© 2011 Rupen Dajee
Born and raised in Southern California , I am a student at UCLA with a passion for technology and the arts.

I started this website as a way for me to share my passions with the world. The internet has become an incredible forum for spreading knowledge, and I hope that my contributions will go to interest and inspire those who view them.

Throughout my life, I have been fascinated by the arts. I garnered a passion for writing, film, and photography, regularly exercising them through various school assignments, personal projects, and recommendations from family and friends.

As a writer, I have been intrigued by logic and social behavior. I find interest in the human mind and its processes, and its reactions through interactions with the environment and other minds. My writings tend to reflect my opinions on these properties, and occasionally alternate perspectives for contrast.

Living so close to Hollywood, it would seem only natural that I developed an affinity for film and the cinema. However, my interest has branched out to the far global and historical cinematographic realms with visual styles such as film noir, and genres such as independent film. For many of my own videos, I took regular school assignments and used them as opportunities to exercise my personal interest in film.

An internationally traveled musician, I have had the incredible and fortunate opportunity to voyage across the globe performing music I love for the world. During my travels, I developed a tradition of documenting my adventures, which bloomed into my love of photography. Now wherever I go, I’m sure to bring along my trusty pocket-camera and try to capture the beauty in the world through the eyes of the lens. My photographs mainly express still life, though I do capture images of the world in motion when the opportunity arises.

Starting in 1995 with my first computer (a beige IBM), I have had a constant adoration for technology. I love to be on the cutting edge, always up-to-date with the latest and greatest in technological advances. I have expressed my interest in technology through robotics, interactive graphics, web design, and live production as an audio/video technician and instructor. I am an Apple fan, having jumped off the PC wagon after my self-built Windows ME box in 2001.

Being half-Korean, I appreciate my heritage through the martial art of Taekwondo. As a black belt, I enjoy the focus it requires, and the discipline it enforces while providing for the protection of myself and for those around me. I m also competitive, having recently won a gold medal in the Taekwondo Southern California Open Championship.

I hope you enjoy my site, my work, and my passion!

On March 5, 2010, I spoke at California State University Fullerton for a body of 500 middle-school students involved with the Human Relations Council. My speech was about diversity, equity, tolerance, and respect, and took place during the Walk in My Shoes conference. This was my second speech at a university, my first being at the University of California, Irvine in November 2009. This time, a local news channel was present.