Children with down syndrome who attended the photography course at KO-MEK had a fun day photographing the natural beauties of Kocaeli
Metropolitan Municipality Vocational and Art Education Courses (KO-MEK) provided a two-day mobile photography course to individuals with Down syndrome. Special individuals who learned photography techniques from the instructors had fun taking beautiful photos on the Başiskele coast.
THEY RECEIVED MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING
Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, Başiskele Municipality, Başiskele City Council and Gölcük Down Syndrome Association provided unforgettable moments for individuals with Down syndrome for two days in collaboration. In the trainings, which set out with the slogan “+1 chromosome does not prevent anything”, individuals with Down syndrome immortalized their memories by taking lots of photos with what they learned with the help of KO-MEK photography instructor Esra Aslan. The first day of trainings at the +1 Frame event Karşıyaka It was held at KO-MEK Course Center. In the trainings, which were held in a very entertaining environment, a lot of visual information was used to support the artistic expressions of individuals with Down syndrome and to increase their social awareness by developing their creativity and visual skills.
THEY EXAMINED THE CAMERA
After the training in the workshop on the first day, children with down syndrome visited the Photographic Technologies Museum and examined the cameras and their many parts that have survived from the past to the present. The children, who had the chance to examine such old machines closely for the first time, both took photos and did not forget to take photos.
THEY PHOTOGRAPHED THE SEA AND NATURE
After the workshop training, the association members went out into nature on the second day and visited Döngel National Garden. The children with Down syndrome, who toured the National Garden to their heart's content and took photos, later completed their training by photographing the sea and nature on the Başiskele coast.
