Dr. Kennedy’s Photography Lecture centered around photography and what makes an image worthy. I found it interesting how he made pictures look almost like paintings by using photoshop. He mentioned that he distorts the images he takes and plays with them and I think that’s very creative. It was nice to be in the presence of someone that has pure passion for their craft. It makes me think that we should be as passionate about what we do as he was.  It was a refreshing lecture.

My group’s specific Austin-area Wicked Problem is Housing. In class we spoke about the different parts that are involved with this problem and also the individuals involved. Something I didn’t know that I found out through our group discussion is that homeless shelters have certain rules about how long people can stay at their shelter, which I thought was pretty interesting. We also spoke about the fact that the government is a big part of determining people’s social class which goes into a broader spectrum relating to who receives welfare/food stamps.