Chennai: Karthikeyan, 17, has lived in Thiruvotriyur in the northern part of Chennai throughout his life.
While he realized the industry, pollution and effects and the wrong government in the fisheries community, he did not know that located in the midst of chaos was a calm forest and agriculture only a few kilometers.
In the cathedient, the teenager rediscovered Chennai north and arrested him through his camera.
With him, five other people who are part of the photography session at the Zenith Learning Center held by the Chennai Climate Action Group, the coastal resource center and Indian people’s archives have captured the part of the city by the way they see it.
Logesthwaran, 22, who has volunteered with the center, said he learned how to tell a story through images because of this session.
“We often see fishermen on the road when the sea coast has been eroded.
The fisherman community that is the center of the city slowly disappears.
And I can catch it only after talking to the community that I didn’t do before.
I realized that they had God they often pray for before leaving To the sea.
So I use these tools to tell their stories in my way, “he said.
Ali Basha, who runs the center, said he was always aware that students were very talented.
“But I didn’t realize that they really could provide very well.
They surprised me and now I want to let this photography dream grow in it and plan to get a camera for all of them.
I’m looking for a sponsor for it,” he said.
He added that the trip was not easy.
“Most of these children come from difficult families and do not help.
They are not interested in learning and I offer food as a tool to ensure they come to the center.
And 28 years since then, we help at least 60 students every year,” he said .
Puni Kumar’s award-winning photographer does not only guide them on photography lessons but help them interact with people in their community to understand a better area.
Shafeeq Ahmed, another student, explains how sports, the integral part of their lives, cannot be pursued due to lack of facilities.
“We shot the photos that were shrinking on the grounds of Kabaddi, and how young children trained in a limited room near the industry.
They practiced in the middle of smoke and dust in the Land of Porombow.
But they won medals in the state and district level competitions,” He said.
For Sisters Hairu Nisha and Noor Nisha, this opportunity is not only empowering, but helps them dream of a better future.
“We lost our father at an early age and always struggled for decent food every day.
But now, we know we can achieve anything if we want,” he said.
The two-day photography exhibition at Amethyst will end on February 5.