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- Shooting concrete buildings
I watched two very different movies recently; The Brutalist and Universal Language. But they had one thing in common: a ton of concrete buildings.
What was really interesting was how both movies shot these buildings — they mainly used lines, negative space, tones, symmetry and simplicity to form composition… everything building felt like a puzzle piece that clicked into place.
Take a look at what I mean:
A shot from Universal Language (2024)
First time contributing? Start here!
1. Check out these guides to the Ubyssey photo section and what makes a good photo.
2. To claim a pitch, reply to this email and wait for confirmation that it's still available.
3. If you need to borrow a camera, let me know when you sign up for a pitch.
4. Take as many photos as you think fit the assignment, then select the best 5–10. Feel free to use editing software as needed (and let me know if you need Lightroom access).
5. Unless otherwise specified, please take all photos in a landscape orientation.
6. Send photos in JPG format and make sure each file is between 1–3MB.
7. Name the photos as follows: IMG_first initial-last name-pitch_file number (e.g., IMG_SShaw-CactusPlant1_2025-06-18)
8. Upload photos into the folder that will be shared with you from the [email protected] account. If you don’t have Google Drive, please let me know.
Photo pitches
Please send in all photos by 12 p.m. on the deadline (unless the event you are covering is happening that day). If you need to borrow a camera, let me know when you sign up for a pitch.
News
AMS Services report
Take photos of the Safewalk shuttle (usually found outside or around IKB), preferably shuttling or loading passengers.
Take photos of the AMS Food Bank; its sign so readers can recognize the location and of the food bank in use.
Bookstore layoffs
Take a shot of the cash registers at the front of the bookstore. Include bookstore employees in the shot while making sure that the bookstore stays recognizable.
Deadline for all three pitches: Aug 22
Photo
In photos: Jumpstart
Take photos of students taking part of Jumpstart, events hosted around campus, or other related things! The assigned photographer will be responsible for reaching out to sources, taking the photos, and curating the final selection of photos.
Note: I’m looking a photographer who has contributed at least twice to photo section. There’s a lot of flexibility in terms of where you could take this story, so let me know if you have any ideas in your email!
Deadline: early September
This summer in photos
This project will showcase the best pictures taken from this summer. Have a great photo taken between May 1st and Aug 25th? Have a photo that represents a UBC related event? Landscapes, street photography, wildlife, macro-shots, we’d love to see all of them!
This project is submission-based, so if you are interested in contributing, no need to email me, simply upload them according to these instructions. I look forward to seeing all of your photos!
Deadline: Aug 25th