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-Michael Yu | Friday, May 19, 2017
At the beginning of the year, I wrote a column about how I was going into senior year with some diffidence because of how little I took photos of myself enjoying the company of my friends. I may have taken dozens of thousands of photos for The Observer, but I’ve seldom appeared on the other
Michael Yu | Friday, September 2, 2016
Over the past three years here as an Observer photographer, I’ve probably taken at least 10,000 shots for news and sports events. Working here has given me the privilege to visit unique campus locations and get a glimpse of the unseen life at Notre Dame. I feel more connected to this place than most students, and I’m
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Michael Yu | Friday, January 29, 2016
In my opinion, Brandon Stanton’s photography can be best described as “eh.” The photographer behind the trending Facebook page and blog, Humans of New York (HONY), Stanton started his project almost five years ago but has kept his content fairly consistent since. He shoots portraits of passersby and includes a small note about their encounter.
Michael Yu | Thursday, April 23, 2015
Tomorrow afternoon, you’re going to be in your living room, watching the San Diego Padres play the Dodgers on KCAL 9. Adrian Gonzalez is going to hit a home run and give his team the lead, and you’ll tell yourself, “Wow, the Padres are a pretty exciting team to watch. I think I’m going to
