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An exhibition wall of photographs in rows under printed task headings.
  • A child photographing another child doing a handstand against a stone wall.
  • A child holding up a printed photograph of a hand resting on stone.
  • Branches with pale blossoms against a blue sky.
  • A small spirit house on a post among trees.
  • Two young people reflected in a mirror, one holding a camera.

Photo Rally The same prompt. A different way of seeing.

Children respond to a series of invitations with photographs.

From the workshops

Short instructions, many answers, made together and shown as art. The artwork is all the answers side by side. How the works work

  • A poster headed Photo Rally Tasks listing eleven things to photograph.
    Task sheet
  • Adults and a young person working at a laptop in a room with wooden desks.
  • Two young people photographing in front of a large painted sign.
  • A man seated among shelves of bangles in a shop.
  • A monkey sitting on a thick rope.
  • A view over a photographer's shoulder toward a beach.
  • Four photographs of young people with cameras and a laptop.
    Composite
  • Two photographs side by side of a small figure placed on a patterned floor and on a book.
    Composite
  • A black and white photograph of adults around a table with mugs.
  • A wheelbarrow of large roots at a market.

Photographs from the workshops of Photo Rally.

Take a photo of…

  1. Yourself
  2. Something you like
  3. Something you don't like
  4. Something that you see so often that you usually don't notice
  5. A dream you often have
  6. A friend or a group of friends
  7. Something normal and make it look interesting
  8. Something typical in your country
  9. The place where you are now
  10. Colors that you like
  11. Something funny

How it happened

Participants learned the basics of photography and editing, then answered simple questions about their own lives with pictures.

A Photo Rally took place in Rishikesh, India, in early 2011, and another followed in Los Angeles in 2012.

Run it anywhere

This workshop is open. Anyone can run it, with children anywhere in the world. The kit has the instructions, what you need and how it goes.

Get the kit

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