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The kids were working on photo composition, so they took a short walk around town 📸🚶♀️🚶
They helped each other and got more confident taking photos on the street- Always fun to see what catches their eye.
Our students tried the painting with light technique💡📸 They experimented with their cameras and had fun.
Leave a comment—What do you think of their work?
1- ©Estrella P./Fotokids
2- ©José P./Fotokids
3- ©Mayrín C./Fotokids
4- ©Ezequiel I./Fotokids
5- ©Emerson S./Fotokids
6- ©Rosalinda T./Fotokids
7- ©Lucía S./Fotokids
This week, we took our students to @frozasbotran 🎨🖼️
For some, it was their first time in an art gallery. They had the chance to see new ideas- and find fresh inspiration for their photography and design work.
This week, we took our students to @frozasbotran exhibition 🎨 🖼
For some, it was their first time in an art gallery. They had the chance to see new ideas—and find fresh inspiration for their photography and design work.
Our students explored the work of famous artists and inventors 🎨💡
Each one selected a figure as inspiration and created a prototype reflecting that person’s impact. By studying great minds from the past, they found new ways to express their own ideas.
In Santiago Atitlán, many mothers work with beads and thread—crafting by hand, often from home.
Our beginner students captured that work through portraits of their mothers on the job 📸
1- ©Esteban C./Fotokids
2- ©Manuelito G./Fotokids
3- ©Ezequiel I./Fotokids
4- ©Adriana X./Fotokids
5- ©Anayensy T./Fotokids
6- ©Mayrín C./Fotokids
Our vocational students are exploring digital illustration—trying out Adobe Illustrator for the first time 💻 🎨 ✨
Stay tuned to see what they’ll create in the coming months.
These photos were taken by our students while walking through their neighborhoods and city streets.
Color, shape, light—quiet details that say a lot 📸
What story do you see in them?
1- ©Nayely X./Fotokids
2- ©Katerin Z./Fotokids
3- ©Estefany P./Fotokids
4- ©Dulce L./Fotokids
5- ©Kelly V./Fotokids
6- ©Estefany P./Fotokids
7- ©Julio R./Fotokids
8- ©Katerin Z./Fotokids
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📸©Nayely X./Fotokids
We’re Making Progress—Thanks to You!
Your weekly gift of $25 helps a young person stay in school and develop real-world skills for a creative career.
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📸 ©Christian P./Fotokids
Today is the Day!
The first $15,000 in gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar. That means your impact can go twice as far. Double your impact now—🔗Donate Link in Bio
📸 ©Dylan Z./Fotokids
Tomorrow is May Giving Day! ✨
A weekly gift of $25 helps keep a child in school—and gives them a real chance at a better future.
Give early and make your impact count - 🔗 Donation Link in Bio
📸 ©Bárbara P./Fotokids
All our groups practiced outdoors! 📸☀️🌿
First-year students are using digital compact cameras, while advanced students are working with professional DSLRs to take summer portraits and experiment with splash techniques.
Don’t forget—Fotokids Live is this Saturday!
Andrés and Josefa grew up with Fotokids and now they`re giving back to their community.
Join us for a live Zoom chat as they share their stories and what’s happening in Santiago Atitlán.
📅 Saturday, May 3rd | 🕘 9:00 AM PT
🔗 Registration link in Bio
May Giving Day is almost here — this Friday!
We have a 1:1 match on the first $15,000, so your gift can go twice as far.
Give a child the chance to go forward— and to imagine a different future 📸✨
🔗 Donate Link in Bio
©David M/Fotokids
First day as photographers! Our new students took their first photos —here’s a look at some of what they captured 📸
1- ©Estrella/Fotokids
2- ©Esteban/Fotokids
3- ©Esteban/Fotokids
4- ©Diego/Fotokids
5- ©Jennifer/Fotokids
6- ©Miguel/Fotokids
7- ©Josué/Fotokids
8- ©Josefina/Fotokids
Andrés and Josefa grew up with Fotokids and now they`re giving back to their community what they received.
Join us for a live Zoom chat as they share their stories and what’s happening in Santiago Atitlán.
📅 Saturday, May 3rd | 🕘 9:00 AM PT
🔗 Registration link in Bio
What’s it like to start learning photography for the first time? 📸
We asked our new students what they enjoy most about their first months at Fotokids—and here’s what they had to say.
Easter Week in Guatemala 🌿🕯📸
These photos were taken by our students last year, capturing the traditions from their own perspective.
New photos from this year are coming soon.
Easter Week has begun in Guatemala—this week will be full of incense, music, and color. 🌿🌾🍍
Every year, our students join the Traída de Fruta to capture this tradition through their cameras. 📸
Which photo caught your eye? Let us know in the comments.
1- ©Azucena/Fotokids
2- ©Eliezer/Fotokids
3- ©Claudia/Fotokids
4- ©Juan José/Fotokids
5- ©Uriel/Fotokids
FOTOKIDS is a US 501c3 nonprofit that works in Guatemala to lift children out of poverty by offering photography, design, and vocational training.
The kids were working on photo composition, so they took a short walk around town 📸🚶♀️🚶
They helped each other and got more confident taking photos on the street- Always fun to see what catches their eye.
Our students tried the painting with light technique💡📸 They experimented with their cameras and had fun.
Leave a comment—What do you think of their work?
This week, we took our students to Fundación Rozas-Botrán exhibition 🎨 🖼
For some, it was their first time in a gallery. They had the chance to see new ideas—and find fresh inspiration for their photography and design work.
