Author Archives: laurenlalablack

Being a 17-year-old lesbian in March of 2020 can be tricky in terms of where I am mentally, physically and spiritually. With that, I don’t have any kind of sense of where I am or what I need/should do. Having my identity is something I can take with me anywhere and change any time IContinue reading “Where Am I?”

We see a boy, the same boy in each photo. But is he really the same boy? The one of the left is not anything like the boy on the right, to what I can see. The boy on the left is unhappy with societal norms and rules made by those who don’t even followContinue reading “Who’s The Man?”

LGBTQ+ teens are three times as likely to die from suicide than a hetero teen. It is the 2nd leading cost of death within the ages of 10-24. Kids, teens, and adults within our community are being forced into the closet as well as losing their future because of President Trump’s election in 2016. DidContinue reading “Don’t Let Us Drown”

Beneath the Skin is to not only show the different textures within the body, but among different genders, races, and ages. Body image is becoming one of the top reasons for depression in teens and young adults. I wanted to prove statistics wrong by creating this type of collage; to provide the audience images ofContinue reading “Beneath the Skin”

This produce isn’t the only thing that has traveled to their final destination. What they came in has, too, moved across many lands; just as the ground we walk along, trailing yet leading us as we gander about the stores. Taking advantage of the foods I eat and the baggage that holds it, here isContinue reading “Textures in the Central of Markets”

I’m not going to lie, I don’t know many photographers outside my family. But to satisfy the means of this homework assignment, I will be writing about William Anders, the first person to take a picture of the Earth from outer space. It was taken on Christmas Eve 1968 when he was aboard Apollo 8.Continue reading “The Blue Marble”