This is a series of presentations as part of a comprehensive year-long extracurricular activities program for students of SMA Pangudi Luhur Sedayu who join the “Calvari” – Pecinta alam community. The “Pecinta Alam” community refers to a group of students who share a common interest in nature, outdoor activities, and environmental conservation. These communities are often involved in various outdoor pursuits, such as hiking, camping, mountaineering, bird watching, and other activities that allow members to connect with and appreciate the natural environment.

The first part of the knowledge introduction and discussion was held on Nov 7th, 2013, where we talked and learned about basic photography knowledge. Begin with the basic knowledge about the works of a camera to produce a photograph, as well as introduce the difference between various types of cameras, such as analogue cameras, digital cameras, mirrorless cameras, and the camera that builds as part of the handphone – a handy device that is mostly used recently to take photos nowadays driven by its mobility and ease of use. The discussion also talked about the basic photo composition as a bridge to talk about the work of a photograph as a tool to freeze or capture a moment as well as a tool to represent or retell the photographer’s memorable moment or particular story. Eventually, the gathering ended with a free-flow discussion about various topics, such as the photography simple technique, photo result discussion, angle, timing, macro photo, and so on.

The second part of the discussion was held on Nov 14, 2013, where we talked and learned about basic Travel Writing. During the discussion, we talked about the practice of travel writing and its benefit to documenting a travel journey in an interactive model without leaving its important role as a scientific journal. The discussion is focused on learning the basic definition of a travel journal, the research process during the trip, and learning to wrap all the experiences through a travel journal. We also discussed and learned to share it all in the form of an interactive article through specific travel writing methods that can be combined with the help of photo documentation that we learned from the previous workshop.  In the end, the sharing is reaching the discussion about the probability and opportunity of travel writing and photo travel to produce a travel journal in various forms and methods such as making it as a travel journal e-book, printing it as a collection book, or even publishing it as an article on a personal or organization website.