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Photography Enrichment Workshops for Girls and Young Women

Let there be Light, Photography with A Purpose, is a series of photography workshops for girls and young women-- designed to help enhance their personal self-image, build confidence, and develop leadership skills--while learning the creativity of photography

Being female in today's Western society comes with challenges to the personal self as girls in our media-saturated culture are bombarded with negative images and stereotypes through television, advertising, magazines and music.

Studies have shown that the onslaught of these messages-- which glorify such things as body obsession, sex, and violence against women-- undermine personal self-worth and esteem to the point where most girls suffer diminished self- esteem somewhere in that transition from childhood to teen-age, while boys do not.

Studies further show that this undermining of the personal self-image is a major contributing factor in the current rise of eating disorders, self-destructive behaviors, and risky sexual activity in adolescent girls.

In this program, one of the goals is for girls to embrace themselves as valuable assets and to recognize and reject the negative images and messages.

******ONLINE WORKSHOPS will be starting in March 2010!******
We'll be having an information session online Monday, February 15 @ 4pm EST. You can find out more information about the program and requirements. Bring your questions! If you're interested in attending, please contact us so we can send you the details

In the News!

Program creator, Joan Rudder-Ward, MBA, CPP-has been recognized with several awards for her work with girls and women.

Trailblazer Award 2008 - The For You Network

President's Call to Service Award 2008 (George W. Bush)

2007 Woman of Distinction Award - Girl Scouts

2006 Woman of Excellence - National Association of Female Executives

Featured in Professional Photographer Magazine - December 2007
(article download in .pdf)

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