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This assignment asked for something different 👀 📸
Recreate a famous photo—but make it their own, using symbols from Santiago Atitlán.
They reinterpreted the image, adding meaning through traditional clothing, objects, and places.
Which photo catches your eye? Tell us in the comments.
1- ©Eliza Q./Fotokids
2- ©Anayensy T./Fotokids
3- ©Emily Karina I./Fotokids
4- ©María P./Fotokids
5- ©Anayensy T./Fotokids
6- ©Jeidy E./Fotokids
7- ©Fernando S./Fotokids
Look closely—can you tell what you’re seeing? 👀 📸
The kids took these photos while exploring shapes, colors, and textures in nature.
Some are easy to guess. Others… not so much.
Tell us what you see in the comments.
1- ©Manuel T./Fotokids
2- ©Marleny M./Fotokids
3- ©Concepción R./Fotokids
4- ©Carmen S./Fotokids
5- ©Lesbia E./Fotokids
6- ©Lesbia E./Fotokids
7- ©Kevin Q./Fotokids
8- ©Anayensy T./Fotokids
9- ©Domingo P./Fotokids
10- ©Marleny M./Fotokids
Learning how light works is one of the first steps in photography 📸 💡
Our students explored classic lighting setups—and saw how each one brings out something different in a portrait.
Here’s a look at the process and a few of the portraits they created.
1- ©Adrián K./Fotokids
2- ©Madelin F./Fotokids
3- ©Haily S./Fotokids
4- ©Daniela G./Fotokids
Here’s a preview from Week 2 of our Easter Week photo competition! 📸
Theme: Good Friday – the boy Apostles and crucifixion in Santiago Atitlán.
We shared the full set on Facebook — visit our page to view all the photos and vote for your favorite 3 in the comments.
🔗 Link in stories and BIO
©Fotokids 2025
It’s time for the Easter Week photo competition! 📸
Each week this month, we’re sharing photos taken by our students.
Here are just a few from this week’s theme: The beginning of Easter Week – the preparation.
Want to see more? Visit our Facebook page to view the full gallery and vote for your top 3 in the comments.
🔗(Link in bio)
©Fotokids 2025
You’ll see them all over the streets in Guatemala—selling food from baskets, traditional handicrafts, or groceries from the back of a bicycle.
Our students were asked to photograph local street sellers, not just to make a composition, but to start a conversation. They practiced speaking with strangers and turning everyday scenes into photographs 📸
1- ©Adrián K./Fotokids
2- ©Kevin R./Fotokids
3- ©Adrián K./Fotokids
4- ©Adrián E./Fotokids
5- ©Daniela G./Fotokids
6- ©Madelin F./Fotokids
7- ©Adrián E./Fotokids
8- ©Madelin F./Fotokids
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
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