the heART of a Woman project

Feb252014 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

Mobile Photography Initiative is Making a Difference in South Africa

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[caption id="attachment_876" align="aligncenter" width="650"] This is an image of a woman in Khayelitsha, one of Cape Town, South Africa's largest townships. This photo was taken by Busisiwe Dalingozi, a mother of 2 who also lives in Khayelitsha. It is Busie's postcard image that is helping to empower and make a difference.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_981" align="alignleft" width="225"] Busie Dalingozi[/caption] Busisiwe is a participant in The heART of a Woman Project's pilot program in South Africa. From November 15-29, 2013, 9 women participated in an 11 day workshop at eKhaya eKasi Art & Education Centre in Khayelitsha. I taught the ladies photography, mobile technology and social media with used iPhones donated by family, travel blogger friends and mobile photographers from England that I had only ever 'met' on twitter. For 2 days the…

Dec162013 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

Project South Africa: Days 7 to 12

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After teaching the women about photography, mobile technology and social media in the first 6 days, we moved into production mode. We spent 2 days photographing in Khayelitsha, a Cape Town township where the women live. On the morning of Monday November 25th, the women went out on their own to photograph in the vicinity of the centre. They quickly realized the challenge as many residents were very interested in what they were doing and especially in their devices. We decided to photograph away from the centre after lunch for security reasons. Buli and his friend Roy, drove us and accompanied us to an informal settlement area. Our first stop was at Buli's aunt's house. There were 7 of us photographing the area. They documented township life, I documented them.…

Nov252013 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

Project South Africa: Days 2-6

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What an incredible week we had last week. The women explored Cape Town, Table Mountain & the Cape Peninsula while learning how to use an iPhone, mobile technology and social media. They learned about photography and photography essentials such as composition and lighting. The week started off with us being treated to the Hop On/Hop Off Red Route Tour by City Sightseeing on Monday November 18th, 2013. They had the freedom to take photos at will and enjoy the sites. After touring the entire route, we stopped for lunch at V&A waterfront and then got back on the bus again. At lunch we were joined by Nicolas, a blogger for City Sightseeing South Africa. We got off at St. George's cathedral and took photos around the church and through the…