OUR GROUP THOUGHTS: WHAT IS THE CULTURE WE ARE MAKING? TRIPOD participants
TRIPOD has given me an additional voice to create. When I look at a photographic subject, immediately, I want to write about it, or write a story. Learning from the students is a joy for me. I get their ideas and concepts and we also share thoughts and ideas. In TRIPOD it is a two land highway. We get to change lanes that may also affect our ultimate objective...and it’s okay. TRIPOD is a community of different cultures, financial status, ethnic backgrounds, and generations which allows for a well rounded group of folks. I love it. Who wouldn’t love the camaraderie? TRIPOD has allowed me to hold and operate a $2,000 camera to take fabulous photos. I am ready for the big time. —Anonymous Sometimes my words are few and far between my voice often cut by anxiety or fear but please don’t mistake silence for apathy i am here, i am listening with gratitude and with love it seems like fate that i would end up here i found community in the time of isolation and people who make me hopeful to someday go out in the world again —Sarah Lucey I appreciate that we don’t pretend in any sense. A “good student” pretends that they only exist in the confines of the classroom—another brick in the wall. Our rule-breaking individuality (Andrea) brings about our togetherness. —Nick Vonk Anthology 7
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