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The PCC Art Gallery showcased a wide variety of photographs taken by students.The exhibit titled Curiosity, opened on June 29 and ran until July 3. It featured the works of Christina Amezquita, Katie Sauceda, John Torre and Chi Hong Wong and included 27 pieces ranging from digital photography to mixed media.

According to photographer Chi Hong Wong, the group was inspired by the element of curiosity, which is what they intended to provoke a sense of with their photos.

Each photographer had his or her own focus in their work.

Amezquita focused on an erotic and surreal theme, incorporating the leg of a female mannequin as her subject for her digital photography.

“Sometimes it can be abstract and conceptual,” Amezquita said of her work. “It’s all subjective, just like any creative process.”

Sauceda, on the other hand, captured details in nature and humans in her digital photography.

“Each photo depicts certain aspects that intrigued me, varying from innocence of a young child to the experience of life in an older subject,” Sauceda said. “The work is light in meaning and often holds playful hidden messages.”

Chi Hong Wong focused on fashion photography, shooting those whom he has met in Los Angeles.

“It shows a lot of different ethnicities which show passion in their faces,” Wong said. “It is work that I am proud of to present to the audience.

Photographer Torres’s part of the exhibit illustrated the realities of poverty. A work of his entitled “L.A. Guard,” is a mixed medium piece documenting the gradual turnover from an athletic superstar to an individual reduced to living on the streets. The piece was of particular interest to those stopping by to view the gallery.

According to Wong, Nancy Monk, professor of Art 75: Portfolio and Exhibition Presentation, chose the works for the exhibition.

“We bring two pieces of work to the meeting before the class started,” Wong said. “We showed her the works and she decided which students go to which group based on their style, theme, and if the work looks good all together.”

The work of the photographers also boasts little digital manipulation, but it is simply for the sake of enhancing the photo.

“I manipulated a couple of photos for creative enhancement but the overall work is straight photography,” Sauceda said. “I do not rely solely on the camera or the technology for the success of the photo.”

“As one professor puts it, the camera is an instrument that assists you in the overall composition. It is that combination I strive to achieve the best results,” she added.

The opportunity to display the photos has given photographers a chance to see what the audience sees. For Amezquita, the distance and intimacy of photography is present when she observes the people who view her work.

“I have denied that I am the photographer of my own work,” Amezquita said. “I want them to talk openly about how they feel versus their need to be polite.”

“The intimacy is there because the image causes a reaction and thoughts. I know this because I observe and listen to them talk to each other about my work.

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