Picturingwanteete.com
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- Picturing Wanteete
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- Picturing Wanteete is a participatory art project designed to promote self-advocacy and community cohesion. In 2014, New York City-based photographer and activist, Louise Rita Contino, relocated to Uganda for four months to create the Wanteete Photo Collective (WPC). Louise distributed 35mm cameras to 17 local community members in a rural village called Wanteete, and engaged the WPC in three months of intensive photographic training. Previously no one in the WPC had ever seen a camera before. Despite the lack of running water or any temperature control whatsoever, by the project's conclusion 180 rolls of film were shot and developed in the field. A captivating and deeply personal story emerged about daily life in rural East Africa, as seen through the subjects' own eyes, via black and white film. This project is in collaboration with two non-profit organizations that are committed to community-led development, and have made a significant impact in the Wanteete community ...
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