Two of her photos were accepted by the Drexel University Photography Program to hang in the High School Contest Exhibition. Out of 2,300 entries, 150 were chosen for the exhibit.

This was her first time experimenting with photography as a medium. She only had a small point-and-shoot digital camera and one of her photos titled “The World” was taken by accident.

“Honestly, I really don’t do photography very much. I only take pictures when I’m bored. I don’t really take it seriously. (This contest) was to see if I could,” she said.

“I was going on a walk with a friend and I brought my camera and accidentally pressed the button and I got that and I thought it looked kind of cool.”

Her other photograph titled “Heaven” is a picture of road kill. When asked if there was a deeper meaning to the piece she said, “I like taking pictures of road kill.

“I just think it’s kind of interesting. There’s no real deep, crazy explanation, it just makes for an interesting picture.”

She has been an artist since the day she was born and her teacher Veronica Landers describes her as a natural talent. On display outside the art room is an almost photo-realistic sketch of musician Jason Webley and a colorful painting of her hand on the keys of the piano. She said she doesn’t really think too much about what she is creating. She just does it. Ms. Landers describes her work as at least senior level.

“It’s just something that I’m good at,” Moriah said. “I just like making things people like to look at.”

Moriah has no immediate plans for a future in art, but her teachers seem to think an artistic career is waiting for her if she wants it.

“Whatever she does seems to flow,” said Ms. Landers. “It’s almost like second nature. Most of this stuff is stuff she hasn’t worked with. She definitely seems very confident no matter what she tries. You put it in front of her and she goes to town.”