“In Pursuit of__” is the 2020 theme of the Getty’s award-winning Unshuttered photography program, which is generously supported by the Genesis Inspiration Foundation. For this project, we’ve put together a ‘masterclass’ style 30-minute video lesson plan teaching students how to make visual artworks documenting what THEY are in pursuit of in their lives, right now. With the help of Amplifier’s creative director and National Geographic photographer Aaron Huey, students will learn how to combine photographic images and text to convey a message, ask a question, or demand a change. All they need is a cell phone camera and something to write with. We invite you to ask your students, are you in pursuit of justice? Are you in pursuit of equal rights, or equal pay? Are you in pursuit of immigration reform? Are you in pursuit of peace, or maybe just peace of mind? Are you in pursuit of love? Are you in pursuit of joy? The world is full of stories. What is theirs?
