ABOUT THE PROJECT
In June of 2015, through a successful Kickstarter campaign, we raised enough funds to buy 4 Nikon DSLR cameras and supplementary video equipment. Our goal was to get those cameras into the hands of young individuals who are members of artisan communities in Oaxaca, Mexico and train them to use the equipment so they can show the world what they do and how they do it. Below is the culmination of their work thus far. As a team, we focused on documenting the process and practices of the artisan studios through organized visits and one-day shoots. In contrast, the photos are the team members' own work and delve much deeper into the lives of these young people and their families.
![OSVALDO LOPEZ GARCIA Ozvi is 9 years old [2016]. He is the son of the most experienced glassblower at Studio Xaquixe in Magdalena Apasco Etla. Studio Xaquixe is featured in the episode, The Dance of Crossings .](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bb9c277c65e402a423666c/1459994761165-F06INW0J4HKTPXQ5J0ZY/image-asset.jpeg)
![LUIS TORRES PEDRO Luis is 18 years old [2016]and the assistant to the master paper-maker, Alberto Valenzuela, in San Agustin Etla. Their studio, Papel Oaxaca, is featured in the episode, A Whole Lot of Fibers .](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bb9c277c65e402a423666c/1455661881341-EIX0W42LU5EPUKTT2Y60/luis_bi.jpg)
![KAREN CUEVAS Karen is 15 years old [2016]. She is from Magdalena Apasco Etla. Currently she is the official photographer at Studio Xaquixe, featured in the episode, The Dance of Crossings .](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bb9c277c65e402a423666c/1519406270656-NAGIOXCMIR0Q9U33RTLB/karen_BW.jpg)
NATALY HERNANDEZ RUIZ
Kikis is 8 years old [2016]. She is the daughter of a master ceramist from Taller Ruiz Lopez in Santa Maria Atzompa and a ceramic artist herself. Taller Ruiz Lopez is featured in the episode, The Circle.