What a Daily Bruin staffer shoots during the school year is often determined, at least in part, by someone else – like a writer whose article needs art, or an editor who needs an event photographed.

Through Our Lens is Daily Bruin Photo’s annual Graduation Issue gallery where photojournalists share one of their favorite photographs they’ve taken with The Bruin in the past school year.

The 37th Annual Chinese American Culture Night was held at Royce Hall on May 2. This year’s play, “The Parts We Played,” followed a Chinese American theater troupe and its journey gaining representation on stage in the 1970s.

Cymbals echoed through the walls of the Covel Commons Grand Horizon Room on Jan. 30 as colorful lions danced to the beat of drums. The UCLA Association of Chinese Americans hosted the Lunar New Year Festival in collaboration with other cultural student organizations, including the Vietnamese Student Union, Chinese Cultural Dance Club and Wushu.

Shuffling footsteps echo across stalls of vendors as the aroma of baked goods fills the air. The Original Farmers Market offers a variety of options, from traditional bakeries to pickle shops, for customers.

The blares of brass trumpets and chants echoed through UCLA’s campus as over 1,000 people joined a Wednesday walkout across campus to protest against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign.

Tens of thousands of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 members struck across the UC system Nov. 17 and 18. With the rhythm of drums matching the rain, hundreds of UC employees striking at UCLA impacted medical facilities and custodial services and left many UCLA dining halls temporarily closed.