered about the life outside of her ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:08:32 -0800

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Jonathan K. Michelle Leigh – the subject of art – lived her whole life under the rules of parenthood. Confined to the walls she was born in, she wondered about the life outside of her ...

Emily W. Cristina à la Brady

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:36:25 -0800

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Emily W. Cristina à la Brady

Emily W. Cristina is undoubtedly a girl from LA, with a confident air about her and, of course, really nice clothes. But besides this, Cristina is a free-spirited girl from California. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:36:29 -0800

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Emily W. Cristina is undoubtedly a girl from LA, with a confident air about her and, of course, really nice clothes. But besides this, Cristina is a free-spirited girl from California. ...

Cristina H-G. Emily à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:10:54 -0800

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Cristina H-G. Emily à la Cameron

Cristina H-G. In my first photograph I strived to imitate the style of Julia Margaret Cameron. I decided to place Emily behind a patterned door and photograph her face on. My second pho ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:11:11 -0800

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Cristina H-G. In my first photograph I strived to imitate the style of Julia Margaret Cameron. I decided to place Emily behind a patterned door and photograph her face on. My second pho ...

Jose M. Lia à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:00:10 -0800

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Jose M. Lia à la Cameron

Jose M. The Portrait While she rocks her chair, the photographer freezes time to capture this moment of her life. Lia, my character, lives life by the minute. One after another they c ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:00:19 -0800

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Jose M. The Portrait While she rocks her chair, the photographer freezes time to capture this moment of her life. Lia, my character, lives life by the minute. One after another they c ...

Lia C. Jose à la Hill

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:53:57 -0800

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Lia C. Jose à la Hill

Lia C. Humans are delicate creatures. We are carbon based, oxygen breathing, blood pumping, organisms that go through life – usually giving it more meaning than simply procreation. Ther ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:53:52 -0800

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Lia C. Humans are delicate creatures. We are carbon based, oxygen breathing, blood pumping, organisms that go through life – usually giving it more meaning than simply procreation. Ther ...

Mary H. Rosa à la Nadar

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:17:46 -0800

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Mary H. Rosa à la Nadar

Mary H. Identity Mediated She hasnât lived the life that many girls her age have lived. No partying, no drinking, no desire to be a part of the âin crowd.â Although she hasnâ ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:17:35 -0800

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Mary H. Identity Mediated She hasnât lived the life that many girls her age have lived. No partying, no drinking, no desire to be a part of the âin crowd.â Although she hasnâ ...

Rosa R. Mary à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:52:15 -0800

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Rosa R. Mary à la Cameron

Rosa R. It seemed as though by merely looking into her eyes, I could see the forlorn she harbored within. I could read her soul as one reads the cover of a book, each one foreshadowing a ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:53:01 -0800

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Rosa R. It seemed as though by merely looking into her eyes, I could see the forlorn she harbored within. I could read her soul as one reads the cover of a book, each one foreshadowing a ...

Andrena R. Diana à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:50:53 -0800

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Andrena R. Diana à la Cameron

Andrena R. Diana’s Craving December, winter break, Diana wanted more than anything to go to the beach to soak up the sun, swim in the nice water, and enjoy the waves but it was too ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:51:03 -0800

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Andrena R. Diana’s Craving December, winter break, Diana wanted more than anything to go to the beach to soak up the sun, swim in the nice water, and enjoy the waves but it was too ...

Diana L. Andrena à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:02:43 -0800

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Diana L. Andrena à la Cameron

Diana L. Who would have thought that a human being could ever fly? Nobody probably. But not many people are like Andrena, who happens to have the motivation and ambition to go after what ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:02:52 -0800

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Diana L. Who would have thought that a human being could ever fly? Nobody probably. But not many people are like Andrena, who happens to have the motivation and ambition to go after what ...

Danielle D. Frank à la Gardner

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:24:40 -0800

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Danielle D. Frank à la Gardner

Danielle D. Being twenty minutes late for our scheduled time was probably not the best way to make a good impression on a stranger but Frank patiently waited for me in the library, no vis ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:24:26 -0800

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Danielle D. Being twenty minutes late for our scheduled time was probably not the best way to make a good impression on a stranger but Frank patiently waited for me in the library, no vis ...

Frank W. Danielle à la Carjat

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:36:53 -0800

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Frank W. Danielle à la Carjat

Frank W. “Identity, Mediated” Going away to college is one of the biggest steps a person makes in their life. It opens the door to many opportunities, and the experiences and less ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:36:57 -0800

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Frank W. “Identity, Mediated” Going away to college is one of the biggest steps a person makes in their life. It opens the door to many opportunities, and the experiences and less ...

Linda P. Stephanie à la Rejlander

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:54:31 -0800

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Linda P. Stephanie à la Rejlander

Linda P. The days fly by and each day brings new light. There are times when we gather outdoors for picnics, while other days we get caught up in the moment and reminisce subconsciously. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:54:24 -0800

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Linda P. The days fly by and each day brings new light. There are times when we gather outdoors for picnics, while other days we get caught up in the moment and reminisce subconsciously. ...

Stephanie W. Linda à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:08:16 -0800

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Stephanie W. Linda à la Cameron

Stephanie W. One day, a female ninja soared down from her planet, MartialBowl. She did not want anyone to know her real name, but she was called Kunoichi. It was still dark, but she did ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:08:28 -0800

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Stephanie W. One day, a female ninja soared down from her planet, MartialBowl. She did not want anyone to know her real name, but she was called Kunoichi. It was still dark, but she did ...

Kathryn P. Matt à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:56:14 -0800

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Kathryn P. Matt à la Cameron

Kathryn P. More to Matt than a Moment In a portrait, I have captured him as he is in that moment. By that medium he remains imprisoned from the future and suspended from his past; ex ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:56:20 -0800

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Kathryn P. More to Matt than a Moment In a portrait, I have captured him as he is in that moment. By that medium he remains imprisoned from the future and suspended from his past; ex ...

Stephanie F. Erika à la Nadar

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:20:06 -0800

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Stephanie F. Erika à la Nadar

Stephanie F. Many people are judgmental and never change their minds, I do not care what people think: there is no time to rewind. I just want to have fun but people could be really mea ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:20:08 -0800

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Stephanie F. Many people are judgmental and never change their minds, I do not care what people think: there is no time to rewind. I just want to have fun but people could be really mea ...

Erika L. Stephanie à la Nadar

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:03:14 -0800

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Erika L. Stephanie à la Nadar

Erika L. More Than Meets the Eye To some, appearance means everything. However, the reality of what meets the eye could easily be mistaken for an image of what a person i ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:03:26 -0800

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Erika L. More Than Meets the Eye To some, appearance means everything. However, the reality of what meets the eye could easily be mistaken for an image of what a person i ...

Baophuong D. Nino à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:22:56 -0800

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Baophuong D. Nino à la Cameron

Baophuong D. I could barely sleep with heavy rain banging on my window. I eat breakfast and start heading to school. I am the first to arrive to class so I put my head down to rest for ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:22:59 -0800

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Baophuong D. I could barely sleep with heavy rain banging on my window. I eat breakfast and start heading to school. I am the first to arrive to class so I put my head down to rest for ...

Nino P. Baophuong à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:57:05 -0800

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Nino P. Baophuong à la Cameron

Nino P. Once upon a time there was a Princess who lived in Kolligian Castle. She was a lonely princess. Unable to go beyond the moat that surrounded the castle borders. The princess would o ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:57:04 -0800

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Nino P. Once upon a time there was a Princess who lived in Kolligian Castle. She was a lonely princess. Unable to go beyond the moat that surrounded the castle borders. The princess would o ...

Chio S. Monica à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:48:49 -0800

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Chio S. Monica à la Cameron

Chio S. “Interview with Monica Suh” On a gloomy afternoon, Monica sits patiently and fidgets with her pink phone while I sift through my backpack in desperate need of a pen. This ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:48:51 -0800

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Chio S. “Interview with Monica Suh” On a gloomy afternoon, Monica sits patiently and fidgets with her pink phone while I sift through my backpack in desperate need of a pen. This ...

Monica S. Chio à la Brady

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:38:37 -0800

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Monica S. Chio à la Brady

Monica S. Once upon a time there was a girl named Chio Saeteurn. She was born and raised in Merced, California. Family is terribly important to her and she feels very fortunate to have th ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:38:41 -0800

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Monica S. Once upon a time there was a girl named Chio Saeteurn. She was born and raised in Merced, California. Family is terribly important to her and she feels very fortunate to have th ...

Benjamin M. Brian à la ???

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:59:54 -0800

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Benjamin M. Brian à la ???

Benjamin M. Prima facie An open book, unfinished This guy will just figure out a way to enjoy Himself anywhere. Got an open face – a roadmap to the innards of how a person rea ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:59:37 -0800

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Benjamin M. Prima facie An open book, unfinished This guy will just figure out a way to enjoy Himself anywhere. Got an open face – a roadmap to the innards of how a person rea ...

James K. Joseph à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:06:32 -0800

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James K. Joseph à la Cameron

James K. My two pictures were taken of my friend Joseph Palacio. The Black and white photo is intended to follow the style of that of the late Julia Margret Pattle, a portrait artist who li ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:06:52 -0800

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James K. My two pictures were taken of my friend Joseph Palacio. The Black and white photo is intended to follow the style of that of the late Julia Margret Pattle, a portrait artist who li ...

Matt Del Re Kathryn à la Cameron

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:15:07 -0800

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Matt Del Re Kathryn à la Cameron

Matt Del Re In this picture, I captured her reading a book for a class here at UCM. She is intensively trying to finish this novel, captive to the text so she could relax this up coming we ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:15:14 -0800

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Matt Del Re In this picture, I captured her reading a book for a class here at UCM. She is intensively trying to finish this novel, captive to the text so she could relax this up coming we ...

Tom M. Stephanie V. à la Carjat

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:19:05 -0700

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Tom M. Stephanie V. à la Carjat

Tom M. Stephanie Villimar is quite the fun loving person. One of her hobbies is styling hair. She enjoys creating new do’s because it is an outlet in which she can unleash her wild side. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (TheEffectingEye) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:19:07 -0700

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Tom M. Stephanie Villimar is quite the fun loving person. One of her hobbies is styling hair. She enjoys creating new do’s because it is an outlet in which she can unleash her wild side. ...

Visual Essay 2 (Spring '08)

Kevin A. Ashley à la Cameron

Kevin A. Some would abandon the idea of ever going through their daily lives in exertion and dealing with other daily hassles. Dredging through her active lifestyle of a world, it is a comp ...

Ashley D. Kevin à la Cameron

Ashley D. We live in a world in which there are many things in need of change. In order for these changes to occur we need brave people to take a stand for their beliefs. Revolution come ...

Emily W. Jian à la Nadar

Emily W. An Ode to No Such Thing… John Mayer once wrote, “Take a seat, take your life, plot it out in black and white. Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings and the ...

Jian S. Emily à la Hill

Jian S. Behind a peaceful thought lies a war between structure and flow. Who said writing a song is easy? While Emily thinks of verse after key, Her mind comp ...

Michelle G. Sherwin à la Carjat

Michelle G. In the relatively short amount of time I spent with Sherwin Alo I learned quite a few things about him. I do not want to reveal too much about him partly due to his own askin ...

Sherwin A. Michelle à la ???

Sherwin A. The sun was shining through the window. It seems to be empty, empty of students that had previously been in the room. Most of the chairs were all over the place, with no sense of ...

Conor M. Inger à la Hill

Conor M. Books A book is an amazing thing. It can have so many functions. It can entertain, it can teach, it can inform, it can enlighten. Books can open us up to worlds unknown and wondr ...

Inger B. Conor à la Hill

Inger B. Who is this eloquent student, who seems so knowledgeable in photography? Who is the tall man, who strides into the classroom equipped with headphones, laptop, cell phone and books; ...

Jessica A. Jamal à la Hill

Jessica A. A Reflection of Jamal Changes from the past bring forth the present Time and presence reflect the past Developing pastimes results in passed time Bonds increase the more ...

Jamal F. Jessica à la Tourtin

Jamal F. “Identity, Mediated” Isn’t she poppin’? Vibrant and colorful. She smiles and that says it all, a laidback cool girl with roots on the basketball courts of Southern Califo ...

Alyssa M. Marc à la Nadar

Alyssa M. Rocking to the Beat If there is anything I learned in the past few days, it is that anyone can learn so much about a person in just a simple thirty minute conversation. Even ...

Marc G. Alyssa à la Cameron

Marc G. “Identity, Mediated” Is it possible for there to be more to a plain Jane? What else stands beyond the wall that the wallflower stands against? There’s not much you can un ...

Jay R. Christa à la Nadar

Jay R. Minds wander away; normal for people here in Merced, especially for those who are from the south of California. How could you blame anyone for missing the sand in between their toes ...

Christa A. Jay à la Gardner

Christa A. J- jaded A- artistic Y- yielding R- running A- at 5 am M – microbiology O- oakland Athletics S- sublime Jay is a senior at UCM studying microbiology. He has ...

Stephanie V. Tom à la Brady

Stephanie V. As a student at University of California, Merced, twenty four hours in a day is just not enough to do all the things you want to do. If Tom Martinez had a choice, he wo ...

Alexa D. Sandra à la Nadar

Alexa D. The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and "mangled mind" leaking away in lonely, wasteful s ...

Sandra B. Alexa à la Cameron

Sandra B. Unlike most freshmen at UC Merced, Alexa started school a year after her high school graduation due to medical purposes. Alexa’s personality does not fit the personality that ...

Alicia L. Justin à la Cameron

Alicia L. A simple look, a quiet demeanor, sitting waiting to get out. Inside he waits longing to reach out, to grab the one thing that makes him different than what he is just sitting the ...

Justin P. Alicia à la Hill

Justin P. “Identity, Mediated” Meet Alicia Landis, college student, daughter, granddaughter…pro poker player? Yes, believe it or not, this young woman is a pro. She beat my stra ...

Cristina B. Kevin à la Rejlander

Cristina B. Kevin on the Go They’ve been there for months already, some even years, Who knows if I’m going to fit in… Do they have kids? Grandchildren perhaps?—I guess I wil ...

Kevin R. Cristina à la Carjat

Kevin R. Her name is Cristina Bernal of San Bernardino, California. She is a 19 year old sophomore originally born in Longbeach, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Arts. She describ ...

Karlo B. Marlene à la Carjat

Karlo B. When we brought Marlene Salas in to the station, we couldn‘t get her to crack. I only knew her for a quick second, but she left a lasting impression. I had three guesses to how ...

Marlene S. Karlo à la Hill

Marlene S. We have reached the age in which those around us intend for us to grow up and become productive members of society. Especially, our parents who have high hopes for us doing som ...

Michelle C. Jonathan à la Gardner

Michelle C. From Los Angeles to Merced, you have entered your own private prison away from the craziness of the big city. You sit, pondering the direction of your existence. Will art be f ...

Jonathan K. Michelle à la Rejlander

Jonathan K. Michelle Leigh – the subject of art – lived her whole life under the rules of parenthood. Confined to the walls she was born in, she wondered about the life outside of her ...

Emily W. Cristina à la Brady

Emily W. Cristina is undoubtedly a girl from LA, with a confident air about her and, of course, really nice clothes. But besides this, Cristina is a free-spirited girl from California. ...

Cristina H-G. Emily à la Cameron

Cristina H-G. In my first photograph I strived to imitate the style of Julia Margaret Cameron. I decided to place Emily behind a patterned door and photograph her face on. My second pho ...

Jose M. Lia à la Cameron

Jose M. The Portrait While she rocks her chair, the photographer freezes time to capture this moment of her life. Lia, my character, lives life by the minute. One after another they c ...

Lia C. Jose à la Hill

Lia C. Humans are delicate creatures. We are carbon based, oxygen breathing, blood pumping, organisms that go through life – usually giving it more meaning than simply procreation. Ther ...

Mary H. Rosa à la Nadar

Mary H. Identity Mediated She hasnât lived the life that many girls her age have lived. No partying, no drinking, no desire to be a part of the âin crowd.â Although she hasnâ ...

Rosa R. Mary à la Cameron

Rosa R. It seemed as though by merely looking into her eyes, I could see the forlorn she harbored within. I could read her soul as one reads the cover of a book, each one foreshadowing a ...

Andrena R. Diana à la Cameron

Andrena R. Diana’s Craving December, winter break, Diana wanted more than anything to go to the beach to soak up the sun, swim in the nice water, and enjoy the waves but it was too ...

Diana L. Andrena à la Cameron

Diana L. Who would have thought that a human being could ever fly? Nobody probably. But not many people are like Andrena, who happens to have the motivation and ambition to go after what ...

Danielle D. Frank à la Gardner

Danielle D. Being twenty minutes late for our scheduled time was probably not the best way to make a good impression on a stranger but Frank patiently waited for me in the library, no vis ...

Frank W. Danielle à la Carjat

Frank W. “Identity, Mediated” Going away to college is one of the biggest steps a person makes in their life. It opens the door to many opportunities, and the experiences and less ...

Linda P. Stephanie à la Rejlander

Linda P. The days fly by and each day brings new light. There are times when we gather outdoors for picnics, while other days we get caught up in the moment and reminisce subconsciously. ...

Stephanie W. Linda à la Cameron

Stephanie W. One day, a female ninja soared down from her planet, MartialBowl. She did not want anyone to know her real name, but she was called Kunoichi. It was still dark, but she did ...

Kathryn P. Matt à la Cameron

Kathryn P. More to Matt than a Moment In a portrait, I have captured him as he is in that moment. By that medium he remains imprisoned from the future and suspended from his past; ex ...

Stephanie F. Erika à la Nadar

Stephanie F. Many people are judgmental and never change their minds, I do not care what people think: there is no time to rewind. I just want to have fun but people could be really mea ...

Erika L. Stephanie à la Nadar

Mary H. Identity Mediated She hasnât lived the life that many girls her age have lived. No partying, no drinking, no desire to be a part of the âin crowd.â Although she hasnâ ...