We were assigned a reading by Susan Sontag on the proliferation of images and talked about how exactly we started out taking photos, and then through the societal phases of viewing them as they went from rare to ubiquitous. A photo can show a lot and say a lot, but ultimately it’s a flat image…

In high school I chose to take French as my language elective. We had to pick names so I picked something short, easy to pronounce (unlike my given name) but also something that sounded very cool and classic to me in French. After walking in through la porte magique I could take a break from…