“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” Ansel Adams I was born in Ankara, Turkey and immigrated with my family to the United States in […]

Taking Spanish as a second language in school, I’ve always wanted to travel to a Spanish speaking country, not only to test my speaking skills in the language but also to get a better understanding of the culture and the country. With this trip, I defiantly got to cross off one more thing off of […]

  Think it’s every teenage girls dream to travel to France and be able to tan in its beautiful beaches while enjoying a nice baguette right out of the bakery’s oven. Even though I didn’t go to Paris, my visit to other parts of the country such as Nice and the French Riviera, along with […]

  I’ve been to Germany several times since I have my aunts, cousins, and grandparents living there. However, I was too young to be able to appreciate all the beauty around me. It was only after my passion in photography became apparent that I started taking pictures wherever I went. Photography by Sinem Oguz.

I am aware that my father travels to Russia often due to business purposes. Yet all I still know about Russia is the typical known fact that it is freezing cold in the winter. Luckily, I took a 5 day. trip there during the summer, and loved it as I saw the Red Square and the […]

I went to Princeton as a part of a camp called SIG, the Summer Institute for the Gifted and Talented. I was so excited when I first received my acceptance letter. The three weeks I spent there were unforgettable including not only the campus but the people I met throughout my stay. Besides fun activities […]