Our Mission
Our mission is to help individuals and organizations worldwide use photovoice safely, ethically, and successfully, and create a global community for photovoice peer-to-peer support and continuing education.
What We Do
Our team facilitates online trainings and professional development; creates community for photovoice continuing education; consults with photovoice projects, organizations, and individuals worldwide; and implements photovoice projects.
“Photovoice: Aiming for Impact” aims to share, envision, and strengthen the impact of photovoice projects around the world. It builds on the inaugural 2022 conference, “Photovoice at 30: Past, Present, Future,” which engaged 180 photovoice and participatory photography practitioners, scholars, participants, and leaders in keynotes, oral and poster presentations, panels, networking activities, and workshops.
With photovoice, the “how” of the method – building relationships, sharing power, and respecting process – is as important as any community or policy end-result.* The guiding conference question is: How can we maintain a balance between photovoice processes and impact while aiming to motivate and maintain momentum for social change?
The conference tracks are:
- Migrant justice and migration
- Peace and peace building
- Youth and activism for social change
- Disability and health justice
Call for proposals are open from April 1 – June 1, 2024.
Upcoming events
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Photovoice Conference: Call for Proposals (April 1 - June 1)
“Photovoice: Aiming for Impact” seeks to foster dialogue about the impact of photovoice and participatory photography projects around the world. What types of impact have been documented? What has contributed? How can we strengthen the impact of these methods in the future?
Anticolonial Photovoice (May 14)
In this three-part* workshop series, participants will collaboratively examine their own photovoice projects, the photovoice literature, and examples from the facilitator’s research to learn how to introduce an anticolonial approach into photovoice work.
Talking with Pictures: Photovoice (July 15)
This online professional development course provides content, resources, and practice to adapt photovoice to your research, teaching, program, and clinical needs. Upon course completion, participants will receive a Training Certificate and have the knowledge, skills and tools to implement their Photovoice Plan.
Aiming for Impact: Photovoice Conference (October 16-19)
“Photovoice: Aiming for Impact” is intended to share, envision, and strengthen the impact of photovoice projects around the world. It builds on the inaugural 2022 conference, “Photovoice at 30: Past, Present, Future,” which engaged over 180 practitioners, scholars, participants, and leaders from 25 countries in keynotes, oral and poster presentations, panels, networking activities, and workshops.
News
& Blog
Healthful eating in the postpartum period: A study on nutritional challenges facing Black mothers
By exploring the intersection of culture, environmental influences, and individual behaviors, a photovoice project aims to inform the development of practical and culturally relevant interventions tailored to the needs of African American mothers.
Walking in Paulo Freire’s Shadow: A photographer connects theory to practice after attending PVWW Intensive School
A photographer living in Northeast Brazil takes the Photovoice Worldwide Intensive School and, by learning about Paulo Freire’s roots, is given a whole new perspective on the city she calls home and the work she is doing to try and lift the oppressed.
Empowering Youth in Uncertain Times: Using photovoice to help youth navigate tough choices
In Canada, a team of 27 youth with lived experience use photovoice to reflect on their COVID-19 vaccine experiences, while fostering and building their skills as photographers.
Key Themes in Photovoice Research Workshop 2 (October 19)
In this series of innovative and practical online workshops, Dr. Nicole Brown introduces three key themes in photovoice research: data collection, data analysis, and reflexivity. The hands-on, interactive sessions provide concepts, tools, and practice with important aspects of photovoice and arts-based research.
Newsletter
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