A photojournalism assignment designed for students at LACC to display their composition and photographic storytelling skills.
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They were tasked to capture 10 images and submit them with AP captions. The photos were required to fall under one of the following five categories:
Wide Shot (Establishing)
Medium Shot (Action/Interaction)
Tight Shot (Detail/Emotion)
Moment (Candid Shot)
Portrait of a Stranger
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Wide Shot ~ Partygoer takes a phone call at the beach by Santa Monica Pier in California on September 14, 2025.
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Wide Shot ~ A person’s walk to the local bakery in Koreatown on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. The bakery, whose Koreatown location has remained open for 30+ years, specializes in Central American and Mexican pastries and aims to share the flavors of their heritage
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Candid ~ Eduardo, the VP of a club empowering minorities in STEM shows off the club’s model WWII-era Tuskegee Airliner on the first day of Club Rush at Los Angeles City College on September 24, 2025.
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Moment ~ Rylin, at her 12th birthday party, teaches her younger cousin to play catch with a football on Santa Monica beach in Santa Monica, CA.
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Portrait of a Stranger ~ Ryann, 24, is one of the first tightrope walkers to arrive in the morning on September 14, 2025 at Santa Monica beach. He and 2 friends stay until evening and watch throughout the day as the scene gets more lively.
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Portrait of a Stranger ~ Longtime journalism professor, Rhonda Guess, speaking to her class on Sep. 17 2025, as newspapers pile up around the classroom.
