Photo taken at Musikfest by Traver Tilley, a student
in the Photo Documentary Project
Bethlehem, Pa.--A dozen area residents are working toward a brighter future as they learn the art of photography at Musikfest 2009 as part of a new, high-tech job skills program. The Musikfest Photo Documentary Project is made possible through a partnership between ArtsQuest, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board Inc. and PA CareerLink, and Olympus America Inc.
The Photo Documentary Project is a five-week job skills program that is teaching unemployed and economically disadvantaged adults ages 18-24 digital imaging, desktop publishing and photojournalism. The participants spent last week in ArtsQuest’s Olympus Digital Imaging Center at the Banana Factory learning how to operate Olympus E410 Digital SLR cameras and high-quality lenses donated by Olympus Imaging America Inc. This week, through Aug. 9, they are attending Musikfest, where they will discover how to cover the festival as if they were photojournalists on assignment.
"This project offers instruction to young adults in the high-tech skills that they may not have received in school," Job Skills Program Puts Students on Assignment at Muskifest (continued)
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