2017 through the eyes of American teens
High school students across the country were asked to define America in a single photograph. Here's what they produced.
American Advanced, 2017.
(Julianna Lajko, Westhill High School, Connecticut/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)When the nation's future is a source of anxiety for the majority of American adults
Love, 2017.
(Cameron Barnes, Arbor View High School, Nevada/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)"Identity, of course, is something that all teenagers are concerned about, but I think
Grasp, 2017.
(Kamryn Friedrich, Perpich Center for Arts Education, Minnesota/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)
Nostalgia Bound, 2017.
(Courtney Beatty, Ola High School, Georgia/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)In other works, the emotional tension is more suggestive. One image of a young girl blowing
Resting Wonders, 2017.
(Alex Martin, Pine Bush Central School, New York/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)
‘MERICA, 2017.
(Samantha Angelini, Somerset Berkley Regional High School, Massachussetts/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)
Freedom is Not a Wall!, 2017.
(Katelyn Alderson, Arbor View High School, Nevada/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)
Sofia, 2017.
(Caroline Jayna Kempczynski, City-As-School, New York/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)
Lolita, 2017.
(Elizabeth Mizer, Wauwatosa East High School, Wisconsin/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)
A World of Devices, 2017.
(Rachel King, Lake Travis High School, Texas/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)
Untitled, 2017.
(Bryn Mathews, Miss Porter's School, Connecticut/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)
Torn, 2017.
(Madeleine Milner, Gilbert High School, Arizona/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)
American House Wife, 2017.
(Samuel Sturznickel, A. W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Florida/Courtesy of the SVA BFA Photography and Video Department)**Experience the full America 2017 series from the School of Visual Ar
