"My Mother's Teardrop" by Dakota, age 14 Everybody cries. They cry for the sake of things like hate or stupidity. My mom cries because of me. I guess that’s because of her pure love for me. I think it’s wrong to make someone cry, even if it’s not intentional, and that’s what this picture reminds me of. It reminds me of all the tears my mom has shed over me—tears of joy, hurt, and sorrow. - In a New Light - Connecting At-Risk Teens to the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway through Nature Photography

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InaNewLight > Red Squirrel" by Jermaine, age 16

“Red Squirrel” is one of my best pictures. I took this picture by lying down and being real quiet, almost like a hunter. I made eye contact with the squirrel and shot the picture.

InaNewLight > "Purple Haze" by Chris, age 15.

These flowers are really nice. They stick out kind of like myself. And they're small, but they have a lot of potential. They could grow and grow forever, and become more and more beautiful.

InaNewLight > "Red Rocks" by Aarin, age 15

The glassy world of today
Will never shine quite that way.
Tomorrow comes and goes
just like the river flows.
We are pebbles beneath the glass,
we're redder than the mountain pass.
Our real selves, just below air
trying to live without a care.
We're stuck in the water, oh so deep
we can't go anywhere, cannot leap.
We are deep and meaningful
you know it's true.
We are the rocks of every hue.

InaNewLight > "Juvenile Eagle Taking Flight" by Cody, age 15

This photo really gets to me because of my struggles with addiction. The only way to explain it is that it shows me a different kind of life--a life where creatures live free, and how happy life can really be if you want it to be.

InaNewLight > "Just a Teenager" by Chuck, age 16

I’m just a teenager.
A teenager tryin’ to make it.
A teenager tryin’ to get there.
A teenager tryin’ to move on.
A teenager tryin’ to break free.
I’m just a teenager
that doesn’t want to fall through the cracks.

InaNewLight > "Sparkling Marigold" by Craig, age 13.

InaNewLight > "My Mother's Teardrop" by Dakota, age 14

Everybody cries. They cry for the sake of things like hate or stupidity. My mom cries because of me. I guess that’s because of her pure love for me. I think it’s wrong to make someone cry, even if it’s not intentional, and that’s what this picture reminds me of. It reminds me of all the tears my mom has shed over me—tears of joy, hurt, and sorrow.

InaNewLight > "Skink on a Log" by Daniel, age 15

I like this photo because it was one of the first really good ones I ever took. A skink is a really crazy animal that you don’t see every day, and it’s cool that I was able to get a good picture of it.

InaNewLight > "Streaming Life" by Derek, age 17

To me, this picture shows that the river is full of energy, full of life in a constant flow. And I feel like my life is just like the river--I have all this energy, and my life is now just beginning for the first time."

InaNewLight > "The Flower" by De'Vante, age 16.

Life is like a flower,
it blossoms so beautiful and bright.
But sometimes it’s hard to shine
without the sunlight.
This flower is so strong
it continues to grow and grow
but it goes nowhere, as it’s pinned to the floor.
As the years pass
no one hears it cry.
Alone the flower will live
And alone the flower will die.

-Poem written by De'Vante

InaNewLight > "Diamonds in the Grass" by Devin, age 16

This was a day where we were all having trouble getting photos. It was really cloudy and the light was dim. So I just sat down and started looking very closely for pictures that might be hiding, and I saw this scene . . . .Patience is key not only in photography, but in life in general.

InaNewLight > "Red Flower" by De'Vante, age 16

InaNewLight > "Swirling Beauty" by Evan, age 12.

I really like this picture because the swirls on the water look like someone painted it. But it’s really just the current.

InaNewLight > "Pine Needles" by Jake, age 15.

I took this picture because pine trees stand out as really strong to me. And I think everybody likes pine needles because they are one of the really pretty things in nature.

InaNewLight > "River of Hope" by Jody, age 17

"My Mother's Teardrop" by Dakota, age 14

Everybody cries. They cry for the sake of things like hate or stupidity. My mom cries because of me. I guess that’s because of her pure love for me. I think it’s wrong to make someone cry, even if it’s not intentional, and that’s what this picture reminds me of. It reminds me of all the tears my mom has shed over me—tears of joy, hurt, and sorrow.

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