The title of this project is Lights and Shadows in Beijing. The story that I want to tell with my photographs is one of how humans interact with the environment, specifically the sun, and how the sun creates light and shadows over a scene. I think that the way sunlight shines through a tree or casts shapes on buildings is very poetic, and I really appreciate the way that it is beautiful but untouchable, and that they are the way they are on their own accord. I want my audience to feel the same way, and feel that they are connected to the photographs because we are all connected to the sun. My intent is to capture human emotions under the sun. Harry Gruyaert is one of my inspirations because of the way he uses light in his photography. His manipulation of shadows and light paints a powerful image.