KINO invites participants to master documentary photography as a way to explore the city, tell stories and make sense of the experience of living in a new place. Urban Photo Lab is a documentary photography course for teenagers and young adults aged 14 to 22. Over the course of two months, participants will explore the city with a camera, working in small groups on topics that are important to the local community. The course will culminate in an exhibition opening in August.

The course will teach participants the technical aspects of photography and will also answer the questions:

- How can photography contribute to sustainability in emigration?

- Why do photographers do research before shooting?

- How to gain access to the community and win over the subjects?

- What shots are essential in a documentary story?

- Why does everyone have such serious faces and is it possible to be more cheerful?

- What are the visual styles and how to find your own?

- How to publish your story in the media and take part in an exhibition?

When: June 7 - August 10
Where: ART HUB SPACE, 109 Bagrationi St

Schedule
The course combines offline and online meetings. The program will start with a two-day intensive course on the weekend and continue with meetings on Thursdays. Work on the project takes place outside of school hours and is agreed upon in the group.

June 7 and 8 (12.30 - 18.00) — Two-day intensive course on documentary photography. Lectures + practice
8 meetings on Thursdays (17.00 - 19.00) — online and offline

Conditions of participation:
This intensive course is designed for teenagers and adults in Batumi who are interested in learning the basics of the documentary photographer profession and taking a fresh look at the possibilities of photography. Participants must be aged 14 to 22. Having your own camera is not necessary, thanks to the support of the Canon Young Programme, equipment is provided. The course is absolutely free for participants, in case of a larger number of applicants, a motivation letter in the application will be decisive.