I want to offer an organized opportunity for the youth of my community to learn about visual self-expression and to participate in a project to document what they think, see and feel in relation to their lives and neighborhood of State Street, Hudson. A written component will be integral to the visual, and so some images will be written about before realized and responded to after taken. The target age group is currently 11-18. I am open to accepting younger students and will be flexible with adapting any in-class work that may be challenging at any level of education. Since the project is conceived as part of the Library’s Summer Reading program, I intend to create an opportunity for any interested learner to engage in this type of literacy through photography. The progression of the class will begin with an introduction to the camera and media literacy (the power of an image, and the various ways an image can be created), specific photo assignments, and sharing thoughts (with in-class readings) about community (is there one? what does she look like?) , a neighborhood (How do you fit in to your neighborhood? Or how do you differ?), our environment (what is around you? Hudson landmarkers). I hope these and other preparatory activities will help give each student a sense of his/her individual vision with the class theme in mind.