2018 Fall Basic Class Category Archives:

Zoo

Free Selection by Alexandra Valerio. A female lion in her exhibit at the Philadelphia Zoo on Monday, Nov. 3, 2018.

What is it by Jiewen Ou. A goat on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 at the Philadelphia Zoo where visitors have an opportunity to get into the goat pen and touch the animals.

Bad Hair Day by Sydney Murphy. A mare Burchell’s Zebra stands in her yard at the Philadelphia Zoo on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.

Bird Portrait by Wyatt Liu Jianxuen. A peacock roams at the Philadelphia Zoo on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018.

Bird Portrait by Jamie Cottrell. Wyandotte chickens are housed with the common barn owl at the Philadelphia Zoo on Thursday, Dec. 6.

Idea of Zoo by Luiza Barreto. An Olive-headed lorikeet stands on his food bowl and stares at the visitors at The Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018.

What is it by Dan Chua. These are feathers from the Caribbean Flamingo. The feathers get their pink color from the birds diet of aquatic insects and crustaceans such as shrimp.

Fall Break

Pre-Thanksgiving by Zari Tarazona. Ruth Tarazona, 56, mixes the mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner, on Thursday, Nov. 22.

Gathering Place by Dylan Long. Members of the Long and Kline families reminisce while looking through old photographs in Broomall, Pa. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018.

Post-Thanksgiving Dinner by Ariel DaCosta. Just after finishing Thanksgiving dinner, the Tompkins household plays an intense, laughter filled game of Scattergories in the Bronx, N.Y. on Nov. 22, 2018.

Black Friday by Yeshin Naidoo. Black Friday shoppers line up at Best Buy in cold to snag some electronics at a discount.

Black Friday by Amy Shu-Hsuan Yang. Black Friday receipts in Merrimack, NH on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018.

Gathering Place by Wyatt Jianxuan Liu. The old man and the seagull at International Fountain in Seattle on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018.

Hometown, Special Location by Dylan Lyons. A storm passes over Chalker Beach on Long Island Sound in Old Saybrook, CT on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018.

Pre-Thanksgiving by Luiza Barreto. Kyra Acharya, 35, grabs some appetizers before dinner is served at 1 Blanchard Road in Harvard MA on Thursday, November 22nd, 2018.

Hometown Gathering Place by Christopher Romano. A moody shot of the Delaware Canal’s Blackrock Road entrance. Once used to deliver products via boat pulled mule, it is now a common place for Yardley residents to jog or walk, but not on a day like this.

Thanksgiving Detail by Jamie Cottrell. The Nugent family pitbull, Honey, lays by the table hoping for people to drop pieces of their Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 22 in Woodbine, New Jersey.

Night

Fireworks by Wyatt Jianxuan Liu. Fireworks at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018.

Experimental by Lillian Murr. Lillian Murr, 19, poses for a portrait in her home on Bouvier Street in North Philadelphia, Pa., on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018.

Veterans by Yeshin Naidoo. The Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial was created by a group of Philadelphian veterans who wanted to commemorate their 630 fallen brothers during the Vietnam War.

Fireworks by Alexandra Valerio. Fireworks over the Delaware River at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018.

Sunrise by Ashley Alex. Ducks swim across the Delaware River at Penn Treaty Park at 6:42 a.m. in Philadelphia on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.

Edgerton by Alexis Rogers. A deck of cards being spread out on a table in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018.

Fireworks by Alexandra Valerio. Fireworks over the Delaware River at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018.

Freedoms and Voting

Voter Portrait by Claudia Salvato. Jay Mays leaves his polling place just after voting in North Philadelphia on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

On the Campaign Trail by Zari Tarazona. Eric Rymer, 35, holds his cross outside of the Church of the Advocate on 18th and Diamond streets. Rymer handed out flyers at the polling place for his grandfather Milton Street, who was running for Pennsylvania’s 181st District in North Philadelphia on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Voter Portrait by Jamie Cottrell. Carolyn Dixon, 66, of North Philadelphia smokes a cigarette outside of the A Level Inc. Salon on Germantown Avenue where she voted on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 6.

Inside a Polling Place by Wyatt Jianxuan Liu. Steve McFadden, a machine inspector, resets the machine and says, “thank you for voting and have a good day,” after each person casts their vote. At 11:51 a.m. he has done his more than 150 times at the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

Freedom of Religion by Jamie Cottrell. Obaid Ullah, 34, steps out of his Hallal cart on the corner of Norris and 13th Street to pray on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 7. 

Inside a Polling Place by Valerie McIntyre. Volunteers help assist voters at the Francis Scott Key School located in South Philadelphia on Nov. 6, 2018.

Freedom of Speech by Dylan Lyons. An advocate for Governor Tom Wolf gives a last minute pitch to her constituents at a polling location in Center City Philadelphia on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

Free Selection by Luiza Barreto. Tian Guo Marching Band performs for the first time at the Philadelphia Veterans Day Parade in Philadelphia on Sunday, Nov. 4th, 2018.

Kimmel Center

Mural in Context by Claudia Salvato. Earn Furtaw walks past the ‘Bird Feet’ mural by Meg Salesman that is painted on the side of Salesman’s studio on Friday, Oct. 26. The mural depicts a bald eagle carrying Tom Brady, a Patriots football player deemed an enemy of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Shades in Color by Sydney Murphy. A mural by Moe Booker hangs in the second floor of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts located on 300 South Broad St. in Philadelphia on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.

Mural by Marie-Jo Noack. Mural projects next to Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.

Kimmel Center Architectural Detail by Sydney Murphy. An airplane flies past The Kimmel Center of the Performing Arts on Philadelphia, on Friday Oct. 26, 2018.

Sign of the Times by Claudia Salvato. Some patrons at Sam’s Morning Glory Diner at 10th and Fitzwater in Philadelphia wait for their food under a sign that conveys concerns about the future of America on Friday, Oct. 26.

Kimmel Center Free Choice by Claudia Salvato. A guest at the Kimmel Center rushes to her destination on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 26. A lecture was being held in the hall about the Philadelphia Orchestra, which was set to play later that day.

Mural in Context by Anthony Delagol. Christopher Romano poses for a portrait in front of a Batman mural on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.

Town and Gown

On the Margins of Campus: West by Luiza Barreto. Justin Moore (right), 15, and Sam Allan (left), 16, play a two-on-two basketball game after school at George Washington Carver High School in Philadelphia on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

Straight Down by Claudia Salvato. Wooden chairs and a sculpture are in the lobby of the architecture building at Temple University on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 19.

Abstract by Lillian Murr. A lone passenger waits in a booth at the Temple University Regional Rail station on Berks Street in Philadelphia, Pa., on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

From Above by Lillian Murr. Two women, seen from the sixth floor of the Liacouras Garage, walk on North 15th Street in Philadelphia, Pa., on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

Reflection by Wyatt Jianxuan Liu. A reflection of a school bus on a commercial bus at Temple University in Philadelphia of Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

Free Selection by Marie-Jo Noack. Halloween decorations at 16th Street on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

Margins

Sexuality by Dylan Long. Attendees at Infusion Lounge in Old City, Philadelphia, celebrate National Coming Out Day on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.

Economic by Amy Shu-Hsuan Yang. Benin Buckery, 48, sells his Ade Jewelry made with forks, spoons and knives on North 12th Street in Philadelphia, on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. The work of art on the pad is silver, stainless steel, glass and semiprecious stones.

Political by Zari Tarazona. Robel Meki, 23, senior political science major, sits in a lounge on the second floor of Anderson Hall at 12th Street and Polett Walk. He hopes to move back to Eritrea, Africa where he grew up, to run for president by the time he’s 35-years-old, on Thursday, Oct. 18.

Age by Claudia Salvato. Two schoolchildren are supervised as they wait to go home after school near St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Behind them, an adult man waits to cross the street and a staff member’s foot stays close.

Center City

Interaction by Jamie Cottrell. Lauren Rowlands a 2019 Ph.D. political science alumna and her boyfriend Doug Fischer have drinks outside the Bar Bombón on 18th Street Monday afternoon, Oct. 8.

Fall Fashion by Marie-Jo Noack. Lilly runs down the stairs in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.

Billy Penn by Heather Wentz. A statue of William Penn overlooks the city on top of City Hall in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.

Free Selection by Luiza Barreto. John Effinger, 33, goes on a smoke break near 1500 Market Street in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.

Billy Penn by Dylan Long. The William Penn statue atop City Hall in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Taken from the Loews Hotel located at 1200 Market Street, the statue sits against a backdrop of intense white fog clouding the Philadelphia skyline.

Logan Circle Fountain by Jamie Cottrell. Water flows from one of many spouts along the Swann Memorial Fountain at the center of Logan Circle in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 8.

Sculpture by Claudia Salvato. The Grumman Greenhouse sculpture by Philadelphia artist Jordan Griska looms over pedestrians in Lenfest Plaza in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 8.

Stained Glass by Lillian Murr. Stained glass covers this lone basement window in the Last Drop coffee shop on Pine Street in Philadelphia, Pa., on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.

Portraits

Animal by Heather Wentz. Red hen Sage searches for scraps at the Runaway Dream Farm in Kutztown on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.

Self-portrait by Jamie Cottrell. Jamie Cottrell, a senior communication studies major, takes a self-portrait near her home on 17th and Monument Street on Wednesday, Oct. 3.

Classmate by Jamie Cottrell. Claudia Salvato, a junior journalism major, gazes out of her bedroom window on Gratz Street on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

Action by Wyatt Jianxuan Liu. A dog jumping and catching a ball in her mouth at Schuylkill River Dog Run in Philadelphia on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.

Classmate by Emily Kohler. Hala Maher, 19, sophomore communication studies major at Temple University, laughs at a classmate outside the Paley Library on Oct. 3, 2018.

Animal by Jamie Cottrell. Winston, a 1 year-old domestic shorthair, sits by the window in his home near the corner of 17th and Monument Street on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

Self-portrait by Heather Wentz. Junior journalism major Heather Wentz, 21, poses for a portrait in their apartment at University Village in Philadelphia on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018

Roaming

30th Street Station by Jamie Cottrell. Commuters quickly move through the corridor of 30th Street Station on Wednesday morning, Sept. 23.

Traces by Lillian Murr. An old copy shop advertisement peeks through the plaster on an Arch Street building in the Chinatown District of Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. 

End of Summer by Lillian Murr. The fountains of Dilworth Park, usually full of splashing children in the summer, are empty except for a few onlookers, like the woman shown here, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.

Long Shadows by Zari Tarazona. A man walks across 13th Street and Polett Walk at Temple University on Wednesday, Sept. 26.

Italian Market by Jamie Cottrell. Philadelphia attorney Joshua Rubinsky reads the morning paper with his dog Bernie outside a cafe along 9th Street on Thursday, Sept. 27.

Visual Elements II

Texture by Alexis Rogers.

Framing by Ariel DaCosta.

Framing Portrait by Jamie Cottrell.

Visual Elements

Shallow Focus by Yeshin Naidoo.

Shallow Focus by Jamie Cottrell.

Framing by Marie-Jo Noack.

Shallow Focus by Christopher Romano.