CAPE ELEUTHERA, THE BAHAMAS (11 December 2012) – On November 26th, 2012 the twenty winners of the “Youth Expression Against Drugs” Essay, Rap and Poetry Competition and representatives from the Bahamas National Drug Council (BNDC) visited The Island School to participate in a week long National Geographic Photo Camp. National Geographic photographer Raul Touzon and photo editor Todd James taught the promising photojournalists the very basics of photography using the natural beauty of the Bahamian landscape as their subject. The week culminated with a photo exhibit at the Eleuthera Arts and Cultural Centre in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera showcasing the importance of preserving the islands for future generations in their work.
The youth ambassadors representing public and private schools on New Providence, Grand Bahama and Crooked Island were the winners of the first “Youth Against Drugs” Essay, Rap and Poetry contest co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy and the BNDC last spring. Participants spent the week living on the campus of The Island School in Cape Eleuthera.