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Photo Camp

National Geographic Photo Camp is a series of photography workshops for youth from underserved communities both in and outside the United States. In partnership with local newspapers and community organizations, Photo Camp inspires young people to explore their communities through the camera's lens, and to share their vision through public presentations and exhibitions across the United States and throughout the world.

Photo Camp is sponsored by the National Geographic Education Foundation (through funding from the Ferguson-Judge Fund), Special Projects, and Mission Programs, in partnership with VisionWorkshops, of Annapolis, MD. Cameras for Photo Camp are provided by Olympus Imaging America Inc. Memory cards for Photo Camp are provided by PNY, a National Geographic Mission Partner.

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Photo: Chesapeake Bay Bridge seen through a bus window

Photo Camp: Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

What do you get when you take Baltimore high schoolers to the Chesapeake Bay and give them cameras? Great shots.

Photo: Butterfly on a yellow flower

Photo Camp: Santa Monica BioBlitz

In May 2008, 20 students participating in a National Geographic Photo Camp workshop got a unique assignment: Document and photograph a 24-hour BioBlitz in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Photo: Building framing

Photo Camp: Bronx, New York

National Geographic's New York Photo Camp 2008 asked students to create a portrait of environmental justice and conservation in the Bronx.

Photo: South Dakota desert at twilight

Photo Camp: Pine Ridge Reservation

National Geographic's Pine Ridge Photo Camp asked participants to show how South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation is reconnecting with the natural environment.

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