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PhotoVoice Charity turns 10 years old
Interested in global movements in participatory photography? Check out the newsletter from PhotoVoice marking their 10 year anniversary… »
Online images from “Places I Carry With Me” exhibition
For those of you interested in seeing works from my recent exhibition at ANCA Gallery in Canberra, Australia, but couldn’t make it in person, there are now a selection of images from the show on display in the Side by Side online gallery. »
searching for eldorado
In the growing tradition of using participatory photography as a tool in the empowerment of marginalised young people, the searching for eldorado project (procurando eldorado in Portugues), which happened in Sao Paolo, Brazil in 2004/05, got young people (10-18 yrs) from that community to create a picture portrait of their community using digital photography.... »
Pinhole photography from Chiapas
Check out recent work from 3 Indigenous women photographers who have been participating in a pinhole photography workshop with Rachel Sokal, new employee of AFI/CPP…. click here to see a taster of an upcoming pinhole exhibition they are putting together. Those of you who have looked at recent Side by Side online gallery exhibitions... »
Maya’s exhibition in Canberra, Australia
Opening today at ANCA Gallery, Rosevear St, Dickson in Canberra, Australia, is a solo exhibition of photographic and other works by Maya. Featuring works made in Japan, Mexico, Louisiana USA and various parts of Australia this is the first time for Australian audiences to see a body of work spanning 4 years and 3... »
Exhibition from Refugia Guzmán Pérez, Ch’ol photographer from Chiapas Mexico
Side by Side Gallery is proud to present the online exhibition “From the Rural Community to the City- The Chol ethnic group in Chiapas, Mexico” -photographic works by Refugia Guzmán Pérez, a Ch’ol photographer from the Chiapas Photography Project (CPP) and the Archivo Fotográfico Indígena (AFI) – Chiapas, Mexico. Read an introduction to the exhibition... »
Blogging and critical discussion about Participatory Photography
Two websites/blogs that folks with a specific interest in participatory photography might want to take a look at… The Institute for Photographic Empowerment aims to support the study and practice of participant–produced documentary projects in photography, film, and digital media. They are affiliated with Venice Arts Centre and USC Annenberg in Los Angeles. Check... »
Challenge for Change and NFB Filmmaker in Residence Program
One of the projects that broke new ground for movements in participatory & social-change film-making was the Challenge for Change program. Created by the Canadian National Film Board in 1967, it ran until 1980 and resulted in over 140 films being made as collaborations between filmmakers and Canadian communities. The Challenge for Change program... »
Therapeutic Photography Resource
The Photo Voice network, based in the UK, has been a force in participatory photography for many years. Bearing the same name as the photovoice method which has been widely used in health and other social research (See WANG, C. & BURRIS, M. (1997) Photovoice: concept, methodology and use for participatory needs assessment. Health Education... »
Cameras for community in New Orleans
Since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the slow process of rebuilding has progressed, a number of new collaborative media making projects have gotten underway around the city. The New Orleans Kid Camera Project started in 2006 when Joanna Rosenthal & Cat Malovic, both trained as social workers, were looking for a way to... »