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Gallery: Through our lens 2025-2026

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June 7, 2026
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(William Gauvin/Daily Bruin staff)

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Through Our Lens is Daily Bruin Photo’s annual Graduation Issue gallery where photojournalists share one of their favorite photographs they’ve taken with The Bruin in the past school year.

2025-26’s iteration features the work of 18 photojournalists – three graduates, two incoming assistant Photo editors, nine additional staffers plus four contributors.

Amelia Chief |
Copy chief

Chief is a 2026-27 co-Copy chief and an Arts, Design, Enterprise, Illustrations, News, Photo, PRIME, Quad and Social Media contributor. She was previously a 2025-26 slot editor. Chief is a third-year English student minoring in professional writing from Los Angeles.

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Bettina Wu |
Slot editor

Wu is a 2025-2026 slot editor and an Arts, Photo, Social Media contributor. She was previously a 2024-2025 slot editor. Wu is a third-year cognitive science student from Eugene, Oregon.

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Brianna Carlson |
Alumnus

Carlson was Photo staff. She was also a third-year psychology student from Norco, California.

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Chenrui Zhang |
Daily Bruin contributor

Zhang is a Photo contributor. He is a second-year applied mathematics student minoring in data science engineering and film, television and digital media from Beijing.

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Crystal Tompkins |
Senior staff

Tompkins was the 2025-26 Design director, Photo staff and a Copy contributor. She was previously a 2024-25 assistant Design director. Tompkins is a third-year cognitive science student from San Bernardino County, California.

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Edward Ho
Joice Ngo |
Assistant Photo editor

Ngo is a 2026-27 assistant Photo editor. She is a second-year economics student minoring in film, television and digital media from Orange County, California.

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Joshua Neira |
Alumnus

Neira was a Photo contributor. He was a fourth-year economics student minoring in accounting and film, television and digital media from Riverside.

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Karla Cardenas-Felipe |
Daily Bruin staff

Cardenas-Felipe is Photo staff. She is a third-year communication and sociology student with a minor in film, television and digital media from Los Angeles.

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Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon |
Alumnus

Cobo Cordon was the 2025-26 PRIME director and Photo staff. She was also Arts senior staff, a News, Outreach and Video contributor and was previously the 2023-24 music | fine arts editor. She was a fourth-year materials engineering student from northern Virginia.

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Libby Li
Pranav Akella
Presley Liu |
Arts editor

Liu is the 2026-27 Arts editor, Photo staff and a News contributor on the metro beat. She is a third-year communication student from Alameda, California.

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Purvi Singhania |
Assistant Photo editor

Singhania is a 2026-27 assistant Photo editor. She is a fourth-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student from the Bay Area.

Ruby Galbraith |
Contributor

Galbraith is an Opinion columnist and a photo contributor. She is a second-year pre-public affairs student from San Diego.

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Selin Filiz |
Assistant Photo editor

Filiz is a 2025-26 assistant Photo editor. She is a second-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student minoring in bioinformatics from Seattle.

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William Gauvin
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