How We See It

An inspiring and thought provoking selection of images, videos and music has been created in a series of photography and digital media workshops in order to challenge stereotypes of inner city youth.  

The works are the result of collaboration between Fairbridge, PhotoVoice and the Tate Modern Young People’s Programme, who provided the young people with the freedom and skills to capture a snapshot of their lives in a project.

The works, which will be launched on howweseeit.org on 26th of November, show a surprising array of subjects, from religion, family and the changing Hackney landscape to young people’s concerns about violence and postcode issues on the streets where they live.

Andrew Purvis, Chief Executive of Fairbridge said "At Fairbridge we work with around 4000 young people a year and we know that the media often portrays them in a bad light. This negative picture of the UK's young people is not only wrong, but also damaging. The collaboration with PhotoVoice has allowed this group to challenge those misconceptions, and express how they see their world. I hope everyone who sees their images will be as inspired as I am by what they've achieved."

My City, My World, Liverpool

From July 2009 PhotoVoice has been working in partnership with the Liverpool City Council (LCC) to deliver photographic workshops with young people across Liverpool. Working with young people living in three of the Children’s Homes in Liverpool, as well as young people with learning difficulties and physical disabilities across the city, more than thirty participants have produced excellent photographs that convey their unique perspectives on life and on the city they live in. A travelling component of the exhibition will tour schools and public spaces in January. If you would be interested in hosting this exhibition at your premises or event please contact Matt Daw: matt@photovoice.org

The work will also be presented in a high quality photo book, which will be available at the exhibition and to order online from this website from 14th December.

Moving Lives 2009

PhotoVoice’s work with refugees continued in a new partnership with the British Refugee Council SMILE Project. From August until October 2009,  ‘Moving Lives 2009’, led by Liz Orton, worked with 12 unaccompanied refugee children who had all been in the UK less than a year. Les Monaghan, Rashmi Munikempanna, Camila Cavalcante Pereira and Ben Thomas worked alongside Liz to explore reflective practice in facilitation and how we can develop our facilitator training methodology.  Thanks to Karen Browne for support throughout the project.

World Vision Partnership

PhotoVoice has been working in partnership with World Vision to deliver photography workshops with young people living with HIV in St Petersburg Russia, and with young people in Roma communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The twenty young people taking part have been producing photographs that convey their thoughts, feelings and experience of HIV/AIDS, providing often overlooked perspectives on the reality of the issues in their societies.

The photographs will be exhibited publicly in St Petersburg and Sarajevo in December 2009, to coincide with World AIDS Day on 1st December. The work from both countries will then feed into a campaign around the International AIDS Conference in Vienna in July 2010, where it will be shown in public spaces to bring the real voices of those involved in the issues being discussed to the attention of the public and policy makers.

Having Our Say

PhotoVoice is working with the National Working Group for Sexually Exploited Children and Young People. Having Our Say is a 14 month photography project running from November 2009 to January 2011. Workshops will run from January – August 2010 with up to 24 young people
at risk of or affected by sexual exploitation.

Moving Stories

In February 2010 PhotoVoice will partner with the Hackney Homes Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Team in a taster workshop as part of Discover Young Hackney 2010.

Want to learn more about participatory photography?  PhotoVoice is launching short training workshops in London for those who want to learn more about the methodology and participatory photography as a tool for social change. 
 
The workshop content will draw on PhotoVoice’s award winning expertise and the extensive learning gained from running participatory photography projects with excluded communities around the world.  All training will be delivered by experienced trainers who have worked on PhotoVoice projects.

2 one day courses and 1 three day course taking place in February 2010
For more information and to book places click here

PhotoVoice Auction of Exceptional Photographs 2009
6.30pm Tuesday 8th December 2009
Thomson- Reuters, Canary Wharf

You can now view all 92 prints (90 lots) on the PhotoVoice website: click here

We have been overwhelmed by the support of the photography community and are confident we have our best collection of prints to date. If you would like the opportunity to come and have a drink with us and bid on incredible prints by the likes of Herb Ritts, Mary Ellen Mark, Eve Arnold, Steve McCurry and Nadav Kander, tickets and catalogues are available to buy here

Sights Unseen Exhibition 2010
19th - 23rd January 2010
Private view: 19th January 2010, 6.30 - 8.30pm
The Association of Photographers Gallery, 81 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4QS

An accessible exhibition of photography by blind and visually impaired people in the UK, Mexico and China

Talk on sensory photography: 21st January 2010, 6- 7pm
To book places for either evening please email matt@photovoice.org
For more information about the project click here

AOP Gallery  - RED DOT Charity Auction and Exhibition
Wednesday 2 December 18:00 - 21:30

PhotoVoice is pleased to announce that once again, the AOP Gallery will be supporting our work by holding their annual RED DOT Charity Auction and Exhibition. The bidding starts at an incredible £40.00+VAT per image for all the prints that have kindly been donated AOP Members and will be available to take home on the night. In keeping with the season of giving, any proceeds from sales will be donated to PhotoVoice. The stunning images on display would make a perfect gift for Christmas.  

For opening times and further information click here
to attend RSVP to gallery@aophoto.co.uk

Red Dot is sponsored by Fujifilm

My City, My World, Liverpool
15th December - 20th December 2009, 10am - 10pm
The BlueCoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX

Young voices in Liverpool speak out through photography

For more information about the project click here

Virgin London Marathon 2010

James Henderson is our local hero and will be running the Virgin London Marathon on
our behalf - we only get a place every four years so please support him in raising money
to help PhotoVoice continue our valuable work enabling those without a voice to speak
out through Photography. To sponsor James please make a donation through our
website by clicking here, indicating that the donation is for the Virgin London Marathon.
All donations received will go towards James reaching his target.

Christmas Gift Ideas

Why not give something different this year to your photography loving friend or relative…

Sign someone up as a Friend of PhotoVoice for a year. For as little as £5 per month they will receive regular updates and discounts on PhotoVoice events & publications while supporting a relevant charity. Click here

Buy a signed copy of Tom Stoddart’s beautiful book, IWitness, £40 plus P&P (£30 plus p&p for Friends of PhotoVoice). 50% of the proceeds go to PhotoVoice. We have a limited number so to order your copy please email silvie@photovoice.org

Do you have a friend who wants to run their own photography project? – a PhotoVoice Manual is a great learning and research resource, for more information click here

Simply make a Donation Online in their name – every penny counts! Click here

PhotoVoice supporters make a huge impact on our work and without your kind donations we would not be able to continue our projects with marginalized communities. We would like to say a huge thank you to the following individuals and organizations:

Open Gate, The John Kobal Foundation, The Vanderbilt Family Foundation, The Westcroft Trust, BT Community Connections, Adobe plc, The Eva Reckitt Trust, The Evan Cornish Foundation

PhotoVoice would also like to thank Guy Meyer, Darren Cavanagh, Aleks Kvam, Graeme Lloyd and all the team at the wonderful film marketing agency Firebelly, for our new promotional films …coming soon to a PhotoVoice event near you.

Nick Danziger - Photographer, Filmmaker, Author

Initially an ambitious artist, Nick began taking photographs to accompany the diaries he kept on his travels. His images have since appeared in newspapers and magazines worldwide, toured museums and galleries internationally, and are held in numerous museum collections including the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Nick has won several prestigious awards, including an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Photographic Society, and he is holder of the Royal Geographical Society’s Ness Award in recognition of raising public understanding of contemporary social, political and environmental issues through documentary films and photography. More recent photography projects have included a study of the impact of armed conflict on women and travel to eight of the world’s poorest countries to meet individuals living in extreme poverty. We are proud to welcome Nick to PhotoVoice.

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