Rwandan and Liberian youths capture images of their lives at ‘Eye See III’ workshop

By Michael Bociurkiw. NEW YORK, USA, 24 April 2008 – Each equipped with a camera and a unique perspective, dozens of children in Rwanda and Liberia recently spent a week with internationally renowned photographer and frequent UNICEF contributor Giacomo Pirozzi for a series of training workshops called ‘Eye See III’.

The idea for the UNICEF-supported Eye See workshop series originated in Pakistan after the October 2005 earthquake there, with an initial focus on documenting children’s experiences in displacement camps. The goal of the workshops is to teach children photography and provide them with a fun, compelling tool with which to capture the images of their lives.

Following the Eye See III workshops in Rwanda and Liberia, each participant was equipped with his or her own Sony Cybershot DSC-T20. Most of the children had never held a camera before and only a few had owned a photograph. Mr. Pirozzi used his own photos to share tips on composition, color and lighting.

“I can’t believe the quality of these images – and the quantity,” said Mr. Pirozzi during the third day of the Rwanda workshop.

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