Inspired by Iceland
SEEDS 010. SEEDS 010. Environment & Photography - April
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SEEDS Iceland
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From 06.04.2025 to 15.04.2025
Type: Environmental / Arts / Study/Discussion/Research
Number of volunteers: 12
Language: English will be the language in the camp; intermediate conversational skills are needed.
Accomodation: SEEDS participants will stay in a house in Reykjavík. The facilities are basic with a kitchen, showers, and a washing machine. Everyone is expected to show consideration for their companions. Participants will sleep in shared rooms/dorms of up to 6 people. Please bring your own towel.
Participation fee: 400 EUR
Extra: Participation fee EUR 400 (Euros). The fee can either be transferred in advance via bank transfer, or paid in cash on arrival. It includes transportation from the meeting point to the camp (on the first day) and the night photography workshop.
PROJECT: During this camp, participants can share their love for (and learn more about) global & local
environmental issues, as well as photography. If you are interested in topics such as climate change, waste
management, animal protection and sustainability, and you also love taking photographs, making videos or
want to develop your photography skills, then this project is for you!
 
While developing artistic and technical photography skills, you will be focusing on environmental and
sustainability issues through non-formal activities such as workshops, discussions, presentations and visits
facilitated by SEEDS. One of our aims is to help create more environmentally aware consumers & travellers!
 
You will visit local projects on environment and conservation. These may include hands-on activities or guided
visits. Some examples include outdoor cleanup tasks, a geothermal power plant, a local fauna and/or flora
exhibition or an outdoor Icelandic culture museum. Some of these activities are dependent on conditions such
as weather, as well as availability or restrictions of our partner organisations.
 
You will also have time to put the theory about photography into practice, walking around and exploring the city.
At the end of the camp, the best photographs from each participant are selected for an online exhibition on
SEEDS' social media. Participants should bring their own digital cameras, lenses, tripods and laptops if possible.
 
SEEDS’ programme combines learning, sharing, hands-on activities, getting to know Iceland, its culture, having
fun, exploring the city and its attractions, as stunning natural attractions in possible excursions. Participants
should prepare to share environmental issues from their countries and should be ready to spend time outdoors
walking medium distances during activities and sightseeing.
 
Note this project is a learning/sharing camp and not a standard workcamp. This project has a smaller volunteer
work part and puts a bigger emphasis on the personal learning process than on the community impact.
 
In this project SEEDS will organise a night photography (Northern Lights) workshop in the city or in the vicinity of
Reykjavík. This will take place during late evening and possibly into the night. Northern lights are a natural
phenomenon depending on solar activity and meteorological conditions; we cannot guarantee you will see
northern lights, but the night photography workshop will be organised anyway.
 
ACCOMMODATION: SEEDS participants will stay in a house in Reykjavík. The facilities are basic with a kitchen,
showers, and a washing machine. Everyone is expected to show consideration for their companions.
Participants will sleep in shared rooms or dormitories.
 
Volunteers will receive food supplies and will be in charge of cooking and cleaning. Please note the food SEEDS
provides will be vegetarian. Do not forget to bring some traditional/typical food, drinks, recipes, music, games or
movies from your country for the intercultural evening. Please be aware some items or ingredients may be
expensive in Iceland and you will need to buy them yourselves or bring them from your country.
 
LOCATION: Reykjavík is a dynamic, modern city which lives in harmony with nature, using renewable energy
sources. The world’s northernmost capital bridges the Atlantic, between Europe and North America. Reykjavík is
spread across a peninsula with a panoramic view of the mountains and the Atlantic. It is an international city
with a lively cosmopolitan cultural scene surrounded by beautiful nature.
 
LANGUAGE: English will be the language in the camp; intermediate conversational skills are needed.
 
TERMINAL: Closest international Airport: Keflavík/Reykjavík (KEF). Bus station: Central Reykjavík (BSÍ).
 
EXTRAS / SPECIAL REMARKS: Participation fee EUR 400 (Euros). The fee can either be transferred in advance
via bank transfer, or paid in cash on arrival. It includes transportation from the meeting point to the camp (on the
first day) and the night photography workshop.
 
The Meeting time will be at 18:00 (6:00 pm) on April 6 at SEEDS’ office in Reykjavík. Participants that cannot
arrive on time (later or delayed flights) will be sent information on how to reach the camp on their own.
 
Some excursions (e.g. to the Golden Circle, Hot River hike and/or South Shore) can be arranged at discount
fares if there is free time after the camp workshops/sessions.
 
It may be very cold and/or rainy, so we recommend bringing warm and waterproof clothes (underlayers,
overcoats, scarves, gloves and hats) and good walking shoes, as some of the activities take place outdoors.
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