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Voice Out 2024: A Celebration of Youth Creativity and Community

May 21, 2024

The Wonder Lab buzzed with creativity and inspiration Saturday evening when Outside the Lens hosted our inaugural Voice Out juried youth media arts exhibition. This year’s theme, “place,” invited young artists to artistically explore what “place” means to them through digital artworks in photography, illustration, and mixed media.  A Night to Remember More than 225 […]

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NewsOpen House

OTL’s Open House Recap

September 6, 2024

At Outside the Lens, our mission is to ignite confidence in youth and build community through the transformative power of media arts. Our second annual Open House was a vibrant celebration of that mission, bringing together more than 100 attendees for an evening of creativity, connection, and inspiration. A Warm Welcome Guests had the opportunity […]

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News

Building a Vibrant Future: OTL Unveils Strategic Plan 2024-2027

August 27, 2024

Outside the Lens is proud to introduce its new strategic plan, Building a Vibrant Future, a roadmap that will guide our organization from 2024 to 2027. This ambitious plan reflects our commitment to empowering young people through media arts while fostering innovation, equity, and collaboration within our community. A Collaborative Vision Crafted through extensive community […]

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How ToPhotography

Landscape Photography: What you need to know before you shoot!

September 29, 2016

Do you know the golden rule of landscape photography?

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Perspective

OTL Community Spotlight: Laura Gambucci

October 21, 2019

Every year, Outside The Lens honors an individual who displays dedication to bettering the surrounding community through the relationships they build and the actions they undertake. This year, Outside The Lens chose Laura Gambucci - stylist, curator and entrepreneur - who has been with the organization since its conception.

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Perspective

Through A New Lens: Using Tablets to Create in the Elementary Classroom

February 16, 2016

Incorporating device-based learning in my lessons has lead to some of my most engaging and fruitful teaching moments in photography yet. Here are the top three reasons I saw why:

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Perspective

Through My Lens: Polo

November 21, 2017

When I look through the viewfinder, I see the world as a multitude of inspirations, waiting to be created into messages, stories, and poems.

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Perspective

Through My Lens: Anthony

December 7, 2017

Anthony is a photography student and class assistant with Outside The Lens’ Cameras in Communities program at St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center for adults with developmental disabilities. After completing his third semester with Outside The Lens, Anthony spoke about his experience at our annual Shutter and Stout Gala. In his speech Anthony mentioned the impact that […]

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Perspective

Through My Lens: Landon

December 19, 2017

Landon is a senior at Met High School, currently in his second year of our Youth Council program and third semester as an intern with Outside The Lens.

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Perspective

Through My Lens: Armando

September 6, 2018

Armando is a senior at La Jolla Day Country school. This will be his first year joining the Youth Council. When he gets to college he plans on pursuing a major in Photography and a minor in Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Perspective

Through My Lens: Christina Gustin

January 9, 2019

"You teach a skill like photography, but then you empower kids to find their inner voice, and tell their own unique stories with photographs. You teach them to tell other people’s stories, and how to create change in their communities. You’re creating these artistic, expressive, empowered community activists, who want to change the world and they actually know how to do it. That’s such a powerful thing.”

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Perspective

Through My Lens: Sienna DiMuro

January 14, 2019

I truly believe that scars are our most beautiful battle wounds. When I was walking through that room, and making eye contact with the guests, I was sharing things I had never said out loud before. I took over the entire room, and saw within myself this amazing power. In that moment I was finally able to own my story, which I never thought I could do.

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