Alyssa Portillo, Photographer
First-year newsie Alyssa Portillo,12, joined The Downey Legend as a photographer, She has always been very passionate about photography on and off duty. In school, Portillo has received the Viking award twice, co-founded an art club, was a part of the avid club, and is also a writing center tutor. In the near future, she plans on going to a four-year university nearby and is planning to major in economics. Portillo perceives herself to have a very straightforward demeanor but she is also a very talkative person.
“Photography has become something I enjoy a lot I’ll walk around outside and I may just look at a random thing and think that would be such a great photo” Portillo stated. “I think photography has changed my perspective of the world a lot.”
