Teddy Wachholz:Slideshow

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If you're not familiar with Chicago's South Loop neighborhood (home of Columbia College Chicago), Teddy's slideshow provides a pretty good visual introduction, inside and out, from dawn to dusk to dawn again, and from spring to winter and back to spring. Teddy is a junior Film and Video student at Columbia.

Samuel Gove:Slideshow

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Sam Gove's slideshow depicts an arresting view of life at and around an urban arts college. Sam is a sophomore Photography major at Columbia College Chicago.

Rachal Duggan:Slideshow

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Rachal's unique approach to illustration (which already won her the honor of creating this year's look and feel for the Manifest Urban Arts Festival) combines, in her words, "imagination, humor, and pattern." Rachal is a senior Art & Design major at Columbia College Chicago.

Long Tran:Slideshow

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Long Tran's slideshow is actually a creative 2 for 1 deal. Tran took the pictures and also designed all the garments he and the other models are wearing. Long Tran is a freshman Fashion Design student at Columbia College Chicago.

Jabari Zuberi:Slideshow

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Jabari's Through My Eyes is a project that aims to look at a generation of youth and give them the chance to explain who they are and how they want to represent themselves. Jabari is a senior Photography major at Columbia College Chicago.

Petya Shalamanova:Slideshow

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Petya's submission is a variety of work that rotates between editorial, fine art, and commercial, but which is consistently striking and personal. Petya is a senior Photography major at Columbia College Chicago.

Katharine (Kat) Leyh:Slideshow

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Kat's submission is made ... "almost entirely of the art I do when I should really be doing homework." Inspired by books or songs, Kat's work is definitely fantastical in nature. Kat is a sophomore Illustration major at Columbia College Chicago.

Riley Henderson:Slideshow

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Riley's slideshow contains images from multiple series that showcase a distinct approach to conceptually based portraiture. Riley is a senior Photography major at Columbia College Chicago.

Marnie Galloway:Slideshow

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Marnie's submission consists of an incredibly detailed and intricate set of illustrations. She is a graduate student pursuing her M.F.A. in Columbia's Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts program.

Joe Van Wetering:Slideshow

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Joe's submission consists of a series of "bold, contrasting colors that work in tandem with geometric shapes to create abstract visions of everyday life." Joe is a junior Graphic Design major at Columbia College Chicago.