The Light in the Darkness

Hello Darlings, it's BIANCA and I'm just going to give you a nice rundown of the reason why I took this photo. Now there are many reasons why but the first reason I took it is that it is a neighborhood that every student passes through every day. We are used to seeing a bunch of trash and glass on the floor. This shows the same neighborhood but in a completely different perspective.This photo was taken because it shows a group of houses with old buildings in the background. Also if you look into the far back you can not really tell where and how it ends.

I Didn't Do It

I took this picture because my baby brother was standing in front of the refrigerator with a "don't touch my stuff" and "back off" look on his face and it was funny. He also had an "I didn't do it look"! The other reason I took this picture was that I thought it would be really cool to take this picture and for everybody to see it.

Students Taking Charge!

Students taking charge today at Olney High School where they started building their own darkroom as well as their pinhole cameras.

New Program Location!

Great class today at our new Shutterbug Program at the 25th District PAL Center! The students learned about pinholes and painted their cameras. First photos next week! Many thanks to Officer Jessica for helping put this together!

Dark Hole

This is a factory. The factory that is was talking to you about in the last blog i wrote. This picture caught my eye because the manhole in the street looks like a dark hole but that's not the only reason why I took this picture. Another reason why i took this picture is because the windows are all broken like rocks have been thrown at them and because it was a snowy day. The light from the snow makes the buildings and manhole stand out.

Good and Bad Things in Life

I took this picture because of all the trash in the background and the side of the factory. This is a factory. You can tell me it doesn't from the way it looks but it is just the other side.This factory area caught my eye because of the way the windows are made of bricks. This factory attracts drugs addicts and it is falling apart. This is not a good area because the cops are usually here but for kids like me having to see this stuff, it is just bad. We have to deal with not being safe because of other people's actions. A lot of people do drugs and drop needles everywhere but their minds are controlled by the drug so even if they wanted to stop, they would not be able to stop because they would go to rehab and then they would come out and see everybody else doing it and they would do it all over again. It's sad living in this neighborhood but there are a lot of positive things out here. People don't see the good things these places bring us. Don't only focus on the bad. Focus on what is right in the world. Trust me it might make this place a better place.

Construction Site

Hi. I'm Devin. I took a picture of this gate because of the way I took it makes it look endless. I also took the picture because they are building something there right now. It is a construction site but it used to be just a bunch of trash, bricks, and just nasty. Now, it looks a whole lot better.