Every week I would ride my bike through the night since it was the only way to come back from school after practice. I thought the night was scary because of the darkness that engulfed the world, but no matter where I went, there were always lights guiding my way. Throughout my rides back I discovered the beauty of the night and how the lights served as a guide through my adventures of the unknown. There's so much emotion in the dark that we don't notice, and I want to show this unforeseen to the world. 

Ollie Cunningham is a nighttime street photographer and a junior at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES). He discovered his love for nighttime street photography while riding around the city on his bike.