The Photographer Shirt
The Black Shirt
Earned onlyIt cannot be bought. It is handed only to students who have earned it through dedication and respect for the true art of making photographs.
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Founded 2010 · At PVHS since 2021
pics are taken.
Photographs are made.
The photography club of Pioneer Valley High School. We practice the art of writing with light, with intention, patience, and craft.
Who we are
Intention over volume
Light Writerz was founded in 2010 by four professional photographers: Chris Silva, Laura Garcia, Joshua Duffy, and Jeremy Wirth. Their goal was to inspire and educate young people in the true art of capturing light, at a highly creative and skilled level.
In 2021, just after students were allowed back into classrooms following the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Silva brought LWZ to Pioneer Valley High School, and it has called PVHS home ever since. It is run by student officers and advised by two of its founders, Chris Silva and Laura Garcia. The logo carries pride and responsibility: to continue a legacy of image making at the highest level of intention and passion.
Why “Light Writerz”
We write with light
Photo
= light
+
Graphy
= to write
The word photography comes from Greek roots meaning “writing with light.” Every photograph is light, written onto a sensor or a piece of film. That is our name and our job: we are the Light Writerz.
Two shirts. One standard.
Wear the Standard
Every Light Writerz shirt stands for the same belief: pics are taken. Photographs are made.
One shirt is earned by our photographers. The other is chosen by the people who stand behind them. If you see the black shirt on campus, you know its owner earned it. They are not a “picographer.” They are a photographer.
For those who believe
The Supporter Shirt
On sale soonFor parents, alumni, teachers, and friends who stand behind our photographers. Wear it to say you believe in making, not taking, and help preserve the true art of making photographs for the next generation.
Women’s cut shown. More fits coming.
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Founded
4
Founding photographers
16
Years of light writing
1
Standard: intention
Club News
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October 13, 2026
Welcome, Brianna Cisneros, our new Management Assistant
Members elected Brianna Cisneros as Management Assistant at today's meeting, after a close race between two outstanding candidates.
October 13, 2026
The vote: Management Assistant
Members voted for our new Management Assistant at the October 13 meeting. Here is how the vote worked.
October 6, 2026
New officer position: Management Assistant
A new officer role that supports the whole team. Nominations are closed, and members vote at today's meeting.
The world does not need more pics. It needs photographs with consequence.Chris Silva, LWZ co-founder and advisor
