Students capture images of the Taste of Annandale
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| Runners in the Taste of Annandale 5K Race. [Sindi Maltez-Meija] |
Several high school students took pictures at the Taste of Annandale Oct. 14 for a nonprofit organization called Images for Good.
Images for Good was founded by Kevin Krisco to provide photographic support to service organizations and programs while helping teens, veterans, and other volunteers build skills, gain experience, and serve their community.
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| Images for Good photographers (from the left) Sindi Maltez-Meija, Jennifer Cruz-Zavala, and Rasha Alsalahi with Mason Supervisor Penny Gross at the Taste of Annandale. [Kevin Krisco] |
Students who captured great images at the Taste of Annandale included Annandale High School students Nazrawit Tamrat and Katie Pope, Jennifer Cruz-Zavala of Madison High School, Sindi Maltez-Meija of Marshall High School, and Rasha Alsalahi of Stuart High School. Tamrat is a senior; the rest are juniors.
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| A Chinese fashion show at the Taste of Annandale. [Katie Pope] |
Krisco has been taking pictures of families, babies,
weddings, sports events, performances, and other events for years. He founded
Images for Good in 2015 with the vision “to use photography as a tool for
change.”
weddings, sports events, performances, and other events for years. He founded
Images for Good in 2015 with the vision “to use photography as a tool for
change.”
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| A family with the Burke & Herbert mascot. [Rasha Alsalahi] |
Images for Good provides volunteer photographers to help nonprofit and community organizations tell their stories. Through donations, Krisco purchased second-hand cameras and
taught youths and veterans to use photography to raise awareness about hunger,
disease, veterans, the need for racial reconciliation, and other issues through
community engagement.
taught youths and veterans to use photography to raise awareness about hunger,
disease, veterans, the need for racial reconciliation, and other issues through
community engagement.
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| A dancer performs with Monarca in Flight. [Nazarawit Tamrat] |
The participating
teens learn about photography from mentors. The experience they gain as service
leaders gives them an edge when they apply for college and jobs.
teens learn about photography from mentors. The experience they gain as service
leaders gives them an edge when they apply for college and jobs.
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| Mason Supervisor Penny Gross presents a medal to a young winner in the Taste of Annandale 5K [Jennifer Cruz-Zavala] |
Students interested in participating in Images for Good can fill out an online form.
More pictures from the Taste of Annandale by student
photographers are on the Images for Good album on the Taste of Annandale Facebook page.
photographers are on the Images for Good album on the Taste of Annandale Facebook page.
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| A candid shot from the Taste of Annandale [Sindi Maltez-Meija] |