1. Often, children's perspective on the world is not recognized as important. The process of taking photos, printing them and having others see literally through the eye of a child, is validating and rewarding for youth who create the images.
2. There is an immediacy to photography that lends itself to exploration and play. I believe children would really enjoy playing with a camera because they can take so many photographs. A lot of art education requires children to be patient or moderate. However, with digital photography, children do not need to abide by either of these values.
3. Children are flooded with photographed images every day through social media and advertisisng. I believe since it is so familiar, it is inherently relevant to most youth. They will not question whether digital photography is useful to them. They will also have a repetoire of photographs that they know inspires them and will be curious to make images of their own along the same lines. Hopefully, in different ways too!
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