Monday, June 8

Gallery: Through our lens 2025-2026


(William Gauvin/Daily Bruin staff)


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.

Slot editor

Chief is a 2025-26 slot editor and an Arts, Enterprise, Illustrations, News, Outreach, Photo, PRIME, Quad and Social contributor. She was previously Copy staff. Chief is a second-year English student from Los Angeles.

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.

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

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.

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.

Edward Ho
Daily Bruin staff

Ngo is Photo staff. She is a first-year business economics student minoring in film, television and digital media from Orange County, California.

Daily Bruin contributor

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

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.

PRIME director

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

Libby Li
Pranav Akella
Daily Bruin contributor

Liu is an Arts contributor. She is a second-year communication student from Alameda, California.

Purvi Singhania
Contributor

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

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.

William Gauvin

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