Amp Up Middle School After School Conference
Outside The Lens attended and gave a presentation to the entire Amp Up Middle School After School Conference! The conference featured engaging workshops, keynote presentations, youth performances, and networking opportunities. Read Post
Picture it Healthy Wraps up the Show!
Outside the Lens finishes up the Picture it Healthy Project! Check out key snapshots from the YouTube video. Read Post
Winners Announced! Healthy Communities Photo Contest
Stephen Mariucci's "Jump the Sun" takes first place! The 3 Winning photos will hang on the wall at Fiji Yogurt in Linda Vista, and don't be surprised if you see the honorable mentions up on this page! Read Post
First Installment of Connect Lecture Series!
The First Installment of OTL's Connect Lecture Series went perfectly yesterday! Debi Spindelman gave a touching talk on her OTL work in Kenya at the Daraja Academy for Girls. Read Post
Photo Contest Submissions
We're receiving some great photos for this week's Outside the Lens/Alpha Chi Omega Photo Contest at Fiji Yogurt (Linda Vista)... Keep on submitting! The deadline is Thursday to win some fun prizes! Read Post
Picture R Town!
Here's some photos from Picture R Town, an event that Outside the Lens put on last weekend with the La Jolla Historical Society. All photos shown were taken by Youth Photographers! Read Post
The Second Session of Picture it Healthy is in Full Swing!
OTL teachers educate 5th and 6th graders from five different schools in a photovoice project that helps students learn the basics of photography, document parts of their neighborhood (walking field trips) and learn about healthy eating and active lifestyles. Read Post
OTL Interns Rock their Presentations
OTL's amazing interns have presented some dynamic and engaging presentations lately! Check out these photographs of Kaitlyn and Eliza! Read Post
Muralist Mike Maxwell
One of our OTL interns, M Olivia Burd, interviewed the local artist Mike Maxwell today at theHIVE ("communal working digs for independent urban creatives") where his new mural can be seen...check out Mike on their website! Read Post
Happy V-day!
This means Happy Valentines Day, but maybe more importantly Happy V-day: "a global activist movement to stop violence against women and girls" (vday.org) Read Post