Charline Arends shoulders the weight of the new Christmas tree on her shoulders. Photo taken on Dec. 2nd 2023 by Eliy Arends.
Charline Arends drags the Christmas tree up the stairs to the front door. The photographer had to carry the tip of the tree while taking this photo. Photo on Dec. 2nd by Eliy Arends.
Dylan Arends throws a snowflake ornament at the photographer, telling them to put it on the tree. Photo taken by Eliy Arends on Dec. 3rd.
The final photo of the tree after setting up, with its twinkling lights and shiny ornaments. This was a two day process to complete because all of our lights went out and we had to buy new ones. Photo taken by Eliy Arends on Dec 3rd.
I decided that for my first Photojournalism project, I should take pictures of my family’s process of decorating the Christmas Tree. In this process, our photographer had a snowflake thrown at them by my little brother (Dylan Arends).
