There are currently 14 students in the Ojos de Oaxaca program. Some cannot come every day due to work, school or homework. Pictured above is some of the members of the group involved in this project. Nallely is in the sombrero-she is a cheerful young gal who takes bright, playful pictures. Antonio is in the black and white pic above-he is very patient and takes his time with each image.
Today we all went to the Museum of Contemporary Art on Alcala Street in Oaxaca. They have a show up of historical photographs of Oaxaca-with pictures of old beautiful sepia tone prints. It was great seeing the students view images of Oaxaca from 1896 and pointing to street corners they recognized. It was fun seeing the students with their nose to the glass of an image, simply staring. I think seeing a lot of examples is good for them in terms of seeing what works and what doesn't in photography. 
Afterward we went to a park behind the Santo Domingo area to photograph eachother and let loose. Then we all sat in a circle under a street light and discussed what we have learned so far through experimenting with our cameras.
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