From gardening to baking bread, quarantine has left folks with ample time to pick up hobbies. College students have been no exception. Here’s a look at two students — a 3D-printing guru and an aspiring Bay Area rapper — and the pastimes they’ve developed since the onset of the pandemic.
*This photo essay was shot primarily on Ilford HP5 black and white film with supplementary shots on color negative and digital mediums.*
Winn “Young Gonzo” Hartford
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It’s been almost three years since Los Altos resident James Winn Hartford, 20, first started freestyling in the back seats of his friends’ cars.
“My friends would play a beat and be like, ‘Yo, freestyle over this … give us 16 bars,’” the University of Southern California sophomore said.
Before leaving the Bay Area for his freshman year, Hartford dropped his first official track….
