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Walk the Watershed is Back!

January 20, 2011

Outside The Lens will help host the 4th annual Walk the Watershed restoration and education event! This event aims to increase awareness within the community about how residents can restore and protect the Pueblo Watershed.

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Turn Off Your Camera and See the World Through Their Eyes: Monarch School Exhibition

January 18, 2011

OTL proudly displays students' work at the Monarch School Exhibition. Parents, friends, and teachers admire the photos and poems of these talented students.

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Outside The Lens in Africa

January 11, 2011

This past Friday, OTL Project Coordinator, Debi Spindelman spoke about her recent trip to Kenya, Africa at the Foundation for Women. Read about her experience on the photoblog.

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OTL In the News!

January 4, 2011

OTL students featured in the Union Tribune article that highlights an OTL field trip where students toured Phil Borges' "Stirring the Fire" exhibit and were able to meet the photographer and ask about his about the creative process.

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Pieces of Me

December 15, 2010

Students take photos of different pieces of themselves. This project encourages them to focus on where they come from and their experiences in life.

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Monarch School in Action

December 14, 2010

Trying out different vantage points is an excellent way to enhance your photography skills! Students practice different elements of design such as line, texture, color, pattern and shape. Capturing the right shot takes a lot of patience and practice.

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Healthy Behaviors Conference

December 10, 2010

OTL joins in on the Healthy Behaviors Conference on Wednesday, December 8th. Attendees of the Healthy Behaviors Conference stop by to check out our photo booth.

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OTL Comes Together for the Help-Portrait Event on Dec. 4

December 9, 2010

Get your best Smile ready for the Holidays! Photographers and their assistants set up their stations for OTL's Help-Portrait event on Saturday, December 4th. Families will be coming in shortly to capture their Holiday portraits.

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TJ River Action Month Finale

September 29, 2010

OTL partnered with Wildcoast to document the San Diego community's concern for the Tijuana River Valley. San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox attended the Action Month's final event on Oct. 23, and recognized everyone's clean-up efforts.

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Outside The Lens makes the nightly 6News!

September 11, 2010

Our 8-week Healthy Eating workshop ended on a great note! When 6News covered the last day of class, Armando and Hannah spoke beautifully about what a healthy lifestyle is all about, and shared their photography projects for all to see.

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Summer workshops with the Department of Migrant Ed.

September 9, 2010

OTL's summer workshops with the San Diego County Office of Education, Migrant Education Program: Region IX reached 20 sites, 150 families and 700 kids.

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Picture it Healthy, San Diego!

September 7, 2010

Outside The Lens ran an eight-session healthy food and play project in conjunction with with the Network for a Healthy California (San Diego and Imperial Region). Through photography and writing, children from the Chula Vista YMCA at Harborside Elementary School investigated what is means to be healthy in their community.

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