2010　 Prize-winning works / Other entries from overseas

Oscar Juarez / Lucas Coopman (USA)

Message from the photographer

It was an interesting experience following my friend around and studying him more closely. I thought that after knowing him for 12 years I would know my friend pretty well, but I was surprised to find out how interesting his life is. Oscars many hobbies I found to be very cool. Like his like for cars and how he and his dad have costumed his car to be what it is. I also noticed that Oscar is very close to his family. He helps around the house and does activities with his family like going to movies and on vacation to exotic places. They have visited 9 of the 50 states and have gone to El Salvador and Mexico. He was also born in Guatemala and lived there till he was 6 years old. I thinks it's very impressive that he is trilingual he speaks fluent English, fluent Spanish and is on his way to being able to speak fluent Japanese. He is also a very good student who is taking multiple advanced classes and some college level class to help him for his future. Oscar is a very interesting individual who is a very good role model of an American student.

About the subject

Oscar is my best Friend who I have known since kindergarten. Together we have studied Japanese for 12 years now. I met Oscar on the first day of kindergarten when he had just moved her e from Guatemala only knowing very little English, even though we couldn't really communicate we still managed to become friends and have been friends for twelve years now.