At first, photographer Hikaru Nagatake, while introducing children to the photographs of junior photographers taken up to the previous year, talked about how ordinary scenery could change from different perspectives, and how important it is to communicate with the subject when taking a photo. Then, each child received a digital camera, and listened to the project staff’s instructions on how to operate it. Cheerfully, they took photos of each other as they practiced with their cameras.

Afterwards, they went to a green zone along the Old Nakagawa River within a five minute walk from the school. Along the quietly flowing river on which spot-billed ducks were leisurely swimming, each child was eager to make a discovery by pressing the shutter – a small gourd ; reflections on the water of condominiums on the other side of the river ; a goby, which had been caught, suspended in the air, etc. They took photos from standpoints only children can conceive .

Time past quickly, and the children returned to school. Each of them chose his/her most favorite one from among twenty or so photos after much difficulty in making the selection. Then they had their photos printed out, and put them in picture frames. They wrote words and/or drew pictures on the frames, with titles and the subjects speech balloons, to make their works original. After finishing , each child presented his or her work to classmates.