Photo Plus - UK (2020-09)

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PHOTOSTORIES

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NAME:Mike Kendrick

LOCATION:Thornybush Private

Game Reserve, Greater Kruger,

South Africa

MISSION: Break down the

barriers between young people in

local black communities and their

natural heritage

KIT:Canon EOS 1300 D & Canon

EF 7 5 - 300 mm f/4- 5. 6 lens

http://www.wildshotsoutreach.org

PROJECT INFO

Life in the wild

We catch up with Wild Shots Outreach, a charity helping young

South Africans access their wildlife heritage and learn new skills

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local communities generally

aren’t aware of career

opportunities in conservation

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makes up around 10 per cent

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local young black people to the

wildlife right on their

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training and photography

equipment, we want to help

the participants appreciate the

beauty and value of their

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support in incorporating the

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equipment was vital in helping

to scale up the initiative and

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live in South Africa

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people are excluded

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Park and other local

reserves for several

reasons, the expensive

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this to say, “It taught me a lot

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places are beautiful and I hope

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The sessions help them to

learn more about the wildlife,

and the photography skills to

capture the animals and

articulate their own stories

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operate without support from

funders, donors, and game

reserves like Thornybush,

plus help with transport

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We start each day by

highlighting the student’s best

images from the day before,

which is effective in building

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the exhibitions of student

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