December 6, 2005
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Kids With Cameras
Avijit  once wanted to be a doctor. Now, the 11-year-old Calcuttan plans to be a photographer. Take one look at the lush images he creates, and that goal seems well within his grasp. Spin the globe and say hello to Viergetane, a 14-year-old from Haiti. Like Avijit, Viergetane shoots astonishing pictures with equipment from Kids with Cameras, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching "the art of photography to marginalized children in communities around the world." This group, which gave rise to the Academy Award–winning documentary "Born Into Brothels," also hosts programs in Jerusalem and Cairo. In each location, it teaches children the basics of photographic techniques, equips them with cameras and film, and supports them as they roam the sidewalks, capturing -- as perhaps no one else can -- the inside view of life in some the world's poorest places. (in Photography) |
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