Arizona in black & white

by | Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Over the past two years in Arizona I have had the opportunity to indulge in my love for photography. Recently I felt the need to play with Adobe Sparks – and what better way to learn a new tool than to use it to create a photo album.

Enjoy.

ARIZONA

Topics related to this post: Aesthetics | Art | ASU | Design | Fun | Learning | Personal | Photography | Representation | Travel

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