Toronto - Virtual Photography Session ages 8-13

Teaching Autistic Youth to communicate and express themselves through photographs.

For Children with Autism 8-13: In this interactive online photography workshop,  kids will explore how to communicate with images. They will learn the techniques good photographers use to create compelling and visually interesting pictures. They will learn about vantage points (composition and perspective); how to best capture elements of design (lines, colour, shape, pattern, texture); and all about the role of light in creating images with emotion, mood, and storytelling potential. The goal of this is to introduce young participants to the benefits of photography as a fun, creative and skill-building practice that strengthens self-confidence, creative thinking, problem-solving and authentic visual expression. 

• Will include in-session timed challenges that will encourage participants to take photos to show, share, reflect and discuss with the group.
• Activities are designed to be able to be modified per participants’ ability levels.
• Participants need access to Zoom and a digital device eg. Phone or tablet

This event is exclusive to families in Toronto. Registrations outside this area will not be accepted. 

In order to participate in this event, you will need to be able to access the ZOOM platform; a link will be emailed to all registered participants the day before the event.

Diana Nazareth is a certified teaching artist, professional photographer and the founder of Project Kids & Cameras. She has facilitated workshops to over 1000 participants of all ages (with a focus on children and youth ages 7-18) in several schools, community art centres, and libraries throughout the GTA. Project Kids & Cameras is a TDSB approved Educational Partner and a Toronto Public Library Program Partner and has also facilitated programs for the City of Toronto’s Cultural Hotspot and Ontario’s annual Culture Days Festival.