New media refers to a broad range of digital communication tools and platforms that have emerged or evolved in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It encompasses various forms of digital communication, including websites, social media, mobile apps, streaming platforms, online gaming, virtual reality, and more. The photo symbolizes the paradox of modern life: amidst breathtaking nature, the man is absorbed in his phone, highlighting the impact of new media on our attention. It illustrates how connectivity alters our relationship with our surroundings, shaping both our interactions and disconnections from the natural world.

Experimentalism refers to a creative approach that involves exploration, innovation, and pushing the boundaries of established norms or conventions within a particular field, be it arts, sciences, technology, or other domains. This photo of stars against a night sky with light painting showcases experimentalism because it blends celestial beauty with artistic innovation, merging long-exposure photography techniques to craft vibrant, abstract patterns. This creative fusion challenges conventional imagery, exploring new visual realms through unconventional light manipulation in darkness.

The cinematic narrative is a collection of storytelling techniques and styles that are used in cinema to emphasize visual storytelling, pacing, and narrative structure commonly associated with film. I feel this photo shows this critical theme because we can see energy and emotion in the moment of the confetti in the air, and we also see the story being frozen at the climax and it looks like something from a movie being frozen in time.