THROUGH THE LENS: 5pts

With the invention of smartphones and apps, photography has changed drastically in recent times, allowing anyone with an acute eye to point-and-shoot as they please. A protegé of the modern-day, San Diego-born photographer Izzy Balderas, or 5pts to his Instagram followers, presents striking visual renderings that do little to hold back on raw emotions. While Balderas may have been schooled in graphic design, his accolades show him to be a pupil of self-taught digital photography at its most pro...