BRIGHT Art and Culture
Art for social impact.
Lens on Life has worked with BRIGHT in Yaoundé since 2021. In our own Lab, young people affected by displacement learn photography, film and writing, and each builds a photo project on a Sustainable Development Goal.
BRIGHT Art and Culture
Lens on Life – BRIGHT Lab
What we offer.
- Photography: images that raise awareness and drive advocacy
- Film directing: mission-driven stories that inspire change
- Creative writing: purposeful content that connects with audiences
- Small classes with personal mentoring, portfolio development and exhibitions
- Guest workshops with industry professionals, and community showcase events
- An internship with a media house
- Who it serves
Young people affected by displacement and other barriers to opportunity. Their instructors: Daniel, photojournalist; Erika, journalist; Preston, cinematographer. Erika and Preston are former learners who now teach in Yaoundé.
- Lead
- Lens on Life and Staelle Erica Yemele Sokeng, Head of Arts and Culture
What we have done
Our activities.
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The first photography workshop
From 5 to 9 July, photography professionals from Cameroon work with the Lens on Life Project; the photographs are exhibited with the Yaoundé III Council.
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Twenty young photographers
Twenty young people from Cameroon's North and South regions graduate from photography training.
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The Lens on Life – BRIGHT Lab opens
Our own photography training centre opens with an exhibition of more than 60 photographs, seen by 200 visitors and covered by CRTV television and radio.
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Three Canon MIRAISHA scholarships
Our learners win scholarships in photojournalism, filmmaking and screenwriting.
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The 2024 cohort exhibits
Final photography projects on the Sustainable Development Goals, at Au Comptoir des Arts in Dragage, Yaoundé.
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A new cohort of 20
Twenty new learners, aged 14 to 24, start photography and digital literacy.
Results
What it has made possible.
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60+
photographs exhibited at the opening of the Lab
28 March 2024
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200
visitors at the opening of the Lab
28 March 2024
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3
Canon MIRAISHA scholarships won by our learners
October 2024
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20
new learners in photography and digital literacy
2025
Support Art and Culture
Give a young photographer a voice.
A camera, a class, an exhibition: every gift helps a story be told.