Whether it’s car mechanics or car meets, Riordan has a large community of vehicle enthusiasts. One of these people is Jonathan Lee ’26, who has been doing car photography for the past six months and posting it on his Instagram account @caught_in.frame. “I just really like the look of cars,  how they sound,” he said in an interview. “And then if I could portray that in pictures to show it to other people and inspire them…” A main part of his photos is the lighting and background, both of which highlight the cars themselves.

When I asked him for the tips he had, he said, “Using the scenery to frame the car… like I use trees, walls, or other cars to frame the part of the car I want.”

Over the summer, he went to his first and three other car meets where Lee was able to take countless pictures of cars.

“I really like how people can put their own personality when they customize (cars)…”. In the future he would love to get into car customization, especially outfitting his dream car: a R32-GT-R. 

Lee shows that anyone can get into photography with little to no equipment. The type of camera he uses is the regular iPhone camera and for photo editing he uses the photo’s app. In the future he hopes to buy a more professional camera. 

After Lee graduates from Riordan, he looks forward to majoring in photography and doing freelance work. “And also meeting more photographers because I think it’s a really beautiful thing; the community is pretty small in this area.” He continued, “But I feel like if you expand to other areas it would be a really great experience.”