Tessa Trivax

Tessa Trivax, a junior majoring in fashion media and journalism at Southern Methodist University, photographs the weather in Los Angeles, California on November 26, 2025. ©2025 Tessa Trivax For this weather assignment, I wanted to capture something that felt unexpected—a mix of two moods in one frame. I took this photo in Los Angeles during a rainstorm because the scene looked surreal. You can see palm trees, which usually represent sunshine and warmth, blurred behind raindro

Justin Trivax (right) taking a boxing lesson at a gym in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, October 23, 2025. ©2025 Tessa Trivax For this assignment, I wanted to capture a moment that showed real motion, not something staged or predictable. I chose to photograph my father, Justin, during a boxing lesson because the sport is all about fast, explosive movements—perfect for testing stop-action photography. Every punch and block happens in a split second, and I wanted to freeze one of th

Isabella Rickel (right), a junior at Southern Methodist University, attends a philanthropy event she co-hosted with her mother in Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. © 2025 Tessa Trivax Photographing Isabella Rickel for my environmental portrait at her charity event in Los Angeles let me blend my photo with storytelling. I wanted the image to feel natural and genuine, showing Isabella in the space where her impact was visible. The venue was not super bright, filled with g

Tessa Trivax, a junior majoring in fashion media and journalism photographs depth of field in her apartment in Dallas, Texas on Saturday,...