Watch the video above to hear more about the program that happened last August, and listen to interviews of some of my students.

a group of youth in Phnom Penh, Cambodia..

In August 2009, Pastores taught a free digital photography workshop to the youth of Tiny Toones Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Over 50 students participated daily in the program. The workshop covered the basics of photography such as composition, lighting and finding good backgrounds for portraits. More importantly, the workshop encouraged students to exercise their voice in telling their story and how they see the world around them. A series of photographs taken during that workshop, "The World Through Our Eyes" is a vibrant statement by youth countering stereotypes of artistic, emotional and urban desolation in the developing world.

he World Through Our Eyes is an international traveling exhibit of photographs by Visalia-based photographer Jen May Pastores and

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THE WORLD THROUGH OUR EYES