National Geographic Photo Camp is a series of photography workshops for youth from underserved communities both in and outside the United States. In partnership with local newspapers and community organizations, Photo Camp inspires young people to explore their communities through the camera's lens, and to share their vision through public presentations and exhibitions across the United States and throughout the world.
Photo Camp is sponsored by National Geographic MIssion Programs in partnership with Vision Workshops, of Annapolis, Maryland.
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Photo Camp Overview
Watch how National Geographic Magazine photographers and editors mentor young people around the world to learn how to express themselves and engage with their communities though the art of photography.
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Photo Camp: Biscayne Bay
Miami high school students paint a unique portrait of Florida's Biscayne National Park—through photos and writing—in this 2010 Photo Camp gallery.
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Photo Camp: Ocean for Life, California and Florida
In 2009, 30 students from around the globe had the unique opportunity to document and learn about marine sanctuaries in California and Florida. See their photos.
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Photo Camp: Maine Islands
National Geographic's Photo Camp 2008 gave a group of Maine students a unique opportunity to create a portrait of their island communities through photography.
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Photo Camp: Olympic National Park, Washington State
It's nearly impossible to take a bad photo in Olympic National Park. See the shots that Photo Camp students captured in August 2009.
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Photo Camp: Botswana
Photographing the wildlife of Botswana's Okavango Delta was all in a day's work for the participants of this 2009 National Geographic Photo Camp.
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Photo Camp: India
"We experience nature by its beauty." See India through the eyes and words of 2009 Photo Camp students from Rajasthan.
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Photo Camp: Santa Monica
In May 2008, 20 students participating in a National Geographic Photo Camp workshop got a unique assignment: Document and photograph a 24-hour BioBlitz in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Photo Camp: Taos, New Mexico
National Geographic's Photo Camp 2008 asked students from Taos High School in New Mexico to photograph their surroundings and document how they explore their connections to nature and tradition.
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Photo Camp: Pine Ridge
National Geographic's Pine Ridge Photo Camp asked participants to show how South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation is reconnecting with the natural environment.
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Photo Camp: Costa Rica
National Geographic’s 2008 Photo Camp: Costa Rica asked students at EARTH University to show how the school is working toward sustainable development by balancing agricultural production and environmental preservation.
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Photo Camp: Miami, Florida
National Geographic's Photo Camp 2008 gave a group of Little Havana Institute High School students in Miami, Florida, a unique opportunity to establish a personal connection to the environment through photography.
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Photo Camp: Appalachian Trail, Virginia
National Geographic's Appalachian Trail Photo Camp 2008 asked students to create a portrait of a Virginia section of the trail and of those volunteers who work to conserve it.
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Photo Camp: New Orleans
In April 2006, seven months after Hurricane Katrina, fifteen young people who had returned to their school and homes were asked to tell their own story—and the story of the city—through photography and written essays. Watch a video of their work.
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