Through the Eyes of A Teen: Nontraditional Photos of California Landmarks is my photo essay of two well known California landmarks, Joshua Tree National Park and Salton Sea, and two landmarks that are not well known, Salvation Mountain and Slab City. Most of the photos were taken using a digital SLR camera. That made it easier for me to show you the things that I saw, and the way that I saw them. The other photos were taken using a smart phone camera, which gave me a chance to take very quick shots when I didn't want to pull out my other camera. I have written some information about each place that I visited and included my personal comments.