smile for the camera.
Youth empowerment has become both a formal (in the classroom) and informal (bush walking and singing at the top of your/our/everybody's lungs, discovering how hot sauce is trans-cultural, etc.) pastime and passion of mine. The kids here are just about the cutest thing I've ever seen, if you're reading this you've probably seen the pictures and you probably know what I mean. But they're shy. Much like everyone, everywhere else in the world, but perhaps more so, which is why I have a job right now.
I love taking pictures of the kids here, and I love it most when they smile for me. Unfortunately, many of them are too ashamed to smile, or sometimes even look at me. My solution: I dance. So far it's a pretty successful strategy. I don't find many kids here that won't smile, or laugh, or generally feel really good and convey that to the camera when they've got a dancing white lady in front of them.
See for yourself...
Recommended viewing:
in sequence with "Look Who's Dancing" (live version) by Ziggy Marley and "Beautiful People" by SuperHeavy.
I love taking pictures of the kids here, and I love it most when they smile for me. Unfortunately, many of them are too ashamed to smile, or sometimes even look at me. My solution: I dance. So far it's a pretty successful strategy. I don't find many kids here that won't smile, or laugh, or generally feel really good and convey that to the camera when they've got a dancing white lady in front of them.
See for yourself...
Recommended viewing:
in sequence with "Look Who's Dancing" (live version) by Ziggy Marley and "Beautiful People" by SuperHeavy.
1 Response to smile for the camera.
YESSS -- How can you NOT smile when Beautiful People is playing!? Hope I get to meet these kids some day!
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