Yishi Wang

A Complex Take on Simplicity: Western Landscapes by Lee Friedlander

Yishi Wang, Online Staff Writer
November 10, 2020

Throughout the 1990s and the 2000s, master photographer Lee Friedlander traveled across the American West to document its diverse terrains and well-known geographic sites. The resulting book, Western Landscapes,...

China Promises Carbon Neutrality Before 2060

Yishi Wang, Online Staff Writer
October 24, 2020

At the recent annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, President Xi Jinping announced that China is committed to having its carbon emissions peak before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality...

Why “The Americans” by Robert Frank is a Master Photo Book

Yishi Wang, Online Staff Writer
October 1, 2020

After Robert Frank, a young Swiss photographer, was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1955, he spent the following two years traveling across America and shooting more than 28,000 photos on his 35mm Leica....

A Tale of a Dinosaur and an Acorn: Did CollegeBoard Try to Bait AP Students into Cheating?

Yishi Wang, Online Staff Writer
June 7, 2020

COVID-19 is undoubtedly a significant medical and social crisis, but, perhaps equally important to some high school students, it is also an academic crisis. While social distancing guidelines are absolutely...

Photography During Social Distancing: Recognizing Beauty Near Home

Yishi Wang, Staff Writer
May 4, 2020

Yishi Wang used quarantine to explore taking photographs in ways he had never tried before. (Photo/Yishi Wang '21)

Three Weeks in: How Well has PDS Handled Online School?

Yishi Wang, Staff Writer
April 17, 2020

As the U.S. practices social distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic (talk about better late than never), members of the PDS community face a new dilemma: online school. What a different experience! PDS...

My Experience With Greg Gorman’s Visit to PDS

Yishi Wang, Online Staff Writer
March 3, 2020

I fully submerged myself in the photo program at PDS over the past three years. Since the very start, I was fascinated by and quickly fell in love with light-shadow relationships, meticulous processing...

Will You Be Valen-Mine? PDS Opinions on Valentine’s Day

Yishi Wang, Online Staff Writer
February 12, 2020

Oh Valentine’s Day! How the birds chirp, how the roses bloom!

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Should PDS Be Scared of Coronavirus?

Yishi Wang, Online Staff Writer
February 2, 2020

Chinese New Year, which usually lands in January or February depending on the Lunar calendar, is an essential holiday, embedded deeply in Chinese traditional culture. It marks not only Chinese people’s...

A Review of Beautiful Oblivion

An album with confusing identities, in the best way possible.

Yishi Wang, Online Staff Writer
January 29, 2020

An album with confusing identities, in the best way possible.

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The Green New Deal: An Impractical Attempt to Save the Environment

Yishi Wang, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019

The Green New Deal (GND) has recently been the talk of the town. Connected to environmentalist groups, such as the Sunrise Movement, and sponsored by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York’s...

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Yishi Wang, Online Staff Writer

A Complex Take on Simplicity: Western Landscapes by Lee Friedlander

China Promises Carbon Neutrality Before 2060

Why “The Americans” by Robert Frank is a Master Photo Book

A Tale of a Dinosaur and an Acorn: Did CollegeBoard Try to Bait AP Students into Cheating?

Photography During Social Distancing: Recognizing Beauty Near Home

Three Weeks in: How Well has PDS Handled Online School?

My Experience With Greg Gorman’s Visit to PDS

Will You Be Valen-Mine? PDS Opinions on Valentine’s Day

Should PDS Be Scared of Coronavirus?

A Review of Beautiful Oblivion

The Green New Deal: An Impractical Attempt to Save the Environment

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