Fotohane Darkroom is a non-profit, volunteer-led pictures initiative primarily based in Mardin, southeastern Turkey, close to the borders of Syria and Iraq. Based by Serbest Salih and Amar Kılıç, the group affords free analog pictures workshops for youngsters, creating areas the place they will come collectively, construct friendships, and develop abilities in visible storytelling.
The younger contributors study the complete analog photographic course of, and are inspired to share their very own tales and discover their communities by means of photographs. Fotohane means “home of photograph” in Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, and Persian. It was chosen because the title by the youngsters.
Take a look at some pictures from their workshops in addition to a number of the photographs captured by the children under.
