PhotoVoice Training - A Comprehensive Introduction to Participatory Photography
‘A Comprehensive Introduction to Participatory Photography’ is an acclaimed PhotoVoice training course which has been running for twenty years, and for many individuals and organisations worldwide, has been the foundation for their own activities using participatory photography.
This course, which is regularly updated with new modules and information, is the perfect starting point if you are considering developing or designing a participatory photography project or activity.
These courses suit individual practitioners from a range of disciplines (including campaigns and advocacy, research, monitoring and evaluation), and are open for anybody to attend.
The course content draws deeply from our extensive decades-long experience in designing and delivering participatory photography projects, and will cover a range of topics, using a combination of group discussions and photography activities.
It will provide unique insights and materials based on PhotoVoice’s methodology, all of which can be used to help you gain insights into delivering your own participatory photography programme.
The curriculum covers:
- What is participatory photography?
- Photography as a tool for participation
- Visual literacy
- Workshop and project design practicalities
- Facilitation skills
- Ethics, informed consent and copyright
- Understanding and working with risk
- Creating a safe space
- Working with text
- Participatory editing
These courses are held online throughout the year. We also run infrequent in-person courses based on demand. These take place over three consecutive days and in London, UK. If you would like to register your interest for upcoming courses, please contact us.
Upcoming Courses
Online | 2nd - 6th November | 2pm UK Time
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“It was such a fun three days, I was genuinely sad it was over (still am). The facilitator was brilliant, and part of the group, it definitely felt like a community.
I would highly recommend this course to others and I hope people embarking on participatory photography projects look to PhotoVoice as an example of how to do this work in a way that is fun, ethical and stays accountable. Thank you!”
The training offered more than I could’ve imagined. I was so appreciative of the extra materials that were distributed to the attendees. The location of the training was wonderful and the training offered a supportive and safe environment.
About PhotoVoice Connect - PhotoVoice Training Online
Using our new bespoke participatory photography platform called PhotoVoice CONNECT, we are delighted to offer an online version of our acclaimed training course in designing and delivering a participatory photography programme. The course is run over five days within a single week. Group online sessions will be held on the Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and last for approximately 3-4 hours. Self-guided learning and photographic assignments ae undertaken at other points throughout the week, at the attendee’s convenience.
PhotoVoice CONNECT is a new approach to delivering participatory photography programmes and training courses online. It was developed by PhotoVoice in 2020 to recognise the impact of restrictions to in-person workshops and activities resulting from the Covid 19 pandemic, and established new ways of online community engagement which are compatible with our ethical approach.
PhotoVoice developed a new toolkit, supported by a bespoke online platform which provides a new way to achieve comprehensive community engagement online. The PhotoVoice CONNECT platform is not available anywhere else, and was designed following extensive testing with organisations, experts, and community members.
Emphasising the principles of ethical and safe engagement, PhotoVoice CONNECT combines elements which have been designed to ensure online projects and training activities are provided as effectively and safely as possible.
These tools are integrated to ensure that the user experience is seamless, with expert facilitators controlling the flow of content, information, and activities.
The course is absolutely fantastic. I am deeply impressed by just how much thought has gone into every single piece of information communicated, every exercise, the delivery approach, and the context provided for each activity and module. Having taught courses myself, I truly appreciate the time, effort, and intentionality required to create engaging, clear, and outcome-driven learning experiences.
The combination and array of activities within the online sessions and the independent learning sessions provided created an active learning environment stimulating different cognitive and emotional learning.
After 2 years of post COVID zoom meetings where participants are doing multiple things, appear minimally interested (USA behavior) and facilitators seem to cover minimal content, this was shockingly intense (I mean that as a compliment!). I believe your format is a reflection of how online learning can be of quality and capture many elements we associate with face to face learning.
Pricing
Online training using PhotoVoice Connect costs £783 per person.
In-person courses cost £810.
The courses are held at various times throughout the year, with start times changing to enable attendance from those living in different time zones.
Dates are announced via our newsletter.
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