1 Camera 1000 Smiles
Smile and the World Smiles with you
Aurukun
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Doomadgee
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Timor Leste
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Bali
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ASRC
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PNG - Daru
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Aurukun * Doomadgee * Timor Leste * Bali * ASRC * PNG - Daru *
1 Camera 1000 Smile - Bali
Photo Voice - Aurukun
Photo Voice - ASRC
Photo Voice - Doomadgee
Photo Voice - PNG, Daru
1 Camera 1000 Smile - Timor Leste
1 Camera 1000 Smiles
is committed to empowerment through photography and believes that by learning photography skills, young people are better able to express themselves creatively, tell their own story and develop problem solving skills.
1 Camera 1000 Smiles is a Photo Voice project that conducts photography workshops with young people. Using donated cameras; the program seeks camera donations through online and offline campaigning, arranges, collection, and distributes them throughout Australian Indigenous and other communities. Donated cameras are used as teaching aids and given to the children to keep as a way of continued learning and exploration.
The program originated in Bali 2008 in the remote village of Belandingnan within the Kinatmani region.
The workshop curriculum has been designed by Ricardo who has over 20 years of industry experience as a photojournalist and TAFE teacher (5 years).
The key to the success of the program is that the learning process is inclusive, interactive and most importantly fun. Given the popularity of photography, it is an ideal way of encouraging learning of technical, personal and social skills.
Photography is a powerful medium that has the ability to create change, and offers a platform for expression, a way in which to tell a story.
donate your camera equipment - learn how
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donate your camera equipment - learn how 〰️
EXCERPT FROM STUDENT INTERVIEW
Teacher: "Tell me why you like photography?" Student: "Because there is no photographer and cameras in my village. The scenery in my village is very beautiful. I want to tell people how it looks- the living, the house compound, and everything about my village. My village is the most underdeveloped village from all the villages. The education is also not high. I want tell the story to people. I want my village to be developed. I am taking pictures about what I like to see. Teacher: "Do you have a favorite picture?" Student: "Yes. the picture of my grandmother with my youngest sister."
WHAT TO DONATE
Any old digital camera will do! The preference is for Compact digital and SLR digital cameras. As technology advanced many of us have replaced our first digital cameras.
It is these old disused cameras we are needing. Let us give these cameras a chance to click again.
Your contribution will bring about many more years of smiles, happiness and joy.
Accessories, camera bags, filters, lenses, memory cards, cleaning tissues, tripods, monopods …. all welcome.
HOW TO DONATE
VIA POST
Urban Artistry
74 Johnston St
Collingwood, Victoria , 3066
DROP OFF
Please call to make a time to drop into 74 Johnston St Collingwood, cnr of Wellington St ( enter through carpark )
FOR COLLECTION - ( Melbourne only)
Contact Ric:
ph: 0407 181 165
Email: Richard@urbanartistry.com.au.
