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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
Our vocational students have been working with DSLR cameras—focusing on the exposure triangle: light, shutter speed, and aperture.
They’re learning how to use these tools to take more intentional, professional-looking photos.
Swipe through to see what they captured 📸
A good photograph starts with observation 📸 👀
During a city photo walk, our students trained their eyes to find patterns, textures, and unique compositions in everyday spaces.
Creating like the greats! 🎨 The kids designed Cubist masks inspired by Picasso and then brought them to life in portrait photos 🎭📸
Lake Atitlán wakes up early ☀ Fishermen push their boats into the water, and women wash their clothes by the shore. Fotokids students capture these scenes of daily life at sunrise 📸
1- ©Eliza/Fotokids
2- ©Anayensy/Fotokids
3- ©Domingo/Fotokids
4- ©Diego S/Fotokids
5- ©Claudia/Fotokids
6- ©Diego C/Fotokids
Fotokids students worked on illustration exercises, developed their own imaginary characters, and then brought them to life through animation ✍ 🎨 💻
Swipe through to see their process, and check out their final animations in our stories! ⬆️
Our students explored the colors and shapes that make spring feel so special 📸
What’s your favorite sign of spring? 🌸
1- ©Eliezer/Fotokids
2- ©Juana/Fotokids
3- ©Julio/Fotokids
4- ©Beverly/Fotokids
5- ©Katerin/Fotokids
6- ©Claudia/Fotokids
Guatemala is known as the Land of Eternal Spring, but the seasons still bring change 🍃✨
Our students captured the colors and shapes of the season 📸 🌸
What reminds you most of spring?
1- ©Emily K/Fotokids
2- ©Adrián/Fotokids
3- ©Marleny/Fotokids
4- ©Claudia/Fotokids
5- ©Dulce/Fotokids
Ever seen the world through a pinhole camera? The kids were amazed by this project. After building their own cameras by hand, they took them outside to see the beauty of the lake 📷 ✨
Farming is a way of life for many families in Guatemala 🌱 🌽
Our students captured the people and places behind the harvest, sharing moments from their communities 📸
1- ©Diego/Fotokids
2- ©Christian/Fotokids
3- ©Ivonne/Fotokids
4- ©Beverly/Fotokids
5- ©Antonio/Fotokids
6- ©Beverly/Fotokids
7- ©Dulce/Fotokids
8- ©Diego/Fotokids
The right lighting can completely change the feel of a portrait. This week, our students are working with DSLR cameras, adjusting settings, and experimenting with natural and artificial light 📸☀️💡
At Fotokids, girls and women turn their dreams into reality through photography, design, and art.
We create, express, and build opportunities for ourselves and our communities 📸 🎨 ✨💡
Our students are taking their first steps into the professional world—designing logos and branding for clients 🎨 ✍️ 💻
We’ll be sharing their final designs soon...
Seeing Blue 🔵 🔍
Our students explored how color shapes emotions by capturing blue in their surroundings 📸 What feelings does blue evoke for you?
1- ©Josué/Fotokids
2- ©Domingo/Fotokids
3- ©Emily K/Fotokids
4- ©Juan José/Fotokids
5- ©María/Fotokids
6- ©Nicolás/Fotokids
7- ©Domingo/Fotokids
8- ©Fernando/Fotokids
Remember when our students traveled across Guatemala with Daniela Andrade? Now, you can see the journey through their eyes 📸
📅 The exhibition will be open this March
📍Cooperación Española, Antigua Guatemala @cooperacionesp
@lifethrusports @daniandrade28
Our intermediate students took their cameras out for a photowalk, practicing composition with the elements they discovered along the way. Stay tuned to see their results 📸
Our new students explored the history of photography through a special classroom museum 📸🎞️
A huge thanks to our dedicated team in Santiago Atitlán for creating an unforgettable experience for the kids! ✨
#photography #arteducation #history #guatemala #atitlán #fotokids
How were photos taken before digital cameras? 🎞️ 📸
Our students took a closer look at the inventors, cameras, and processes that shaped photography as we know it today in this classroom museum.
#photography #photo #history #museum #guatemala #fotokids
FOTOKIDS is a US 501c3 nonprofit that works in Guatemala to lift children out of poverty by offering photography, design, and vocational training.
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.
Our vocational students have been working with DSLR cameras—focusing on the exposure triangle: light, shutter speed, and aperture.
They’re learning how to use these tools to take more intentional, professional-looking photos.
Swipe through to see what they captured 📸
