Hands

Kids Hands Photography Project

“It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.” Nelson Mandela

It was Saturday morning and all the kids were busy working with their hands. I was especially amazed by Aiden’s hands as he was working on the computer. He had one hand on the keyboard and the other on the mouse. Both hands knew exactly when to move, pause, or click. His gaze was focused on the screen and I observed this scene for some time. After some thought, I asked him if I could photograph his hands throughout the day today and see what we can discover. He loved this idea. And so this project began. I started using my DSLR but carrying that around all day didn’t work very well so I switched to my iPhone. We took this idea further when Aiden told me that he was working on creating music on this website called Soundnation. It was something that was introduced to them at school and he showed me what he has been working on. I asked him whether he could put together some music to accompany a slideshow of his hand photographs. He was overjoyed and immediately got to work. His creativity is amazing and I was impressed by the work he created. 

I hope you enjoy the music and our Kids Hands Photography Project.