Jorge, Sebastian and Renato putting on the new roof

A fresh wind of change is also blowing through the FairMail office in Peru where the photography teaching area and storage room are being remodeled. Due to climate change the dessert city of Trujillo is now regularly hit by surprise rain showers neither the city nor the FairMail office where prepared for. The tent above the teaching area wasn’t giving enough protection anymore. Also the red glow it gave to all the pictures taken under the tarp had been a nuisance for a long time.

Part of the FairMail Peru team enjoying the new roof

So when, with the help of a donation from a photography traveler, the opportunity was there we decided to replace the tent with a decent and transparent plastic roof. This is now finished as you can see in the pictures with the new classroom only needing a new paint job. Thanks to the help of the teenagers who helped during the construction really making it their classroom again.

Next on the list, remodel the storage room

Next on the list is the construction of a professional photo studio in the former storage room. With FairMail’s changing business model towards concept and picture licensing instead of own card production the old storage room is no longer necessary. With the increased demand from our customers for “table top photography” in different greeting card themes we decided to change the storage room into a mini photo studio. The old shelves will be converted into glass tables letting through soft light on which we will place the new tabletop photo studio’s we bought with the help of a donation by Back Picture. We are also looking to install special lighting and increase the space so all the teenagers have enough space to let their creativity go wild.

We are very happy that now in Peru the teenagers can do what they do best under better circumstances and would like to thank Marlies Ketelaar and Back Picture for their valuable financial support in improving our production facilities. The Peruvian teenagers are very happy with their more professional photo studio.