In 1998 I had the fantastic experience of fulfilling a long time dream. With the funding of the Institute of Technology of the State of Pernambuco I had the privilege of administering workshops in photography in four slums in Recife.
The students were instructed in the basic principles of photography and each given a camera.
They were then challenged to go out into their community and take pictures that would help "tell their stories".
Each student processed his/her film, made contact sheets, enlarged their favorite images, produced postcards and mounted pictures for the final exhibit.
The results were spectacular and life changing.
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