Environment Photography - January

During this camp, participants can share their love for (and learn more about) global & local
environmental issues, as well as photography. If you are interested in topics such as climate change, waste
management, animal protection and sustainability, and you also love taking photographs or want to develop
your photography skills, then this project is for you!
While developing artistic and technical photography skills, you will be focusing on environmental and
sustainability issues through non-formal activities such as workshops, discussions, presentations and visits
facilitated by SEEDS. One of our aims is to help create more environmentally aware consumers & travellers!
You will visit local projects on environment and conservation. These may include hands-on activities or guided
visits. Some examples include outdoor cleanup tasks, a community dinner or a visit to a recycling centre, a
geothermal power plant, a museum or exhibition. Some of these activities are dependent on conditions such as
weather, pandemic-related restrictions, as well as availability of our partner organisations.
You will also have time to put the theory about photography into practice, walking around and exploring the city.
At the end of the camp, the best photographs from each participant are selected for an online exhibition on
SEEDS' social media. Participants should bring their own digital cameras, lenses, tripods and laptops if possible.
SEEDS’ programme combines learning, sharing, hands-on activities, getting to know Iceland, its culture, having
fun, exploring the city and stunning natural attractions in the Golden Circle or other excursions. Participants
should prepare to share environmental issues from their countries and should be ready to spend time outdoors
walking medium distances during activities and sightseeing.
Note this project is a learning/sharing camp and not a standard workcamp. This project has a smaller work part
and puts a bigger emphasis on the personal learning process than on the community impact.
In this project SEEDS will organise a night photography and aurora hunting (Northern Lights) workshop in the
countryside near Reykjavík. This will take place during late evening and possibly into the night. Northern lights
are a natural phenomenon depending on solar activity and meteorological conditions; we cannot guarantee
you will see northern lights, but the night photography workshop will be organised anyway.