Shooting Jozi The project was conceived by Hugh Snelgrove, an architecture Student from Australia before all participants of Global Studio 07 Johannesburg reached at site to work. The project was later developed and executed by8 students who were convinced and impressed by its intent parallel to the International Studio. Inspired from the famous work “Born in Brothels”, the project aimed to explore unexplored views of Slum-dwellers in South Africa through the Children living there. Children living in Diepsloot, Alexandra, Marshalltown & Makause were offered disposable cameras, taught basics to use the instrument, and asked if they would like to record the places they live. Over two weeks they documented many aspects of their lives: places of informal trading and work, places where they play, sleep or relax, as well as things they’d like to improve in their communities. While some chose to document an average day, others saw the photographic project as an opportunity to document more poignant subjects, hoping to raise awareness of the poverty and environmental deprivation afflicting many of them. Shooting JOZI is currently on display at www.shootingjozi.net. Global Studio participants are planning exhibitions of photos on this website in their home countries of India, Italy, Finland, Australia, South Africa and Uganda.