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If I were an ant, what would I see? 📸 👀 🐜
That’s the question our beginner students explored on a recent photo walk.
They got low to practice noticing how the world changes from a different point of view.
The older students have been learning digital illustration 💻🎨
They used Illustrator’s drawing and color tools—taking inspiration from local fruits and flowers 🌺🥭
Scroll through to see what they created at the end.
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
Every photo has a story to tell 📸 💬
Fotokids students in Santiago Atitlán are learning to read those stories—analyzing documentary images as a first step before photographing their own communities.
We’re looking forward to seeing the stories they choose to tell.
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
We’re in Week 3 of the Easter Week photo competition! 📸✨
This week’s theme: Processions in Santiago Atitlán. Here’s a quick look at a few student photos — the full album is up now on Facebook.
👉 Vote for your top 3 in the comments over there (Link in Stories)
Learning to see in black and white means slowing down 📸
Our students spent time observing—finding textures, patterns, and contrast. Then, they used editing tools to turn those moments into black and white photos.
Have you ever tried seeing the world in black and white?
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
Portrait practice day in the classroom 📸
Our beginner students practiced taking portraits—choosing backgrounds, arranging props from home, and stepping into the roles of both photographer and model.
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
Before they jumped into digital illustration, our advanced students went back to basics—pencils, paper, and studying how light touches every surface. Now, they’re creating illustrations using gradients.
We’ll be sharing their final digital work soon! 🎨💻✨
You’d never guess these photos were taken in class 📸 Our students are practicing with DSLR cameras
The teachers come up with creative ways to practice and the kids use whatever’s around to get the shot.
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
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
FOTOKIDS is a US 501c3 nonprofit that works in Guatemala to lift children out of poverty by offering photography, design, and vocational training.
If I were an ant, what would I see? 📸 👀 🐜
That’s the question our beginner students explored on a recent photo walk.
They got low to practice noticing how the world changes from a different point of view.
The older students have been learning digital illustration 💻🎨
They used Illustrator’s drawing and color tools—taking inspiration from local fruits and flowers 🌺🥭
Scroll through to see what they created at the end.
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—and why? Tell us in the comments.
