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i promised my friend ill help her with this competition. thanks for any help. following quote is from her facebook group:

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Summary of my project:
I would love to document effects of globalization on culture and
environment in diverse regions. My photography would capture a view of the
impacts of regional production, in contrast to images from youth depicting
their own lives.


Actual Proposal:

The modern era has drastically intensified connections between society and environment, so that the effects of globalization are more extreme than ever. I want to explore the impact of big transformations on the smaller scale of the individual. Using photography as a communicative tool, I believe I can shed light on and intensify global interconnectedness. My “inside-out” approach exposes contrasting perspectives by juxtaposing my outlook with that of diverse populations around the world.

The recipe for my project includes:

1) Documenting communities’ roles in global production systems, and depicting the specific social experience of youth in those regions. In many cases, the immediate affects of globalization on children have not yet been documented.

2) Providing a group of children/teens with digital disposable cameras to represent this connection themselves. I would facilitate the trading of images between children I would work with, creating a pen-pal system. This would provide a forum for creative expression and increased global awareness.

3) All the photographs would come together as an accumulative “traveling exhibit”, so images from previously visited destinations would be displayed in the current community. The culminating exhibit would be in San Francisco, CA.

This project could shed new light on international conditions and expand awareness about divergent perspectives and personal expression. I choose to focus on youth because the next generation will rely on innovative children, whose honest point of view would offer fresh insight into social experience.

The locations could include
Shanghai, China
Dubai, UAE
The Amazon Basin, Brazil
Rabat, Morocco
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Cañar, Ecuador
Nile Valley, Egypt
San Salvador, El Salvador
Bonin Islands, Japan
Misiones Province, Argentina
Riga, Latvia
New Orleans, La USA
Northwestern Tanzania
St. Lucia, Caribbean
Zürich, Switzerland
San Francisco, CA USA

I am passionate about exploring the contrast between my American perspective and that of the individuals I could work with around the world. I would most sincerely appreciate the opportunity to travel and capture unique life experiences in diverse communities.