Eye for Light
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Image List:
Image 1: The rooftop of Donald Bren Hall resembles a chessboard – as seen through the lens of student Hoang Xuan Pham.
Image 2: Humanities Hall's geometric shapes fill with light as windows peek into windows.
Image 3: Rowland Hall provides distinct pathways.
Image 4: Langson Library is slick with water. “I really like rainy days,” Pham says. “When it rains, people are too busy trying to avoid the rain to notice how different everything is around them.”
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Image 5: A campus conference room emanates warmth as light illuminates the hallway.
Image 6: A winding stairwell in John V. Croul Hall glimmers and shines.
Image 7: Pham says this is his favorite shot of the campus from John V. Croul Hall: “The gradients, light and angles are interesting to me. I like to bring the outside in.”
Image 8: This coastal image blurs the boundaries of sky, land and sea.
Image 9: Student Services II is cast in a dusky glow.
Image 10: Colorful protection from the sun transforms into whimsical shapes at the Student Center's courtyard study lounge.
Image 11: Decorative panels on the Student Center's ceiling resemble flying carpets.
Image 12: “Death Valley is one of my favorite places. Everyone thinks there's not a lot of life out there, but there's actually a lot of beauty in it,” says Pham.
Image 13: Clouds and water converge along the San Joaquin Hills Corridor.
Image 14: “Sometimes I just get lucky,” says Pham of this vibrant experiment with long exposures at dusk. “A jet just happened to fly directly into the frame.”
Image 15: “Most of my friends think of me taking landscape and architectural photos, but I enjoy this kind of action shot just as much,” says Pham of an acrobatic friend in midair.
Image 16: Ominous clouds nearly envelope Social Science Plaza B's winding staircases.
Image 17: Light spills onto the graffiti-marked walls of an undisclosed tunnel.
Image 18: Lush trees outside Murray Krieger Hall dance in the wind.
Image 19: Haze creates a dreamlike vision of Mesa Court.
Image 20: Breaking waves in Huntington Beach illustrate the smoothness and power that Pham seeks out.
Image 21: Pham photographed himself nestled in nature, a constant inspiration.
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