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Advent & Aurora hunting Photo marathon

Camp code:
IS-SEE 12.139
Country:
Iceland
Start Date:
28 Nov 2017
End Date:
07 Dec 2017
Topic:
12: Art, culture and local history
Work Types:
Art
Number of volunteers:
12
Free places for Males:
2
Free places for Females:
0
Free places last update:
21 Nov 2017
International age:
18 - 99
National age:
18 - 99
Extra fee to be paid in the hosting country:
320.00 Euro
Purpose of extra costs:
Participation fees support the ongoing work of SEEDS. Please note that your entire fee might not necessarily go towards your particular camp. The fees are mainly used to: - Bear the administrative costs of the association: salaries, rent, office bills, external representation, website, equipment, supplies, banking costs, legal formalities, etc. - Provision of financial support & resources to aid some of our other activities (food and/or accommodation in some projects) & co-funding for our long term volunteers and project coordinators.
Required Language:
English

Description: In this project SEEDS will organize an Aurora hunting expedition. This will take place during late evening and possibly into the night. We will pick a night with the best chances given by the Aurora forecast by the Icelandic meteorological office. If we do not catch any northern lights in the first expedition, SEEDS will organise another expedition. Please note, we cannot guarantee that you will see northern lights as solar activity is irregular.

Type of Work: The camp combines learning, sharing, exploring Reykjavík, hunting for Aurora and having fun. Participants should also use this opportunity to share something about their own culture with the international group. This is the tenth year that SEEDS organizes series of International Photo marathons. Throughout the year participants from all over the world come to Iceland for an intense photography related learning camp. SEEDS coordinators help the participants to develop their unique photographic skills through workshops and feedback sessions on technical settings, compositional considerations as well as developing conceptual frameworks which progress the participants individual style.

Study Theme: When the workshop ends, we select some of our best pictures from the camp and prepare those images for an informal group exhibition in a local independent cinema. Participants should bring with them their own digital cameras, lenses, and laptops if possible. They should be prepared for walking and visually exploring the city streets and working within a flexible time schedule. Participants will be photographing in their free time outside of workshop hours with images to be discussed at group feedback sessions.

Accommodation: SEEDS participants will stay in an equipped house in Reykjavík, which is located about 4 kilometers from the centre of the city. The facilities are basic with a shower, kitchen and a washing machine. The group will sleep in shared rooms and shall bring their own sleeping bag. Participants from other projects may also stay in the house for part of the time.

Language: English will be the official language in the camp; high proficiency is not a requirement.

Requirements: Participation fee EUR 320 (Euros). Please note that these fees are to be paid to SEEDS on arrival in either Euros or Icelandic krónas. Please note, we cannot guarantee that you will see northern lights as solar activity is irregular.

Approximate Location: Reykjavik is a dynamic, modern city which lives in harmony with beautiful nature, using renewable energy sources - geothermal- and hydropower. The world’s northernmost capital bridges the Atlantic, between Europe and North America. Reykjavík is spread across a peninsula with a panoramic view of the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean on almost all sides.

Notes: Please note this project is more of a learning/sharing camp and not a regular work camp; we may be able to organize some outdoor voluntary service but it depends on our partners and weather conditions. Apart from working on the photography taska, participants may join the festive atmosphere during some days by handing out hot chocolate in the city centre as a way of fundraising for non-for-profit projects of the Icelandic Red Cross.

Organization Description: SEEDS is an Icelandic non-governmental, non-profit volunteer organisation designed to promote intercultural understanding, environmental protection and awareness through work on environmental, social and cultural projects within Iceland. SEEDS works closely with local communities, local authorities and other Icelandic associations both to develop projects in partnership, aimed at fulfilling an identified need, and to give assistance to established initiatives. Projects are designed to be mutually beneficial to all involved: the volunteers, the local hosting communities and Iceland as a whole. Every year host more than 1200 international volunteers from 50 to 60 different countries.

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Partner name:
SCI International
Branch code:
AA-SCI
Web url:
http://www.sciint.org/
Email:
info@sciint.org
Telephone:
+32 (0) 32265727

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