In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, quarantined individuals in metropolitan areas all around the globe have looked out their windows and found that the skies have become clearer. The smog that once choked the hapless denizens of urban locales has diminished, and many urbanites have found that for the first time in years, they can see the night sky. What does this tell us … Continue reading An Invisible Crisis

Annika Mafnas As shown in the first picture, there is a crane. I was very surprised to see a crane from so far away. They are mostly used to carry things to other places or places that it needs to be if it is too heavy to be carries by hand. Cranes were invented by the Ancient Greeks to construct tall buildings. In the High … Continue reading We All Need Space

Lyzelle Castillo Have you ever wondered why so many people love the ocean? According to multiple scientific researches, the mere view of the ocean already has so many benefits to the brain. For instance, studies show that various colors have the ability to stimulate various psychological and emotional responses. The color blue in particular elicits a state of calmness often referred to as the “blue … Continue reading Blue Mind

Ao Feng Zheng (Louis) Though the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is a small community, there are estates and large residential areas that exist to accommodate its populations just like any other society. Sugar King Estate is located at the heart of Saipan with close access to Garapan whenever. This provides easy access to shopping, restaurants, and jogging via the American Memorial Park or … Continue reading Rule of Space

Jerielle Francisco Since the later half of the 19th century, individuals across the world utilized and owned motorcycles as a means of transportation. Furthermore, the concept of inventing a vehicle or a engine-based bicycle cannot be traced back to one singular inventor for engineers across Europe held such an idea during the same time period. For context, a motorcycle is a vehicle that features a … Continue reading Rule of Space

Christy Lee Everyday in our lives, we unintentionally walk around to do certain things. Maybe it’s getting some water or to change clothes, but to achieve it, we would have to walk and get it. Thus, walking inconspicuously takes a huge portion of our daily routine. However, it would be better if we can intentionally walk to stay healthy! Walking can significantly improve one’s health. … Continue reading Walking-the best “free” medicine

Song SeongBeom (Kevin Song) The photographs provided above were deliberately taken with a photographic technique called “Rule of Space.” As most photographic techniques’ names pertain to their name, this also explicitly refers back to its name. With the technique “Rule of Space”, a photographer purposely adds visual space in the direction of the subject’s movement or sight. This will effectively lead the audience to view … Continue reading Rule of Space

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Claude Aquino Negative space– one of the most basic photo compositions. The idea behind using this composition stems from having a heavy focus on the subject completely. Having negative space in the background of the main object makes it so that the “negativity” of the picture is showing the “positivity”, the main object of the picture. The water bottle above is a dark blue that … Continue reading Negative Space.

Claude Aquino This is yet another very “simplistic” composition. There is a something very appealing about these kinds of compositions. The reason as to why this composition is widely used an favoured, it is because there is nothing flashy or special about it. It is taken at face-value– easy to understand as well. The appeal to this composition is that the complexity of life can … Continue reading Simplicity. Life’s easy answer.