Friday, July 31, 2009

Photographer Omar de la Riva - Portraits from Summer Learning


Omar de la Riva, THINK Together Site Coordinator at Franklin Elementary School in Santa Ana, photographed these beautiful portraits of students who were part of the 2009 Summer Learning Program. The successful 5-week program ended today.

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These photos and more are available on Flickr

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Omar,
I thought your pictures were absolutely enchanting. The quality of them and the expressions you were able to capture were amazing. What an eye!!
Elizabeth M.

Anonymous said...

Your pictures are great!
:) Lynna

LizB said...

Your pictures were beautiful! You are a great photographer!

Rachel said...

Omar,
Very beautiful. I would love to know what kind of camera you used and what setting for the inside shots...
Rachel Q

Anonymous said...

Wow! These are phenomenal! You can really feel the excitement and joy in each of the students expressions. Thank you for sharing!
Jasmine G.

Anonymous said...

Omar,

Terrific photos - they really capture the moment for people who weren't able to be there. Loved the aquarium shots - quite interesting! Mary B.

THINKtogether.org said...

So excited to have comments here @ THINK Together the blog!

Tom Linnert said...

Omar,
These photos are outstanding!
Congratulations!
Tom

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