democracy
Democracy, at its best, isn’t just about casting a vote every few years. It’s about who gets to shape the conversation - whose experiences count as evidence, and whose stories are treated as data. By putting cameras in the hands of everyday people, it reframes who qualifies as an expert on community life. Photo by Tania Fernandez on Unsplash
Human Rights and Democracy lawyer Christian C. Carbonell writes, "My role as a facilitator before and after the PhotovoiceWorldwide training was profoundly different. Both projects were meaningful, but the latter had much more depth, structure, and reflection."
A random "found object" causes Dr. Lorenz to reflect on the power of photovoice to develop shared understandings and promote Democracy. “...I was cleaning out my beads as I prepared to move to Virginia. A small stamp had been hanging around, hidden among the random beads that somehow linger on my art table after I finish a necklace.”