Living a Teenage Dream (15 photos)

Though Raleigh, North Carolina-based Valerie Chiang is not a professional photographer (rather, she is a student at Oberlin Conservatory studying piano performance), her photos certainly speak volumes. Like Flickr photographer Lucy Nuzum, Chiang is able bring to life the intangible, capturing our fleeting youth in a sweet and vulnerable way.

Just 18-years-old, Chiang tells us she's been taking pictures only for the last year and a half. "When people look at my photos, I want them to feel as though they are momentarily transported into a fantasy world. I try to create 'dreamscapes,' where people can use my photographs as a method of escapism."

"Any day above ground is gonna be a good day."

If you love Valerie's sweet shots, you can now buy her prints over at our online art store, My Modern Shop.

Valerie Chiang

Tags: Dream, Living, Teenage, a, flick, photo, photographer

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Comment by Bastiencest on January 6, 2011 at 3:30pm: Amazing!

Comment by grace on January 5, 2011 at 11:36am: I thought this related to the Katy Perry song. JK. Love the photos. Very imaginative and I'm glad to see anything that gives kids a chance to be creative and allows them to have a voice.

Comment by Marica on January 5, 2011 at 8:00am: Great locations, love the her choice of colors...all this help to create a vintage atmosphere.

Comment by sAm on January 4, 2011 at 2:44pm: Especially love the first photo!

Comment by Alyssa Anda on January 4, 2011 at 2:44pm: I really like the essence of the pictures. There is definitely a childlike quality to them. Great work to say the least! :)