Issue No. 9, 2015-16. Contributors’ Notes 

MONICA ALBORNOZ is a sophomore studying studio art. She grew up in Colombia and likes to use photography as a tool to explore light, water, and reflection, which she later addresses conceptually in her sculptural work. She currently works as a monitor in the NYU Steinhardt woodshop.

SHARON ATTIA is a junior in Gallatin studying photojournalism and gender studies. She enjoys shooting in both digital and film. Keeping in line with her SoCal roots, she has decided to skip winter all together and is studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina this semester.

ALEX BOLLINGTON is a freshman at CAS studying sustainable fashion. His passion for photography began about two years ago and since then his projects have included black and white work, portraiture, and landscapes. Some of his biggest inspirations include Donslens and Dash Grey. He is honored to have his work showcased in West 10th.

E YEON CHANG is a freshman at NYU from Seoul, Korea. She has attended workshops at the University of Virginia, Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English, Kenyon College, and University of Iowa. The National YoungArts Foundation named E Yeon a 2015 Finalist in Writing and ultimately a Semi-finalist for the U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. She wastes poems on Facebook captions and wants to be the kind of girl Childish raps about.

JENNIFER CHU is a first-year student at NYU pursuing a BFA in studio art in Steinhardt. She enjoys making art because it helps her create the illusion that she is not merely an oxygen-consuming-meat-bag coasting through life with neither purpose nor joy. The majority of her art is concerned with perception and disclosure. After graduation, she hopes to get a dog.

MATT FROST is a writer, director, and editor—both of film and of prose—who has just wrapped up his final semester at NYU. He currently works for the Public Theater as a videographer and livestream operator, and spends the rest of his time writing and working as the cinematographer for an artists’ collective. His first memory is of telling a story, and his favorite image is the tangled silhouettes of telephone lines.

SHILPA KUNNAPPILLIL grew up in the suburbs of Washington D.C., and is currently a freshman at NYU. She loves to tell stories in any way she can.

MAYA LEBEAU is a senior majoring in film and television at Tisch School of the Arts. She spends a lot of her energy analyzing her feelings and discussing the lack of diversity in almost everything.

CYNTHIA LEE is a student currently studying at NYU, majoring in photography. She grew up in California, Bellevue, Beijing, and Taiwan. Previously, her photos have been published in Blueshift Journal, among other magazines. In December 2014, she had her very first solo exhibition at a clinic in Taipei. She had begun taking photos at a very young age but started taking photography seriously in her freshman year of high school.

JAE LEE is a budding cat lady and a dog-walker in the West Village area. She enjoys doing homework on Brooklyn-bound trains, writing to-do lists, and lunch specials at Thai restaurants.

ROSALYN LIN is a California native studying business at NYU. She is an avid watcher of crime shows and should really be less sedentary.

SYDNEY MILLER is a current freshman at Gallatin who enjoys writing poetry and prose. In her free time, you can find her attending concerts, exploring NYC with her friends, or participating in Jewish Life and community service on campus.

SOUMYAJIT RAY was born in India and joined NYU Tandon School of Engineering in fall 2015. He is a graduate student in electrical engineering. During his spare time, Soumyajit travels within or around the Big Apple with his trusty companion, a D7100. He tries to learn and improve himself by observing every detail, and also by researching various subjects online. Apart from photography, he also loves to sketch.

TIA LEILANI RAMOS is a second-year student in CAS studying comparative literature. She spends her free time working a job, editing for Washington Square News’s Under the Arch blog, and contemplating the differing ways to pet dogs without their owners noticing. Originally from Denver, Colorado, she dreams of the mountains, the stars, and her beautiful dog, Moose.

CAMILLE RENAUD is a senior studying politics in CAS. Her poetry and short fiction have been published previously in West 10th, as well as in the Australian literary magazine Overland. She grew up in Weston, Connecticut.

DAVID R. STAPLETON is a freshman in the studio art program at Steinhardt. He is a National YoungArts merit winner and is currently pursuing a career in the arts that combines his passion for painting, photography, literature, and film.

AMY TIONG is a Westover School alumna majoring in film and television and minoring in psychology and entertainment business. Inspired by her immigrant Singaporean parents, and overcoming her hearing impairment, Amy has pursued her education with herculean efforts, becoming a Gates Millennium and Tisch Dean’s Scholar. An accomplished photographer and writer, her creative works have earned her an NYU Expository Writing Award and a Scholastic Arts Gold Key Award. Amy is a sister and music coordinator of Alpha Sigma Tau, a siteleader at Strive for College and alumni relations officer for Fusion Film Festival. She aspires to be a filmmaker.

JORDANA WEINER is a senior in Gallatin studying poetry and survival. She likes tea and flowers and astrophysics, and hopes to one day live in the woods and teach high school English.

KIT ZAUHAR is a filmmaker, writer, actress, and person-in-training studying at Tisch School of the Arts. In her spare time she enjoys eating tacos, karaoke, and Photobooth photography. You can find out more about her life and work at kitzauhar.com.

YING-YING ZHANG is an NYU senior/grad student. In her spare time, she is a writer/programmer/musician/engineer. It’s okay, she’s got this. Sort of.

DAVID ZUMWALT grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he enjoyed playing miniature golf and trespassing on private property. David is a senior majoring in journalism and English and a member of the NYU tennis team (Go Violets). His other interests include Netflix, Kraft macaroni and cheese, and people who will buy him whiskey.