Tibetan Buddhism/Language/Dance & Music Classes. In view of the upcoming renovation project at TCCC, Saturday programs for children/youth/adult moved to Queen Victoria Public School, King & Jameson. Effective: Saturday May 8, 2010 - till further notice
Photography Workshop for Tibetan Youth living in Toronto - Johnny Lam
Diversity of race, religion and lifestyle help to define and set Toronto apart from other world cities. Toronto is home to numerous of the world's cultural groups and is a city where more than 100 languages and dialects are spoken. Because of my personal interest in Tibetan culture and Buddhism, I have chosen to work with the Tibetan community to begin what could possibly be an ongoing project that eventually reaches out to other ethnic groups in Toronto.
Photography workshops provide the opportunity for participants to learn the basic skills to capture images on film and include lessons in composition, camera angle and understanding lighting. The material will be film based with simple point-and-shoot cameras. The course consists of photography lessons, weekly assignments, group discussions and critiques, editing skill and group exhibitions. Successful students will be able to convey their ideas and perspectives to their audience in photo essay form. In other words, they will be able to tell their stories or the stories of others through images captured on film. Participation is free and each student is provided with a point-and-shoot film camera.
Students: This is the first session and we have eight students enrolled into the class. There are seven boys and one girl.
Classes Schedule and duration:
Class start date is September 14, 2008. Each Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at TCCC, 40 Titan Road, Etobicoke.The duration of the entire course will be 12 classes. Instructor and founder of the program:
Johnny Lam is a freelance photographer based in Toronto. He is best known for his portraits, documentary & wedding photography. An adept traveler, Johnny has photographed in more than 30 countries on assignments as well as personal projects. His most recent venture had taken him to India, including Dharamshala for his Holiness’ annual spring teaching. Born in Hong Kong, Johnny moved to Canada with his family at the age of 16. Having to grow up in Canada as an immigrant, Johnny’s understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity deepens as he meets and works with Canadians. In a country that prides itself as the role model of multiculturalism, Toronto is arguably the biggest and best example of this quality. Johnny has thus chosen the city to carry out such photography workshop to further promotes and celebrates the beauty of ethic diversity
Diversity of race, religion and lifestyle help to define and set Toronto apart from other world cities. Toronto is home to numerous of the world's cultural groups and is a city where more than 100 languages and dialects are spoken. Because of my personal interest in Tibetan culture and Buddhism, I have chosen to work with the Tibetan community to begin what could possibly be an ongoing project that eventually reaches out to other ethnic groups in Toronto. 
Photography workshops provide the opportunity for participants to learn the basic skills to capture images on film and include lessons in composition, camera angle and understanding lighting. The material will be film based with simple point-and-shoot cameras. The course consists of photography lessons, weekly assignments, group discussions and critiques, editing skill and group exhibitions. Successful students will be able to convey their ideas and perspectives to their audience in photo essay form. In other words, they will be able to tell their stories or the stories of others through images captured on film. Participation is free and each student is provided with a point-and-shoot film camera. 