New York, New York

I recently have been given an awesome opportunity to participate in the New York Times Student Journalism Institute. In previous years, the institute took place in Arizona and Louisiana. This year the program was held in New York City and although the reporters of the institute were asked to focus on the Harlem area, the visual journalists were able to venture out around the city. Last summer, while interning for the Louisville Courier-Journal, I read a book that featured some of the best street photographers in the world. I have always loved the challenge of capturing moments and light in a single image, especially while walking down the street. I am still experimenting with my technique and who I photograph, but I wanted to share some of my favorites that I have taken so far. 

Walking towards the intersection of W. 125th street and Fredrick Douglass boulevard, a young girl sleeps on a woman’s shoulder around 6 in the afternoon, in Harlem, Wednesday, June 1, 2016.

After gliding around playground 125 on his tricycle style scooter, Essien Kibuuka, 2, holds onto his fathers arm as he blows his nose, on a warm Memorial day afternoon, in Harlem, Monday, May 30, 2016.

Rou Meng, 4, of China, plays with a toy inside a water fountain park, at Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, Tuesday, May 31, 2016.

Following a morning shower, Lila Acheampong uses a towel to clean off one of two slides at Morningside Park, Monday, May 29, 2016.