Vinny, left, walks while Potato, his dog, struts on 10 Street N.W. in the Sunnyside neighbourhood while his friends watch and have a laugh in Calgary on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Many people are out, including Vinny and friends, on the first few days of spring in Calgary. (Photo by Alejandro Melgar/SAIT)
Ariana Melgar paints in her living room, study area, and mini studio in the Sunnyside neighbourhood in Calgary, Alta., on Jan. 31, 2021. Melgar is a student at SAIT, a mother, and an artist. She started painting and drawing when she was 10 years old. (Photo by Alejandro Melgar/SAIT)
Mesfin Deseta speaks on Amharic to a group of protestors in Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary on April 11, 2021. The Amhara association and the Calgary Amhara Youth association are speaking out against the genocide that is happening to the Amhara people in the Oromia region in Ethiopia. (Photo by Alejandro Melgar/SAIT)
Adam jumps and flips his board before a slope in Shaw Millennium Park in Calgary, Alta., on Friday, March 5, 2021. Adam is an avid and consistent skateboarder. He and many other skateboarders skate on the sunny Calgary afternoon. (Photo by Alejandro Melgar/SAIT)
A woman holds a sign and chants as she marches with Walk for Freedom across the Peace Bridge which crosses the Bow River toward the Sunnyside community in Calgary, on April 3, 2021. Walk for Freedom is one of two organizations that protest against the COVID-19 restrictions, business closures, and the mask mandate. The groups have been protesting since June of 2020, with Walk for Freedom having a larger audience than the other group, which was formerly known as Freedom March Calgary. (Photo by Alejandro Melgar/SAIT)
Potato, left, is curious about Max and leans in to inspect in front of The Roasterie on 10 Street N.W. in the Sunnyside community in Calgary on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Potato belongs to Vinny and Lindsey, with Vinny holding a leash and standing nearby, while Max belongs to Amanda, who is sitting right next to him. (Photo by Alejandro Melgar/SAIT)
Julia Melgar poses for a photo while working from her home in the Kensington neighbourhood in Calgary, Alta, on Wednesday, April 6, 2021. Melgar is a travel agent specialist and has worked in the travel agent business for 25 years. Melgar spent the last 14 years working from her home in El Salvador, and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, moved back to Calgary, Alta.(Photo by Alejandro Melgar/SAIT)
Elias Haile speaks in Amharic to a group of protestors in Olympic Plaza in Calgary on April 11, 2021. Haile is regularly active within the Amhara community, and he speaks out against the genocide of the Amhara people in Ethiopia. According to the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO), there have been 1100 deaths due to the massacre from November 2020 till April 2021. (Photo by Alejandro Melgar/SAIT)
Francisco Melgar mops behind the bar of Bottlescrew Bill’s in downtown Calgary on April 15, 2021. There are various bar supplies and bottles resting on the sides, along with the bar’s own sanitizing dishwasher, and coolers filled with all their various beers from around the world. Mopping is usually the last task a cleaner has before they are done and move to another bar or restaurant. (Photo by Alejandro Melgar/SAIT)

These photos are a collection from various events I attended or shot for my classes at SAIT. At the end of the year, I was tasked with putting together photos for a portfolio that would showcase my skills as a photojournalist, and they include action photos, environmental portraits, and feature photos.

SAIT 2021 Portfolio

A collection of photos that were selected for the purposes of showcasing my photography skills through my photojournalism class.

Date

April 23, 2021

Category
Photography