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This photo is by Luke Reynolds, a senior at Essex High School.

Andrew Beebe, a junior at Essex High School, created this photo by taking six pictures of himself using the timer on his digital cameral. He kept track of where he was and what position he was in during the previous picture. He then used photo editing software to combine the pictures into one. Andrew says he likes photography and is also into track and snowboarding.

This picture was taken by Hilary Swift of Middlebury Union High School. Here's what she says about the picture: "I took this picture because I was in the Adirondacks and we were water skiing and the light was perfect, and I thought that my sister look really cool in that light, so I took a picture of her."

Photo and words by Michael McDonald
Mount Mansfield Union High School

This photo was taken by Mount Mansfield Union High School student Jon Cabral. He used photo editing software to create the stark contrast of color to black and white. Cabral is interested in nature and the outdoors.

Ethan Simmons, a student at Mount Mansfield Union High School, explains this picture he took at his camp: “There was a beautiful sunset, but a little condensation on the camera lens. I took this picture because I love getting pictures of nature; everyone has seen a sunset, but this one stands out.

Katherine Hobart, an eighth-grader at Westford School, took this picture and says: “Two of my friends and I were out on the school's tennis court at recess. We were playing with my camera and I took a photo of my friend Taylor Reynolds (right) telling my other friend Marissa Gwinn (left) a very surprising secret!

Patrick McCormack, a junior at Essex High School, took this portrait of his friend Jonny Wanser, also known as guitarist Jonny Zelazny, at a local grocery store. NOTE TO READERS: The YWP made a mistake in the newspapers saying that this was a self-portrait; it is not a self-portrait. Sorry for the error.

For a slide show of YWP students' visual work and another of his photos, CLICK HERE. For more of Patrick's photos on flickr, CLICK HERE..

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Other photos:
The carCar detailMegan Kuhfahl, a senior at Essex High School, took these pictures and had this to say:
“This is a series of my dad’s car I took for a photography class assignment — ‘One subject, many moods.’ I wanted to take a new approach to the car, so I looked at it like it was a piece of art and used different angles and directions to get the look I wanted. My main goal was to capture its unique features and make it something other than ‘just a car.’ I’m happy with the final product because it shows how I saw it as a child.”

This photo was sent in by Colin Cavanaugh, a junior at Mount Mansfield High School, of recent activities at his house after the Valentine's Day Blizzard this year.

Molly Mahoney, a sophomore at Mount Mansfield Union High School: “It’s 10 minutes after I drag myself out of bed for school in the morning. I dread waking up at 7 in the morning. One weekend I got the idea to take a picture of myself washing my face. I set my camera on self-timer and really liked the picture I got.

This photo by Michael Steven Thomas of Essex High School was intended to show the disorienting, almost nightmarish quality of arriving late at night to the emergency room. Note to students: The Young Writers Project would love to see — and publish — your writing AND your visual art. For more, click on "submit art" above.

Chelsey Anderson, a seventh grader from Westford School, has this to say about her photograph: "I was randomly taking pictures and got a shot similar to this one. I liked the way it looked, so I tried the shot a couple more times and finally came out with this picture.