Through the Lens: Selections from MoPA’s Education Programs
December 12, 2009
Madison Rutherford, Polaroid, 11th grade. © Museum of Photographic Arts.
Through the Lens is an exhibition being shown at The Museum of Photographic Arts from October 3, 2009-January 24, 2010. This show features artwork from San Diego students between the 3rd-12th grades. For more information about this exhibit, go HERE.
Seeing Beyond Sight: An Interview with Tony Deifell
November 13, 2009
Los Angeles, October 2009 – It started in 1991 with a question: What would happen if you put a camera into the hands of a blind student? For Tony Deifell, a photojournalist turned non-profit leader, the inspiration behind this question was two-fold. “I was really interested in the intersection between documentary work and social change,” he explains over the phone from his Bay Area home. Read more
photomonth Youth Photography Award
November 13, 2009
The theme for the first photomonth youth award will be Children’s Rights in support of the 20th Anniversary of the UNICEF Convention of the Rights of the Child. Read more
Shoot Nations 2009: Growing Up In The 21st Century
July 26, 2009
Shoot Nations‘ theme for the year’s competition was GROWING UP IN THE 21st CENTURY and took place from May 1st to July 31. Shoot Nations is a joint partnership between Plan UK and Shoot Experience to encourage young people to express their thoughts on global issues through photography and drawings. Read more
