Khaled* takes a photo of Salem* in the barbershop in Za’atari refugee camp.
In August 2014 Magnum photographer Michael Christopher Brown travelled to Za’atari and taught a group of Syrian refugee teenagers how to take photographs using an Apple iPhone. This photograph was taken by Khaled*, a 16 year old Syrian boy living in Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan.
There are two multi-activity centres in Zaâatari refugee camp, one for boys and one for girls. They were setup by Save the Children to provide a space for young people to engage in a wide array of activities, including fitness training, photography, art and non-formal education. Since opening over a year and a half ago, the Centres have become a second home to around 2,000 teenagers a month. Not only are the centres providing the teenagers with an array of practical and life skills, it is also rebuilding their self-confidence.
Khaled* said:
âI learned how to take photos and the right angles to take a picture. I learned how to photograph from certain angles to get shadows in my photosâ
âWhen I grow up and become a photojournalist, I want to take pictures of everything I see.â
âIn the future, if I become a good photojournalist and if I become famous, Iâll get the chance to leave this place to take pictures.â
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