Opening of Teen Photographers Society in West Azerbaijan
Teen Photographers Society of Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults of West Azerbaijan Province started working in cyberspace on Tuesday evening, 19 January 2021, at the same time as holding the first specialized meeting of the association.
Mamak Yahyapour, Head of the Visual Arts Group of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, said in this virtual meeting: “Sometimes innovation happens in the eyes of the photographer, sometimes in the technique he uses for photography and new ideas that are transmitted to the viewer.” And we must remember that what has the greatest impact on raising our visual literacy is seeing and searching hair splits, so look good and read a lot to be able to come up with pure ideas.
She added: “Photography is of special importance in the development of adolescents’ creative thinking and vision, and technology along with photography can be effective in attracting and retaining adolescents, as well as a good background for other artistic disciplines such as dynamics and filmmaking.” At present, photography societies have been formed in all provinces and we are witnessing significant quantitative and qualitative growth in this field.
Javad Zahedi, Director General of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults of West Azerbaijan Province, described the world today as the world of media and communication and said: “Photography as an effective visual medium and an effective art discipline plays an important role in It has connections.
He added: “The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults of West Azerbaijan Province, in order to familiarize, train and cultivate the use of this capacity, as well as discovering and cultivating talents, empowering members and educators and cultivating a creative and inquisitive view, launched the first Photography Association in the province.
He added: “Today, capturing photographic images is easier, faster and more comprehensive than in the past, and this makes it more necessary to focus on the art of photography, especially in the field of children and adolescents.”
Following the opening ceremony of the association, the first specialized meeting of the province’s Young Photographers Association was held with the presence of Leila Sadat Khansari, photography instructor, Zahra Absoran, cultural deputy, Shilan Nazemzadeh, liaison of the province association photography association and members of the West Azerbaijan association photography association.
Familiarity with the basics of photography, flexibility in photography, subjectivity, purposefulness, coloring and photo editing were among the topics discussed at the first specialized meeting of this association.