Photography Workshop, Exhibition and Photography Booklet Project with Children at Mimar Sinan Temporary Living Center in Antakya

About the Project

This project aims to document the "layered burdens" experienced in container cities following the February 2023 earthquakes through a series of photography workshops. Led by Communication Specialist Kaya Yüksek, with contributions from Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökçesu Akşit Dudaklı, the project will span approximately four months. The outcomes of these workshops will be compiled into a booklet and an exhibition.

A photography workshop will first be conducted with a group of 20-25 children whose mothers work in the Textile Workshop at Mimar Sinan Temporary Housing Center in Antakya. After receiving training, the children will be encouraged to capture images of their own surroundings, documenting their post-earthquake lives. The selected photographs will then be featured in an exhibition and booklet, to be presented at Maltepe University.

On the second anniversary of the earthquake, the project aims to:
📷 Visually document the everyday lives of children in the region,
📖 Shed light on the "layered burdens" they carry, as revealed in previous research,
📣 Raise awareness among relevant stakeholders about the ongoing challenges faced by these children.