PhotoVoiceAustralia: One Decade on - African Settlement on the Downs

Monday, May 10, 2010

Some of the colourful clothes the Sudanese women were wearing at the recent pre-marriage celebration.

PhotoVoice Australia: P O Box 1791, Toowoomba QLD 4350, Australia; PhotoVoice Australia was established by photographers Lorraine Seipel and Ann Alcock in response to requests to work with community groups who are marginalised or disadvantaged. PhotoVoice is a technique in which participants are taught to use cameras and are then asked to share aspects of their life or circumstances by taking photographs. The aim is to provide opportunities for positive and ongoing social change and increased awareness of social issues in the wider community. Photography is an ideal medium because of its relatively low cost, accessibility to people of all cultures, languages and ages and because of the power of images to tell a story and to bring about change. Our Photovoice projects are designed to give participants the skills to document their own lives and to choose what they will represent to the world through various forms of media and exhibitions. Our projects are conducted in collaboration with an organisation who has an ongoing relationship with the Photovoice participants. Lorraine and Ann are keen to share their passion for photography with people who are seeking new ways to represent their issues and to strengthen their communities.

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