Nature Photos by You

Take a look around where you live. Is there any nature around you? What could you take a photograph of? Anyone can be a photographer! All you need is a device, and if you don't have your own, maybe you can borrow one from a parent or other adult and take a walk in your neighborhood. We're featuring nature photographs by real kids all summer long at chipublib.org/summerphotos. Submit your own photo and we'll post it! Email CPLKids@chipublib.org and include your photo, name, age and a title for your photo.

Need some inspiration? Enjoy these books with beautiful photographs and stories of photographers looking at the world around them.

Photographer Roy DeCarava looked around his neighborhood to find Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem. While this book may not have his photographs, it manages to share his perspective on the world through illustrations that mimic his point of view through the camera lens and show his Harlem.

Suzi Eszterhas spends her time hanging out with animals and taking photos. I really love how Moto and Me shares many unlikely up close and personal moments with Moto, the orphaned serval cat that Eszterhas fostered and raised.

What Do You See? A photographer shares her pictures of everyday objects with a friend who turns them into something new! Do you see what they see or something else?

What if you lived in the ocean? Take A Journey Under the Sea with these stunning, close-up photos of creatures who would be your neighbors if you lived in the Great African Sea Forest. The words in this book will make you feel like you're right there with the animals!

Shelley Rotner has shared many photos of kids and families in her books for kids. Hello Summer! shares the bright colors of summer, from green green leaves to bright white smiles of kids from all walks of life--maybe a kid like you! I also love seeing exactly where our food comes from in Grow! Raise! Catch!.

Kids in Chicago are also great photographers! We're featuring nature photographs by real kids all summer long. Take a look at chipublib.org/summerphotos to see some local shots. Submit your own photo and we'll post it! Email CPLKids@chipublib.org and include your photo, name, age and a title for your photo.