About

Decades of research link creativity with the intrinsic motivation to learn.
When students are focused on a creative goal, they become more absorbed in their learning and more driven to acquire the skills they need to accomplish it.

Our Approach

The project delivers an uplifting, interesting and fun educational programme, which enables young people to create outstanding photographic work, tell their own personal stories, as well as offering the opportunity to continue their learning and education in photography and the arts.

Trained by Professionals

Julian Claxton is the project lead and founder of Fotograf. Julian is an Award-Winning photographer who founded the project in 2015, previously called Give a Child a Camera. He offers a creative and understanding outlook, providing the young people with the foundation for compelling stories.

Benefits

Direct benefits to the participants include and by no way limited to, building confidence, encouragement of independent thinking and development to create imagery.

Mentoring

Helping the young people understand that photography as a tool can be used to highlight issues, enabling storytelling and importantly using their own images as a potential platform to own their own story. Fostering a form of communication between themselves and the world around them.

Training & Support

The experienced team led by Julian, run the workshops, training the young people in camera operation, composition and other elements required to build imagery. The photographic lead helps to foster a belief in abilities, offering active support and guidance during the image making process.

Empowerment

The process of image making helps to empower the young people to own their story/message. Pieces that make each student unique, without any expectation of praise or pity.

Don’t sit on it, donate it – whether you have old film cameras or digital cameras, please donate what you can. Simply Contact Fotograf for further information

Become inspired by the images taken by the young people