I made this portrait of a young university student, who most likely is studying the culinary arts, at a Cuenca pastry festival held in the city’s central square She is surrounded by her fellow students, garbed in a pristine white uniform and hat. She folds her arms, and looks expectantly at her colleagues as I made this photograph. It is a portrait of vulnerability -- a youthful talent learning a trade, slowly gaining the self-confidence that comes with knowledge and experience.