Photography could also be a some of the talked about hobbies worldwide however it’s principally reserved for individuals who can afford to journey and purchase the most recent gear. Most of us are amateurs discovering completely different topics to click on, at attention-grabbing angles on our cellphones. Of course, cellular pictures has helped additional the spirit of pictures to an awesome extent however you don’t count on kids of each day wagers clicking photographs on their iPhones and flaunting on social media with the hashtag #ShotOniPhone.
In order to bridge this hole and introduce the less-fortunate to the world of pictures, Museo Camera Centre for the Photographic Arts lately hosted a ‘Mobile Photography Workshop’ with the theme— ‘The Art of Storytelling’.
Workshops were organised in collaboration with Saksham Bal Vikas Sanstha and Shiksha Education Centre, charitable organisations committed to providing education – academic and vocational — to underprivileged children.
Through these programs, 22 children from underprivileged backgrounds from neighbouring villages of Gurugram, Chakkarpur, Jharsa, Wazirabad, Nathupur and a Rajasthani Village in Mandwa, were chosen and provided with iPhone 12s to create photo stories. They were given a mix of theory and practical lessons on Mobile Photography and encouraged to develop their own unique photographic styles.
“You will be surprised to know about the backgrounds of these children. They belong to the economically backward sectors of our society. We provided them with an iPhone 12 along with the right training and we were amazed to see the kind of stories they came up with through their photographs. This exhibition was entirely about their way of telling the world the day-to-day stories they witness in their lives,” stated Aditya Arya, photographer, Founder of Museo.
It gives us immense pleasure to bridge the economical gap when it comes to photography through this workshop. These kids now have the required confidence to take a camera and to shoot and create their own stories,” he added.
“In early class Sir and Mam always say control the exposure but I even don’t know what exposure is, but now I have learnt and always try to control that… Sir will also tell his viewpoints and I like that very much,” shared Himani Narang from Saksham Bal Vikas Sanstha, Gurugram, who took part in this workshop.
Museo Camera, in Gurugram, has over 18000 sq ft of space dedicated to the art and history of Photography and is claimed to be India’s first centre for the photographic arts. They display a collection of over 2,500 cameras and other photographic equipment dating back to the 1850s. Museo Camera is the largest not-for-profit photography museum in South-East Asia.
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