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THEM KIDS

This is an invitation to look beyond childish stereotypes and recognize the complexity of children. It is a project developed over the years, between 2018, when I started taking photos, and 2023. When I began, I worked as a teacher in a kindergarten, the same one I attended as a child. I took pictures of the children with my smartphone to share with their parents the activities carried out during school hours. This experience allowed me to discover photography both as a tool to observe the external world and as a means to understand my own inner world. The photographic narrative continued during the summer. The school organizes summer camps for kindergarten children and even for those attending elementary school, where learning takes place in nature. The children, with their teachers, spend a week at the seaside, staying in bungalows and spending their days simply camping. Play is free, with some recreational activities organized by the teachers.