workshop: rashidieh camp

Media: photography
Date: January 2008
Location: Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp - Al Kadoumi Library
Facilitators: Mahmoud Zeidan and Rick Bajornas
Participants - Salam, Sausan, Amal, Youssuf and Abdullah

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This January, Lens on Lebanon brought a photography workshop to Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon. The six amateur photographers from the camp, with Mahmoud Zeidan and Richard Bajornas as workshop facilitators, chose to focus their work along the twin themes of 'Inheritance' and 'Legacy'.

In the context of Rashidieh, the group explored the characteristics of the life they were born into - their history and identity, the present-day issues it has produced, and the role this all plays in shaping their future.

The workshop used digital photography and accompanying written narrative as tools for personal examination and explanation of topics agreed upon by the group, and explored individual approaches and artistic choices inherent in producing a striking, visual narrative.

Emphasized was the important role of documentary photography to illustrate chosen themes and how they shape daily lives, with examples drawn from a wide array of international photographic essays.

What the group wished was to create a photographic exhibition within the camp and to create a multimedia presentation, including their photographs and spoken narratives.

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