Immortalizing high school years through photography

She says that it was a teacher at the activity center who encouraged her to document her high school life through photography in 2016.

"Using film makes for more unique photos due to the factors involved during developing, which isn't required for images taken by high-tech digital cameras or mobile phones. I like the images taken with film cameras. They just look better," she explains.

Her first camera was a secondhand one bought using her own pocket money. Her mother later bought her a new one.

"I fully support her hobby of recording life with a camera. Photography helps her relax and appreciate the beauty of life amid her studies," says Ye's mother, Wu Baofang.

Now majoring in exhibition economy and management at the Zhejiang University of Media and Communications, Ye says she will continue taking pictures at university.