Photovoice: Aiming for Impact Abstracts Book

“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? 

*Burris, M. A., Evans-Agnew, R. A., & Strack, R. W. (2023). Braiding the Healing Gifts of Photovoice for Social Change: The Means Are Ends in the Making. Health Promotion Practice, 24(6). https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399231192993   

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