Catherine Parker Heads to Cape Town with Bridges to Understanding
A student at Bridge’s South African workshop last year…
Catherine Parker, a market development manager for footage and music at Getty Images, is on her way to Cape Town, South Africa to participate in a 10-day mentoring workshop with Bridges to Understanding.
Catherine will be working at the iconic Hector Peterson secondary school which is named after a 12-year-old boy who was photographed during the 1976 Soweto student uprising. Despite the lack of running water or electricity in their remote community, Hector Pieterson students consistently outperform their peers, exceeding national average grades against all of the odds.
These students will soon be treated to photography lessons from Bridges to Understanding as they learn how to create digital stories of their lives. These stories will not only become keep sakes for the students, but they will also be used to raise awareness and educate the youth of South Africa.
As the second of four Getty Images employees to win trips to Bridges workshops this year, Catherine will be reporting on her adventures on the Getty Images Creative blog.
Tags: Bridges to Understanding, Getty Images, photojournalism, Pictures
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