From concerts in Dartmouth and West Beach in Westport, to Reykjavík, Iceland, Dartmouth High’s photography students are finding inspiration in their favorite hobbies and places.

Students got a chance to showcase their works, and what inspires them, at the high school’s AP Digital Photography exhibition, “In The Moment.”

Eighteen students lined the Russells Mills Schoolhouse with 29 photographs taken as part of their portfolio, separated into three groups: Quality, Concentration, and Breadth.

Students selected their five best works for the quality component, 12 focused, sustained images of a theme or concept for concentration, and 12 photos for breadth, which show a range of approaches on design.

For Colin Zhu, it didn’t take long to figure out what his concentration would be. The freshman has combined his love of photography and music, and is already a professional concert photographer with a following.

He got his start shooting for Off Kilter, a small, local band. It allowed him to assemble a portfolio and develop his skills. He now shops his services around to bands all over the state.

On display at the exhibition was a series of photos he took of concerts. He chose each photo to demonstrate the wide array of emotions one experiences at a concert  — aggressive drumming, passionate solos, dramatic closures — and his own journey from shooting discreet photos in the crowd on his phone, to up-close shots right on stage.

“I try my best to create connections and evoke feelings as if you were actually there,” Zhu explained.

Cassidy Leary explored aging in her series of portraits, which feature people of all ages. She

“It shows that no matter how old you are, you’re still beautiful,” Leary said.

Her favorite photo from the set is one of the final ones, of her 90-year-old great grandmother. She used a black and white color scheme to highlight the time period.

“She looks so happy in the photo,” Leary said.

Malia Cafasso used photos she took on a class trip to Iceland for her concentration piece. She focused on highlighting how Iceland’s architecture is influenced by nature.

“I originally wanted to focus on architecture, but when we went on the trip we were staying in the middle of nowhere so I took as many pictures as I could,” Cafasso said.

They did make it to Reykjavík, but Cafasso decided to refocus her theme around man-made buildings and nature.

Normandy Beery’s concentration pieces were all taken at the same time at East Beach in Westport, during a storm. She tapped into the power of the ocean and the tranquility of nature for her works.

“It just came to me,” Beery said. “You have a lot of nature, and with the rain and wind too.”

Other students used art to raise awareness of serious issues.

Abigail Amaral's concentration photos depicts drug addiction, starting with a young man filled with promise and hope, but whose life spirals out of control after becoming addiction to heroin and cocaine.

“You just hear a lot of overdoses on the news, and I wanted to bring attention to it in my own way,” Amaral said. “It’s a national problem that needs to be dealt with.”

Interested in seeing the exhibition? It will be open on Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Russells Mills Schoolhouse, 1205 Russells Mills Rd.