Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/the-eye-of-the-beholder/5025542/
*Photos can be found in the pdf version of this article.
If you give a child a camera and go outside…
I know, I know. It seems trite. Every situation in early childhood can be written as an “If You Take a Mouse to School” story. In this case, though, the results are so unique and enlightening, you might wish you had introduced nature photography years before to the young children in your lives.
Many of us have personally experienced or seen the multitude of selfies that children take when given access to a cell phone camera. They are highly entertaining and offer an interesting view of how children use their ability to capture and document their facial expressions. An increasing number of early childhood learning environments provide cameras for children to document their work, their friends, and their days in early childhood education. Photography is a tool and a strategy to implement that supports each child’s ability to learn about and connect with the world, themselves, and others.
Incorporating digital cameras or camera phones in the outdoor learning environment offers many of the same opportunities. In addition, children discover the aesthetic beauty the outdoors provides, their ability to capture and document wonder ...