The results are currently being displayed at the Alice Springs Public Library in the art exhibition “Kurungku nyanganyi kuranyukutu/With an eye to the future”.

The students, aged between 13 and 18, were given their first opportunity to study photography, and took part in a series of intense workshops covering a range of elements of digital photography.

Over the three months, those who took part were encouraged to think of photography as an art form, as well as a way of recording people and moments in time

“It is fascinating to see what has emerged through the eyes of the Ernabella children, as they view their own worlds through the camera lens,” said project coordinator Beth Sometimes.

The cameras used in the project will remain accessible to the students through their school, and their photography will be entered into Ara Irititja, the digital archive of Anangu histories. It is hoped through the project that the children will also actively record their community’s major events and happenings through photography.

“Our public library has gained national recognition for our rich cultural collection. This exhibition provides an opportunity to gain a different insight into the lives children living in remote communities through their photography,” said Alice Springs Town Council Mayor Fran Kilgariff.

The photographic exhibition will be in the Alice Springs Public Library until Monday 19 February, and the community is urged to take time out to look at the images.

For further information contact:

Mayor Fran Kilgariff (08) 8950 0525 or 0419 376 060

ASTC Chief Executive Officer Rex Mooney (08) 8950 0525 or 0427 161 956

ASTC Media Officer Fionn Muster (08) 8950 0546 or 0417 884 449