Yesterday I shared a new adventure I recently embarked upon – teaching photography to children.   Kids truly have the ability to capture amazing images from their unique perspective. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to let these students explore their photographic storytelling skills.

While developing the course description this spring I knew I wanted to include examples of kid photography but wasn’t quite sure how I would go about doing this.  Sure, I have a smattering of photos taken by my kids, but not a particularly cohesive body of work.  I decided during the summer I would walk them through the curriculum and share those images when the course offering went live in August.

Then my 4th grader returned home from her school trip to China.  And her pictures covered many of the topics I planned to cover in my class (insert proud mama moment). Concepts such as perspective, composition, color, lines, space, details and self portraits were well-represented in her photography.

These images were all shot by a 9-year-old with either an iPhone or Canon point and shoot camera, and edited by me.  I believe they demonstrate a key message of my class – you don’t need a fancy camera to take interesting, intentional photos.  So, today I encourage you to hand your camera over to your kids and enjoy seeing your world through their eyes.  Here is to new adventures!