Rebonwe pupils explore photography
The pupils learnt about photography during a three-day workshop from August 26 to 28.
Rebonwe Primary School pupils from Ivory Park are telling their township stories through photographs.
The pupils learnt about photography during a three-day workshop from August 26 to 28.
The workshop was hosted by the French NGO, An Eye For An Eye.
Founded by Ms Dorothee Adam and Ms Claire Mazard, the project is not only focused on learning photography.
It also enables children to discover other cultures to open their minds and to promote their environment.
An Eye For An Eye has launched a photographic exchange between Rebonwe Primary School and Calenzana Primary School in France.
“These children are already used to sharing pictures among each other and also using photography as a means of communication. Every month children from France and South Africa regularly share pictures showing their daily lives. They took photos from the dumping areas and of polluted streams. They also learnt about the importance of recycling,” said Ms Cristina Tohhaso, a project coordinator for An Eye For An Eye.
About 174 children from France, India, Cambodia, Bolivia, South Africa, China and Greenland will showcase their work at the exhibition in Paris at the 21st United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in December.
Rebonwe Primary School teacher, Mr Peter Mpangane who is also a photo exchange coordinator, said the French NGO has donated two cameras and a stand during a visit to their school last year.
“This could possibly ignite a passion to others to follow photography as a future career,” he said.
School pupil Sabelo Molongwana said apart from taking photos, he had learnt about the importance of saving water and fixing leaking taps.
