hadleynichols HD

Hi! My name is May, I'm 18, and I'm a first-year student. I got into photography — I've always dreamed of capturing moments that no one else notices, telling stories without words, and staying behind the scenes, even though sometimes I really want to step into the frame myself.
Studying at university is nothing like school. There’s no strict control, but there’s this huge freedom that can sometimes feel scary. You decide for yourself whether to wake up at six in the morning for the golden hour, finish a project at night, or just wander around the city with your camera. Sometimes I feel completely grown up. Other times, I feel like a little girl who’s been let out into the big world with the words: “Go shoot, try, don’t be afraid.”
I love mornings on campus — when the light is still soft, the shadows are long, and sleepy students wander along the paths with coffee in their hands. In my bag there’s always my camera, a notebook for notes, a charged battery, and a flash drive full of thousands of unedited shots. I think I’m one of those romantics who believes that one right frame can say more than a thousand words.
Sometimes I get tired — from deadlines, from searching for that…