For my three photos, I chose one picture I took myself and two by professionals that are really striking.

This image is my own. At the end of my exchange year, all of the exchange students attended this candle lighting ceremony where we reflected on our experiences and talked about the challenges that we'd overcome. This is my candle.

This image is a national geographic image of a sunrise. I like it because it shows the beginning of a new year, a new phase of life.

This is image by my favorite photographer who, as one of his projects "Pencil vs Camera," combines photos of things as they are with sketches of how things could be. In some sketches, he goes for more whimsical designs, while in others he presents deep messages.