In late March, 18-year-old Tucker Collins was on his way to completing his first year of college at the University of Southern California (USC), unaware of the life-altering events that were to come.
Collins chose the school to pursue astronautical engineering and cinema. Growing up, he found his passion for rockets through a rocketry simulator video game and tried his hand at photography and making short films. When he received a new Sony FX30 camera for Christmas, he was beyond excited to develop his skills.
He first tried using the camera during the “National Shutdown” protests that took place in late January. He went out with the intention of documenting these protests, hoping to capture a moment of significance…