“BELIZE CITY, Mon. June 4, 2022 The Library of African and Indigenous Studies is hosting a one-month-long film summer camp for youths of the community geared at empowering these young ones, ages ranging from 8-12 years old, by helping them acquire skills in film photography. Menyelek Marin Coleman, a professional LA-based photographer, has been immersed in the art form since he was 12 years old. ”

“My main goal, coming back, really, I’ve travelled the world, and the camera has opened more doors for me than I could have ever possibly imagined so I travelled the world all through the power of photography. Why Belize? Because I’m Belizean and if I could do anything for my home country and where my people came from it’s to inspire another youth, another generation of photographers to do the same thing that I do. My main goal is to show people that there is another way out of your situation through the power of telling your own stories.”