Each year, Deaf Children Australia’s Youth Grants help young deaf and hard of hearing people bring their ideas to life, from creative projects to sporting goals and educational pursuits.
One of our 2024 Youth Grant recipients, Maya Sandon, used her grant to pursue her passion for photography. Her project ‘In Broad Daylight‘ shines a light on the Deaf community and Auslan.
The photograph series, “In Broad Daylight” was captured to showcase the Deaf community, and the lively culture that we bring along with us. With the subject matters wearing bright colours or being in a bright environment showcases the world welcomes us as a part of it. It does not reject us but embrace us. The hands are the focal point across all images as a statement point on our culture and community which majorly revolves around Auslan, Australian Sign Language, and that we go out every day and communicate in it, in public especially and it is always a beautiful showcase of community and conversations when you see a group of Deaf people chatting.
Maya Sandon is a budding photographer whose passion was supported with a 2024 Youth Grant. Through her project, she endeavoured to show the beauty of the community, culture, and language of Auslan and the Australian Deaf community.
Deaf Children Australia is proud to support young people who use creativity and passion to celebrate the Deaf community.
