Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Nouvelles du groupe photo/ News from photo group




(c) Anne Paq/Images for life

NOUVELLES..Le groupe photo de Aida recompense dans un concours photo!

Les sourires des membres du groupe photo de Aida etaient eclatants lorsqu’ils ont decouvert leurs photos sur les Murs de la prestigieuse Academie Palestinienne pour les Arts, a Ramallah. Najwa, Ibrahim, Ahmad, Manar et Maram ont participe en Juin au concours photo “Colours of my City”, organisee par la Fondation Al-Mamal de Jerusalem.

Tout le groupe s’est rendu a Ramallah pour la ceremonie d’ouverture et l’annonce es resulats.. Ils ont pu ainsi decouvrir l’Academie, et pour la premiere fois leurs photos sur les murs.

Avec sa photo du linge etendu sur les toits de Aida Maram du groupe photo de Images for Life a gagne le troisieme prix de la competition Elle a gagne 200 dollars qu’elle va pouvoir utiliser pour acheter une camera.

Nous sommes ensuite tous alles fete les resultats dans un café afin de profiter de la belle vie nocturne de Ramallah. Pour Maram, c’etait meme la premiere fois qu’elle se rendait a Ramallah. La soiree fut magique et remplie de rires.

Ce resulat encourage le groupe photo a continue et a participer a d’autres concours. Nous sommes en train de preparer une exposition photo pour fin octobre.

Pour voir plus de photos, consulter le nouveau site internet: www.imagesforlifeonline.com. Si vous etes interesses pour aider le groupe photo, contactez imagesforlige@gmail.com. Nous sommes toujorus a la recherche de volontaire et d’equipements.

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NEWS. The photo group of Aida got an award in a photo competition!

It was such a great scene to see the large smiles of the members of the photo group of Images for Life when they discovered from the first time their pictures displayed a on the walls of the new prestigious International Academy of Art Palestine, in Ramallah.

Najwa, Ibrahim, Ahmad, Manar et Maram participated in June to a photo exhibition entitled “the Colours of my City”, organized by Al-Mamal Foundation.

All the group went with excitement to Ramallah for the opening ceremony and the announcement of the winners. It was a great opportunity to discover the Academy and to participate to a photo exhibition. With her picture on the cloths rack on the roof of the refugee camp, Maram won the third prize. With the 200 dollars, she is going to buy her own camera.

We then all went to celebrate and enjoy the amazing nightlife in Ramallah. For Maram, it was even the first time she was going to Ramallah. The evening was magical and full with laughs.

That result is a great encouragement for the whole group. We will continue to participate into other photo competitions and we are now preparing a photo exhibition for the end of October.

For more information and to see more of their pictures, please visit our website: www.imagesforlifeonline.com.

If you want to help, we are looking for some volunteers and donations, including equipment, please contact: imagesforlife@gmail.com

1 comment:

  1. Hi Anne,
    How are you doing?
    Hope all is well.
    Still hard at work showing the kids the wonderfull world of photography I see.
    Great to see they are doing so well and that their hard work and effort was rewarded with this competition. Amazing job and great to read that they had smiles on their faces and enjoyed Ramallah.
    Keep in touch and take care.
    Wendy

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