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Pamella Roland: F/W 2020

Emma Li, Staff Photographer February 12, 2020

Read more of WSN’s New York Fashion Week coverage here. Email Emma Li at [email protected].

A reflective watchtower situated behind a field of tall grass.

Fall in Storm King

A landscape series of Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York.
Emma Li, Exposures Staff Photographer November 15, 2019

Kllo's concert at Elsewhere. (Photo by Emma Li)

Kllo Comes ‘Back to You’ at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere Hall

The Australian duo brings their R&B-infused sounds to the first stop of their world tour’s U.S. leg.
Emma Li, Contributing Writer November 14, 2019

Melbourne, Australia-based electronic duo Kllo played to a packed house at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere Hall on Saturday night, mesmerizing a passionate crowd that knew much of their...

Recipe for fall veggie soup. (Photo by Emma Li)

Photo: A Wild Soup for a Cozy Night In

November 14, 2019

Recipe for fall veggie soup. (Photo by Emma Li)

A dirty slice of life seen from the Route B NYU shuttle in downtown Manhattan.

Next Bus Stop, NYC

A candid exploration into the public transportation of buses in New York City.
Emma Li, UTA Exposures Staff Photographer October 7, 2019

Riding the bus is a scenic public transport alternative. The window panes serve as picture frames, capturing picture-perfect street scenes that aren’t available to the underground...

Daytime shooting star at the top of 30 Rockefeller.

Meet Exposures: Emma Li

Meet one of our new Exposures Photographers.
Emma Li, Exposures Staff Photographer September 3, 2019

To start off the semester, Under the Arch’s Exposures is running a series in which its new photography staff displays photo essays to introduce themselves, their style and why...

SPS junior Charlene Ren is an international student from Shanghai. Since she didn't want to get a tattoo she would regret, Ren began by using tattoo stickers. (Photo by Emma Li)

Asian Students Get Inked and Break Barriers

Despite the strong stigma around tattoos back home, Asian students are embracing the art.
Emma Li, Contributing Writer April 23, 2019

Twenty-one-year-old singer and songwriter Leah Dou has an international fan base — and a face tattoo. While the design is simple — a single line running from her lower lip...

Two visitors peek inside Mmuseumm, located on Cortlandt Alley. Even when the museum is closed, visitors can call a toll-free number to hear about the objects, or look inside the building’s windows. (Photo by Katie Peurrung)

Cover a Lot of Ground at New York City’s Smallest Mmuseumm

Emma Li, Contributing Writer November 2, 2018
This freight elevator turned museum encapsulates unconventionality through its location, space and exhibitions in the heart of Lower Manhattan.
Jakob Cedergren in a still from "The Guilty."

‘The Guilty’ Are Not Who They Seem to Be

Emma Li, Contributing Writer October 24, 2018

Cinema thrives on its appeal to the sense of sight. With all of modern technology available at hand, filmmakers often produce visual thrill rides brimming with CGI and superimposed...