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The first time junior Zavier Zamora came to school dressed as Spider-Man in February 2022, his image quickly turned up all over students’ social media.

Now, though, Spider-man has become a part of his life, turning an obsession into art.

“I was inspired by the movies and how they were able to take Spider-Man and create different stories with him,” Zamora said. “I wanted to try and make my own stories with photography and bring together different Spider-People and have them tell a story.”

Zamora loved superheroes and all things fictional growing up, but Spider-Man stuck with him. 

“He’s the definition of a hero, you know,” Zamora said. “He doesn’t get any fame, recognition or reward. He’s just a normal person who gets nothing out of it and just does it to do it.”

Discovering art

Art is a natural passion for Zamora, whose dad is also an artist.

While Zamora grew up drawing, photography is his newfound passion. Instead of taking pictures of the sky or taking pictures of nature, he focuses on action figures. 

“I’ve always been collecting (action figures), and they’re just really cool,” Zamora said.

His pencil drawings are usually of Spider-man, and he has recently started taking photos of the action here in  real-life situations.

There is some self-induced pressure, though.

“It’s a little scary because my dad is really good at tattooing, so I’m worried that I won’t be able to get to his level or be any better, so I have to live up to that expectation,” Zamora said. “I can’t disappoint.” 

But his creativity continues to expand. 

“I just have a bunch of ideas with action figures,” he said. “Every time they release something new, I want to get it so then I can start thinking about different ways I can shoot it to make it look super cool and realistic and stuff.”

He has a plan.

“I’m hoping to get to the point where I can have businesses reach out to me and be like ‘hey, take photos of our toys for us, so that way I can promote their toys and stuff.”

Eye-catching art

Zamora’s art has a unique subject, but that’s not what stands out to junior Haven Wirsig. The bright colors and the placement are what caught her eye.

“I like his editing. He makes it really nice and saturated, so the colors pop really well. He places the figures to make them look really cool and human sized,” Wirsig said.

Starting something new can be nerve-wracking, but Zamora has gotten lots of love on his account and was excited to show people his work. He got immense support from his peers, from a simple like to a repost. 

“I always like all his posts and repost them on my story. The art he makes is just insane. It;s so beautiful,” freshman Morgan Thompson said. 

Zamora gets his inspiration from the figures themselves. 

“Whenever a character has really cool designs and come with different accessories you can do a lot with them and create different moments and scenes with photos and just manipulate it into your own story,” he said. 

Little does he know, he’s the source of inspiration for others, including junior Kooper Weaver is the owner of an Instagram account where he posts his photography of his bird. 

“Without Zavier I would’ve never made my account. He is truly an inspiration,” Weaver said.  

Zamora has his own style with photography and it can be similar to his drawing. 

“I like seeing the progression that he makes with them and how he can bring them really into life and seeing all the different Spider-Mans being drawn instead of just the basic Spider-Man,” sophomore Jamie Lever said.