Hey there, I'm Michael—a high schooler with a keen eye for the extraordinary in the ordinary. For me, photography is about freedom—the freedom to frame the world in the way that I see it, to capture the subtleties that might be missed by the naked eye, and to communicate emotions and ideas that transcend language. Whether I'm photographing a bustling cityscape or an intimate moment, the act of taking pictures liberates me. It's my way of stepping back from the chaos of teenage life to observe, to appreciate, and to immortalize slices of time that remind us of our shared humanity.