Kids with cameras!

Yesterday was the first day of San Anto Cultural Art's Summer photo project. The project will culminate in a photo exhibit on August 7th at the Guadalupe Street Coffee cafe, located at 1320 Guadalupe st. The exhibit will contain photos taken by the participants, whom the majority of are youth. This is the second year I have participated in the project, and most of the kids I have worked with before.  It takes place over a span of 4 days. The kids are taught about composition, perspective, the functions of a digital camera, and much more. Every day we go to different spots (of their choice) within the community and they take photos incorporating the techniques they are taught. 

The level of creativity within the kids amazes me. They catch on so quick and produce images as if they had been doing it a life time already. All they need is a small amount of information and they run with it, make it their own, and in the end, they teach us as much as we teach them. They are simply naturals, and it makes me wonder what kind of world we would live in, if early on we all had access to creative and artistic education. 

San Anto Cultural Arts is producing and teaching the future artists of our community. I am so lucky to be a part of the project and a part of the organization. I don't know how I could ever thank them enough..

KIDS (and a few adults) WITH CAMERAS!