Omar* practices using reflection to capture images at a mirror shop in the central market street.
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 Omar*, a 14 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.
Omar* said:
âLife in Syria was great, there were a lot of nice places to go to like amusement parks, shops and restaurants.â
âItâs hard living in the camp because for example, the water here isnât like the water in Syria, everything is different than the things in Syria. â
âI didnât know how to take pictures but my father taught me how to when we were back in Syria. I used to press the wrong buttons but my dad guided me through it. Photography is great, everyone likes to learn how to take pictures.â
âNow I feel like most of the photos Iâm taking are really good.â
âI hope that in the future weâll go back to Syria and to learn new things there just like we do here in the camp.â
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