how has this technique been used Elsewhere?
Photovoice has been used as a technique to encourage community dialogue, to drive conversations about education and employment, and to highlight underrepresented voices. You can visit the Photovoice website to learn more. Some projects are detailed below:
1. In rural West Virginia, forty women were given a camera and two rolls of film per month for a year to document their unique way of life. These "photostories" were used to influence policy, increase voter turnout and change the existing narrative on rural WV.
2. Photo/Videovoice was used in post-Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana to better understand the needs of the community and address inequalities surrounding culture, education, income inequality and access to public health.
3. Newfoundland fishery closures have caused intergenerational uncertainties which have been highlighted through photovoice. The new workforce is drastically different that before the fishery closures, and this project highlights the youth perspective on work in Newfoundland.
4. Photovoice projects that highlight underrespresented voices have seen success in communities such as Moncton, New Brunswick where researchers sought out women to highlight their barriers to empowerment and the effect it has in their lives. Photovoice gave these women a voice and they were able to highlight their concerns about their community and enact change.
You can visit the Photovoice website to learn more.
Wyoming Resilience Project Response From Uinta County:
Opportunity - Resilience: This picture was taken at the railroad complex in Evanston. This picture display rusted wheels from trains and in the back you can see part of the former Union Pacific roundhouse. This image depicts opportunity to community resilience. Evanston has been through many different booms and busts including a railroad boom and bust. But through all the busts Evanston has used the infrastructure built up during boom times to help carry it out of busts. The railroad complex is one example as the abandoned UP buildings were turned into community spaces for Evanston and southwestern Wyoming. Being host to community events including but not limited to the annual Celtic festival, Cinco De Mayo festival, and Santa's Workshop.
