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 and in-person 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?
Thank you for a great 2024 Photovoice Conference!
Upcoming events
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Talking with Pictures: Photovoice (January 9)
This online professional development course provides content, resources, and practice to adapt photovoice to your research, teaching, program, and clinical needs. It meets for 5 online sessions, 2 hours each.
Photovoice Facilitation 101: The Basics (February 6)
This interactive, online professional development course prepares participants to facilitate photovoice project sessions. By the end of this course, participants will have a solid understanding of the role of a photovoice facilitator, and options to foster meaningful participation and communication at each project step.
News
& Blog
Picturing your story: Migrant children’s experience of the Balkan Route
PVWW educator Erica Belli had the privilege of using arts-based methods with child refugees traveling the perilous Balkan Route. She came away humbled by their openness, trust, creativity, and resilience.
Adventures in Photovoice: Expecting the Unexpected
Using examples from her vast experience, photographer, filmmaker, and participatory visual media practitioner Ingrid Guyon prioritizes placing participants and their community at the centre of the photovoice process.
Amplifying Voices: Harnessing Photovoice for Social Justice and Empowerment at Hampton University
The Conference represents an incredible opportunity for each of us to grow – personally, academically, and professionally – enhancing our understanding… while acquiring tools to support and share what we’ve learned.
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
Our monthly newsletter shares information on our activities and people, with links to further information online.