nomadic in april

A Song for Baghdad

 














In Amman, we held class at the sports club at the Wehdat refugee camp. Our photography students were only a small portion of all the kids and adults attending the center. Everyday we were mobbed by screams, sad eyed, angle headed pleading and leaps for your cameras. I fell for the act the first day, but quickly learned that little people should not be allowed to play with very expensive cameras. But because we had fallen for the act the first day, everyday was a repeat of the begging and mobbing. Regardless, they were very cute inspite of their persistence. On this particular day a group of Iraqi students decided to sing a song about Baghdad for Susu. Notice the performer in the middle! 

And because they knew that we were recording them, they insisted on seeing the video.

 

Giggles, giggles, all around.