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April 22, 2012
The Power of Pictures
by Vickie An
In February, the group took a photography field trip to Haiti’s La Visite national park. A student holds up a lizard as her classmates snap away.
It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Conservation photographer Robin Moore believes this. He especially believes that the stories photographs can tell about the environment can inspire people to care for the earth. “It doesn’t matter what language you speak or what culture you come from, because a photo can speak to everyone,” Moore says.
That’s the idea behind Frame of Mind. Moore cofounded the organization last year with environmental educator Deanna Del Vecchio and fellow nature photographer Neil Ever Osborne. The group is on a mission to help young people around the world connect with nature through photography workshops.
In August 2011, Frame of Mind hosted its very first workshop with 20 youth journalists in Jacmel, Haiti. The workshop was held in partnership with Conservation International and Panos Caribbean. Each student was given a digital camera to use for the week and was taught how to use it. During the session, the kids learned about the local environment and how it relates to their lives.
Reconhecendo o potencial da fotografia como uma linguagem universal, a organização mencionada intenciona levar
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as gerações mais jovens a reconhecerem diferentes línguas e culturas.
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os jovens a compreenderem melhor a relação entre o meio ambiente e suas vidas.
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os estudantes haitianos a conhecerem seus parques nacionais.
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os jornalistas locais a buscarem parcerias com organizações não governamentais.
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os alunos de jornalismo do Haiti a usarem câmeras digitais em pesquisas.
