This is my second year leading some young photographers from the Michigan City Boys and Girls Club in the amazing national program ImageMakers. I can’t share their photographs from this year’s contest yet, but here is an incredible photograph taken last year by one of our members, age 7. (Not just incredible because I’m in it, either.)
The ImageMakers Photography Contest provides aspiring photographers with a chance to express their creativity by learning photography skills and putting them into practice. Club members, ages 7 through 12, work with SLR cameras to capture their world, at the club, at home, and in the community. The photo essay portion of the contest captures service projects or activities that hopefully will encourage viewers to help other.
Members choose their best work to display at Lubeznik Center for the Arts. Winners from each club go on to compete regionally, and even nationally. In 2006, a member of our small club was a national winner, with several members since receiving awards at regionals.
This Saturday, the Lubeznik Center is hosting an opening reception from 2-4pm, during which the photographs going on to regionals will be announced. If you can’t make it in Saturday, don’t worry. The exhibit will be open all month. Please stop by the Lubeznik Center to see the amazing photography done by our members. They worked so hard to share their vision with our community, and I feel so blessed to got to lead this program and watch their work come together all winter!
by Amy
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