NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES FOR YOUTH (8-18)
IMPROVE MENTAL WELLBEING
BUILD SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE
PROTECT NATURE (KAITIAKITANGA)
IMAgEN8 is a registered charity whose purpose is to foster sustainable connections with New Zealand's natural environment in our diverse communities through education, photography and technology.
We are proud to offer
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Nature Photography Workshops: Held on school grounds and reserves, these workshops help youth ages 8-18 connect with nature, enhance wellbeing, and foster environmental stewardship through creative expression.
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Borrow-a-Camera Programs: Initiatives like "Be an Environmentalist" and "Be an Artist" equip and enable students to capture compelling stories about nature through workshops, webinars and assignments so they can create images to inspire love and connection with nature.
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Free or Low-Cost Activities: Our programs are available to students for free or at very low cost as they are funded through grants or through schools.
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Accredited Duke of Edinburgh Activity: We are an accredited activity for the Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award as well.
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Showcasing Student Work: Students' work is published in books and our biannual magazine, Compassionate Nature, and has been featured in several exhibitions around Auckland at community centres and local libraries.
"This we know - the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."
- Chief Seattle