Teen Ink magazine - November 2023

November 2023 Special Edition

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CONTENTS

November 2023 Volume 38 | Issue 4

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ON THE COVER PHOTO BY ANONYMOUS

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Teen Ink News Contests & Call for Submissions

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Planes, Trains, & Automobiles

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Nature’s Finest!

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In the Spotlight!

Pinqi Jiao, 20 Xu Zhao, 22

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The Animal Kingdom

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Human Behavior

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Light & Dark Contest Winners

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One Thing You Can’t Live Without, 28 Create-a-Comic!, 31

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Around the World

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Letter from the

Editor Focusing on Teen Ink Photographers!

Dear Teen Ink Readers, In this edition of Teen Ink magazine, we are shining the spotlight on some of Teen Ink’s top photographers! Every day, our editors get to see all kinds of incredible submissions that you create. So, once again, we would like to dedicate an issue to all of the wonderful photographers that use Teen Ink to showcase their work!

This issue includes breathtaking photography, ranging from stunning landscapes, wildlife, and human nature to transportation, beautiful destinations, and fun perspectives of light. We’ve also given two talented photographers a special focus by featuring a collection of their work.

Aside from photography, we have also included the winners of two of our most recent contests — our Create-a-Comic! art contest and One Thing You Can’t Live Without essay contest. We would like to give a special thanks to everyone who entered these contests, as the entries for them were absolutely amazing!

As always, we welcome your feedback! You’re welcome to write a letter to an editor or submit artwork, photographs, written works, and poetry to www.teenink.com/submit.

Thanks for reading!

The Teen Ink Team

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Planes, Trains, &

Automobiles Transportation: It makes the world go ‘round!

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PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES

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CREDITS 1 2

UNCONSCIOUS COORDINATION BY MARIA RIVERA, SAN ANTONIO, TX LIGHT RAIL ENTERING STOP AT LIZIBA STATION INSIDE BUILDING

BY YUHE CAO, SHENZHEN, CHINA

PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES

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BREEZE

BY ERIC ZHANG, SHENZHEN, CHINA

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GOLDEN TIME

BY KEVIN AGUILERA, UNION CITY, NJ

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BOAT

BY CARSON LING, WALLINGFORD, CT

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PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES

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CREDITS 4

THE BLACK-AWNING BOAT

BY PINQI JIAO, DOBBS FERRY, NY

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NIGHT SKY IN PLANE VIEW

BY RACHEL MOLLY ROSENHOUSE, CORAL SPRINGS, FL

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GOLDEN BOAT

BY AMLAN DEY AVIK, MYMENSINGH, BANGLADESH PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES

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PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES

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CREDITS 1

THUNDERBIRDS FLY OVER

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NEXT TRAIN

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SEE YOU SUMMER

BY MARIANNE HECK, CRESTWOOD, KY

BY ZEYI ZHANG, SHANGHAI, CHINA

BY RICHARD LIU, POTTSTOWN, PA

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PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES!

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NATURE’S FINEST 2

from magnificent hills and mountains to beautiful plants and trees!

CREDITS 1 DEPTH

BY CAITLYN GILLMAN, DE PERE, WI

2 A FLASH OF BEAUTY

BY WENQIAN WU, SHANGHAI, CHINA

3 A BUZZING GARDEN

BY CAITLYN KIM, CERRITOS, CA

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NATURE’S FINEST

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NATURE’S FINEST

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CREDITS 1 TWILIT TREE

BY ALLISON LIU, LEXINGTON, MA

2 CALIFORNIAN RESILIENCE

BY AARON MAGTOTO, LA CANADA, CA

3 MOLTEN GOLD

BY ALLISON LIU, LEXINGTON, MA

4 NATURE JEJU

BY HANNA YOO, JEJU, SOUTH KOREA

5 HALO

BY SARA KAUFMAN, HOLLYWOOD, FL

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NATURE’S FINEST

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CREDITS 1 AFTER THE RAIN

BY MIAOFU TIAN, WINSTON-SALEM, NC

2 DAWN

BY GRACE YAN, IRVINE, CA

3 ORANGE BULBINE

BY CARLOS PETERS, HARLINGEN, TX

4 NATURE’S FLOATING MARVEL: THE ENIGMATIC ALLURE OF THE LOTUS LEAF

BY FANXIU SOPHIE QIU, NEW HAVEN, CT

5 NEW PLACE, OR: HILLS

BY CASS NEWSOM, MADERA, CA

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CREDITS 1 LIGHTNING

BY ANDREW Z, CUPERTINO, CA

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NATURE’S FINEST

2 SILENT HILL

BY HAORAN YUAN, KUNMING, CHINA

1 CREDITS 1 CARVED

BY YUTANG SHAN, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

2 OLD FAITHFUL

BY JOY YIN, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

3 FERN

BY ELLIE BRUBAKER, HOUGHTON, NY

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT...

PINQI JIAO

DOBBS FERRY, NY

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT!

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GRANDEUR SERENITY EYES SOLITUDE IN THE OLD ALLEY: THE ELEGANCE OF TIME REMNANTS OF TIME STROKE OF SWEETNESS

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT...

XU ZHAO

SHANGHAI, CHINA

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THE RED 4-8

THE GREEN 1

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT!

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A NIGHT IN A WADI

BY CHANNING MILLER, WINSTON-SALEM, NC “I captured this moment while on a desert trek in Jordan. We had an incredible sunset view, and I always want to remember this night.”

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AROUND THE WORLD

THE MASKS OF GUATEMALA BY DIEGO REC, BARCELONA, SPAIN “Masks have been a major part of the culture and traditions in Guatemala. The works and methods have been passed down for generations. To this day it has been stuck to its origins and meaning.”

AROUND THE WORLD

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GREAT DESERT

BY CARSON LING, WALLINGFORD, CT

2 CATHEDRAL OF THE ANNUNCIATION, MOSCOW

BY TAN BO YAN, SINGAPORE

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AROUND THE WORLD

3 IN THE MOUNTAINS

BY FINLEY ANDERSON, HOCKESSIN, DE

MINIATURE

BY YUTANG SHAN, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

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The Dangling Cross

BY CHRISTOPHER ZEHNER, HARTLAND, WI

Astrid

BY AKENO DAO, RIVERVIEW, FL Her name is Astrid. She's sleek, thin, and lovely. Cold to the touch, yet, inviting and warm once you get to know her better. She's brilliant, smooth, razor-sharp, and a great listener, too. Her spacey skin I could unreservedly get lost in. She is...

My laptop.

The first answer I thought of when asked the question, "What is the one thing you can't live without?" was the one thing I'm typing out right now. It's no surprise the internet is a vast, prodigious place, and sure, I could've instead picked my phone, but there's nothing quite like typing on a satisfying keyboard, embellishing a smooth surface with stickers, viewing on a compromised medium-sized screen, and beyond.

To note the reasons for my choosing, laptops, specifically my alluring one, are essential in my school and writing lives. Have you ever tried writing a full novel solely on a phone? I wouldn't recommend it.

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ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

Writing is a significant part of my life and one of the joys of this world.

Astrid allows me the pleasure of writing digitally rather than cramping my hand with a smudgy pen.

And with schools using more and more technology in the contemporary world, I require it for many classes, even just to turn things in.

There are also the benefits of entertainment and communication, simply meaning I won't spiral into insanity if people around me are gone and all my books shrivel up in a massive, mysterious fire.

E-books are an indulgence.

For total clarification, I "can't live without" this item because it fulfills a certain part of me that's not my basic needs of water, food, shelter, air, et cetera. It's fun. It's not my whole life, but it gives me many things to live for, and to love.

Therefore, I would choose to keep this if I had to lose everything else that wasn't a human necessity.

Sorry, her.

I probably couldn’t live without the lucky silver cross dangling from my rearview mirror in my car.

Three generations of good luck enclosed in less than a gram of silver. My grandpa gave it to me when I first got my license. He told me, “You never take this off your mirror, because when it’s up there, God is with you.” I told him that I would never take it down, and I’ve never forgotten that. I hear those words dangling in my ear, just like the cross, each and every time I get into the driver’s seat of my car.

Before me, my mom had it. I’m not the best driver; I’ve already rear-ended somebody and have had other close calls, so I need all the luck I can get on the road. And, since I drive every day, I figure this would be a pretty valuable item to live with. That cross has been with me for all the mistakes I’ve made driving: including the red lights I’ve nearly run on accident; the accident I’ve been in, where I rear-ended a Jeep and broke my hood latch, which resulted in the hood flying up; and the entire learningto-drive process. The cross has been a companion on long road trips for baseball, every ride to school, and every ride to work.

It’s a symbol of my family, our strength, and our resilience, and it connects me to the past while guiding me on the unpredictable road ahead. It signifies freedom, but also responsibility, and it keeps me accountable. So I would say that I probably couldn’t drive, much less live without the cross on the string, dangling from my rearview mirror.

Guitar Withdrawal

BY AJ SANTINO, PHOENIX, AZ Many teenagers ask for a car for their 16th birthday, but for me — a 2009 Fender Stratocaster was all I wanted. On the morning of my 16th birthday, I anxiously walked into my family room to be met with an abnormally large box leaning against my couch. I knew that a box this size could mean one thing, and one thing only! The faster I tore apart the packing, the faster my dream became a reality. Once opened, the light from my living room fan shined down upon the guitar's sunburst finish, like it was one of God's flashlights. Its metal components, such as the bridge, tuners, and tremolo arm, appeared as spotless and elegant as the classic cars that are featured on magazine covers. It was — almost perfect.

Since then, I have made several modifications to it in hopes of making it look like one of Jimi Hendrix’s guitars. I have purchased

and personally installed vintagestyle tuners, cream-colored plastic parts, and vintage strap pins to mimic an authentic 1960s Fender Stratocaster that Jimi himself would have played. Beyond just its specs, it is an incredibly versatile instrument capable of achieving all different types of tones.

Every day when I come home from school, I immediately sit down, grab a pick, switch on my amplifier, and begin playing. In times when I am without my guitar, it can be… difficult for me. Last summer, I went to Lake Tahoe with my family for an entire week! Lake Tahoe is a beautiful place that many, including myself, consider a dream vacation, but for some reason, I constantly found myself feeling homesick without my guitar. I would stay up late at night watching YouTube videos of guitarists playing song covers, and I couldn't help but feel jealous of

them. My guitar is as essential to me as paint was to Van Gogh.

I have been fortunate to grow up around others with similar attachments to their instruments.

My grandmother was an avid pianist, guitarist, violinist, and even flutist. I remember moments from when I was younger when I would go to her house and be mesmerized by all of her instruments, and even further dumbfounded by her ability to play them all. I wish to play for my grandchildren as my grandma would to me. The power of music never fails to amaze me. It can immortalize feelings, moments, and even entire lifetimes. If my guitar were to ever be withdrawn from my possession, I would be unable to leave behind a musical legacy for my descendants to remember me by.

Box of Flowers NADIA GROSSMEYER, HARTLAND, WI

This may be a little strange of an item to choose because most people will probably choose photos or their phone, pets, or sweaters, but I have this box in my room filled with flowers, and I would choose this box over any item. There are all different types of flowers from colorful roses to orchids to carnations. These flowers were given to me by my dad, grandparents, boyfriend, and more, from all different occasions. I’ve gotten some on my birthday, or when I was sick. My boyfriend always gets me flowers just because he wants to, and especially when he comes home on his breaks from hockey.

No matter the reason for them,

they are all important to me.

Every time the flowers start to die, I would take them off the stems and let them air-dry for a few days before putting them in this clear, plastic box that sits on my desk. I chose a clear one so I can always see them. Some are six years old and some are only two weeks old.

You can see the different layers from the first set to the newest.

A phone can be replaced, but the memories of those people who gave them to me or these flowers can not. Some are from great-grandparents or other relatives who have passed. It is so

important to me to keep them for memory, especially if I don’t have many memories with those people.

Even though they may be old and shriveled up now and may not look very pretty, there is so much meaning behind each and every one of them. I will always carry this box with me in life and when it eventually fills, I will make a resin piece with them and start over again with the box, just so I can always have them even when I eventually move out. The resin pieces would be used to decorate my future home and whenever anyone asks about them, there will always be a story to tell.

ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

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The Blue Chair

BY MOLLY IGNATOWSKI, HARTLAND, WI If there was something I couldn't live without, it would be my family's blue chair. There's nothing special about it by any means. It's just a plain, dull, blue rocking recliner. The fabric is worn, and the cushions aren’t as soft as they used to be. I could always get a new chair, as there are millions of chairs that are infinitely more comfortable. But this one is the one that I want to keep forever. I want it in my house when I move out. I want my family to enjoy it in the future. But why? That chair is older than me, and I’m pretty sure it’s older than my parents' marriage.

They bought the chair for their first house before they got married. When they got it, it was much softer and the fabric was a bright light blue, like the sky. Then they got married and moved into the house my three older sisters would live in. It lived in that house for four years. I look at the photos from time to time.

Sometimes it's hard to believe that chair had any sort of bright color to it. Seems almost impossible. But there it was, bright and blue, in that small Michigan house. Then when my family moved across the country to Texas, the chair went with them.

Then I was born. There are so many photos of me and my dad, or me and my mom, or me and my sisters on that chair in our house in Texas. The chair, at this point, had moved houses twice — one move being significantly harder than the other. The color was more dull, but it was still there. The wooden lever had faded a bit because of how often my dad had reclined it. My mom told me that the footrest mechanism squeaked for a few weeks because of how often my dad was using it. It doesn’t do that anymore. The wooden supports had started to fade too, losing their shine a bit. One proper cleaning and it would look brand new, but my parents never cleaned it. Instead, they had us living in that house for five years, me and my little sister were born, my older sisters went to school, the two eldest found their passion in cheer, and the third eldest in soccer.

Then we moved to Wisconsin. And the chair came with us. I’ve spent nearly 11 years in Wisconsin, and over that time the chair has faded in color, the wood has lost its polish, and the mechanisms don’t work as smoothly as they used to. But we keep it. All our other couches and chairs have been sold or retired to other locations. But this chair stayed. It moved with us, from Michigan to Texas and now Wisconsin. It looks old. It smells old. But that chair is more valuable than all our other furniture combined. Because it holds the full story of our entire family up to this point.

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ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

Food For Comfort

BY GINA YOU, CERRITOS, CA I always looked forward to what awaited me at the end of a long, hard day. It motivated me to try my best at school and my extracurriculars: playing my best at soccer games, running around at tennis lessons, or perfecting my moves at K-pop dance practice. Many times, this involved eating a nice dinner. I knew that when I arrived home, my mother would have a homemade meal ready for me that would relieve all the stress from the day. One dish that I always hoped would be on the dinner table was kimchi jjigae, a stew composed of kimchi, scallions, tofu, onions, and pork, which come together in order to make a broth that is flavorful, refreshing, and the perfect reward for a hard day’s work.

Kimchi jjigae has a depth in flavor that is difficult to replicate if the cook is inexperienced. Although I definitely enjoy eating other foods, kimchi jjigae just has a different sentimentality attached to it. It is a dish I would eat almost every week, whether it was made by my mother or grandmother. I love this meal so much that if someone were to ask me what my favorite food was at any given moment, the first thing that would come to mind would be kimchi jjigae. It is my comfort or soul food, and I can safely say that it would be the food that I would choose to eat for the rest of my life.

But growing up, I didn’t feel connected to my Korean culture. In fact, there was a time when I despised K-pop, as I found it difficult to relate to the idols, their etiquette, and their language. This was around the same time I felt alienated from my own culture as a result of the differences in my lifestyle compared to the average Korean student. While typical Koreans in the media were lighter-skinned, my tan and appearance made it hard to relate to other Koreans. Additionally, while kids my age in Korea had role models such as BLACKPINK, BTS, or Twice, my role models were Rihanna, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj.

However, as I grew older, I realized how culture was embedded into people, no matter how different I look, act, talk, or dress. This made me start to appreciate the Korean heritage I was raised in, including the food, like kimchi jjigae, which I always loved.

Today, I am very proud of my culture, and I believe that Korea, like many other countries, has such a rich and vivid cultural heritage. I believe that the main reason why I keep Korean heritage and food close to me is that it serves as a universal link between me and all Koreans, regardless of where we come from.

“RO - BOTANY” BY EKATERINA GAIDACHUK, SUWANEE, GA

CREATE-A-COMIC

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FANTASTIC TIBET

BY HAONING MA, SHANGHAI, CHINA

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ANIMAL KINGDOM

ngdom ANIMAL KINGDOM

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NEW PERSPECTIVE SMALL WORLD SENTRY SUNBATHED

BY ALLISON LIU, LEXINGTON, MA

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ANIMAL KINGDOM

THE HUNT

BY LEO PETILLO, WAUKEE, IA

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CREDITS 1 CUTIE

BY REGINA RENE, UFA, RUSSIA

2 MIDDAY NAP

BY LEENA DZEMAILI, WARRINGTON, PA

3 THE EYES HAVE IT

BY HALLEIGH BAKER, BURNS, OR

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ANIMAL KINGDOM

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CREDITS 1

DOG

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ORANGE KOI

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FLUTTERING DRAGONFLY

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SUNBIRD

BY LAUREN KIM, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

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BY LAUREN JURIC, ALLEN, TX

BY YUNTONG CHU, NEW MILFORD, CT

BY HAORAN YUAN, KUNMING, CHINA

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ANIMAL KINGDOM

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THE BRAVEST ONE!

BY FANXIU SOPHIE QIU, NEW HAVEN, CT

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THE HORSE

BY HANLIN YUAN, LANGLEY, CANADA

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ANIMAL KINGDOM

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CREDITS 1 RECIPROCITY

BY CARSON LING, WALLINGFORD, CT

2 GREAT BLUE HERON (ARDEA HERODIAS)

BY LAUREN JURIC, ALLEN, TX

3 TURTLE ON THE BEACH

BY JOY YIN, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

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BEHAVIOR Portraits of people being people.

CHASTE

BY HAORAN YUAN, KUNMING, CHINA

“A smile from a Tibetan person.”

— Haoran Yuan

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HUMAN BEHAVIOR

HUMAN BEHAVIOR

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HUMAN BEHAVIOR

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FACELESS DOLLS

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LOOKING FOR SPACE

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LAKESIDE MEMORY

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HEART TO HEART

BY ROGER SIK, LOS ALTOS, CA

BY ALEXANDRA SCHULMAN, BEVERLY HILLS, CA

BY ROGER SIK, LOS ALTOS, CA

BY MIAOFU TIAN, WINSTON-SALEM, NC

BY ELENA ZHANG, WALLINGFORD, CT

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“I captured this image in an old alley in my hometown Nanjing. The old man who sat there deeply attracted me. I could see the trace of times on him.”

— Pinqi Jiao, Dobbs Ferry, NY

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HUMAN BEHAVIOR

5 CREDITS 1

THE MAN AT THE 25TH OF APRIL BRIDGE

BY CHRISTINA LIU, NORTH ANDOVER, MA

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APOLOGETIC

BY HAORAN YUAN, KUNMING, CHINA

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THE TRACE OF TIMES

BY PINQI JIAO, DOBBS FERRY, NY

4 REACHING FOR THE UNREACHABLE

BY RICHARD LIU, POTTSTOWN, PA

5 FISHING TRIP, A FAMILY BONDING EXPERIENCE

BY NOAH HAWES, WARREN, OH

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light & dark

the difference a little brightness can make!

SAME ROOM; DIFFERENT SIDES

BY MIAOFU TIAN, WINSTON-SALEM, NC

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LIGHT & DARK

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CREDITS 1 TO UNKNOWN

BY CARSON LING, WALLINGFORD, CT

2 LIGHT UP

BY MIAOFU TIAN, WINSTON-SALEM, NC

LIGHT & DARK

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LIGHT & DARK

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CREDITS 1 DÉJÀ-VU

BY CHENGYE LIN, BRISTOL, CT

2 WINDOWS

BY ANONYMOUS

3 QUIET

BY MIAOFU TIAN, WINSTON-SALEM, NC

4 REST

BY MIAOFU TIAN, WINSTON-SALEM, NC

5 LOOKING THROUGH ANOTHER’S EYES

BY LAINEY MANNING, RALEIGH, NC

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LIGHT & DARK

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CREDITS 1 SHADOWED BY FINLEY ANDERSON, HOCKESSIN, DE 2 TWO FACED BY ELLA WOODWARD, JUPITER, FL 3 THE GATE’S SHADOW BY ELLIE BRUBAKER, HOUGHTON, NY

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LIGHT & DARK

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LIGHT & DARK

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CREDITS 1 TAKE A NAP

BY MIAOFU TIAN, WINSTON-SALEM, NC

2 LIGHT

BY PINQI JIAO, DOBBS FERRY, NY

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BY ANONYMOUS

4 ALL THE WAY UP

BY KAIYUE LIU, SAN ANSELMO, CA

5 NASH THROUGH THE LENS

BY REBECCA MEENACH, BROOMFIELD, CO

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CREDITS 1 LIGHTS

BY SAMANTHA KIM, MENLO PARK, CA

2 FIREWORK

BY HANLIN YUAN, LANGLEY, CANADA

3 HUNGRY

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BY RICHARD LIU, POTTSTOWN, PA

4 LIGHT THROUGH THE DARK

BY MEILUN WANG, BEIJING, CHINA

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LIGHT & DARK

CONTRIBUTORS THANK YOU! Photos Anonymous, Front Cover Maria Rivera, 6 Yuhe Cao, 7 Eric Zhang, 8 Kevin Aguilera, 8 Carson Ling, 8 Pinqi Jiao, 9 Rachel Molly Rosenhouse, 9 Amlan Dey Avik, 9 Marianne Heck, 10 Zeyi Zhang, 11 Richard Liu, 11 Caitlyn Gillman, 12 Wenqian Wu, 12 Caitlyn Kim, 13 Allison Liu, 14 Aaron Magtoto, 14 Hanna Yoo, 15 Sara Kaufman, 15 Miaofu Tian, 16 Grace Yan, 16 Carlos Peters, 16 Fanxiu Sophie Qiu, 17 Cass Newsom, 17 Andrew Z., 18

Haoran Yuan, 18 Yutang Shan, 19 Joy Yin, 19 Ellie Brubaker, 19 Channing Miller, 24 Diego Rec, 25 Carson Ling, 26 Tan Bo Yan, 26 Finley Anderson, 26 Yutang Shan, 27 Haoning Ma, 32 Allison Liu, 34 Allison Liu, 35 Leo Petillo, 35 Regina Rene, 36 Leena Dzemaili, 36 Halleigh Baker, 36 Lauren Kim, 37 Lauren Juric, 37 Yuntong Chu, 37 Haoran Yuan, 37 Fanxiu Sophie Qiu, 38 Hanlin Yuan, 38 Carson Ling, 39 Lauren Juric, 39 Joy Yin, 39

Haoran Yuan, 40 Roger Sik, 42 Alexandra Schulman, 42 Roger Sik, 43 Miaofu Tian, 43 Elena Zhang, 43 Christina Liu, 44 Haoran Yuan, 44 Pinqi Jiao, 44 Richard Liu, 45 Noah Hawes, 45 Miaofu Tian, 46 Carson Ling, 47 Miaofu Tian, 47 Chengye Lin, 48 Anonymous, 48 Miaofu Tian, 49 Lainey Manning, 49 Finley Anderson, 50 Ella Woodward, 50 Ellie Brubaker, 51 Miaofu Tian, 52 Pinqi Jiao, 52 Anonymous, 53 Kaiyue Liu, 53 Rebecca Meenach, 53

Samantha Kim, 54 Hanlin Yuan, 54 Richard Liu, 54 Meilun Wang, 54 Ella Werner, Back Cover

In the Spotlight Pinqi Jiao, 20 Xu Zhao, 22

Contest Winners Akeno Dao, 28 Christopher Zehner, 28 AJ Santino, 29 Nadia Grossmeyer, 29 Molly Ignatowski, 30 Gina You, 30 Ekaterina Gaidachuk, 31

Editorial Staff Managing Editor: Noelle Campbell Consulting Senior Editor: Cindy W. Spertner Associate Editor: Kylie Andrews Sales Account Executive: Sara Shuford

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