Participatory Photography for Peace: Using Images to Open up Dialogue after Violence. Issue 3 (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baú, Valentina
• Is Part Of: Journal of peacebuilding & development. Volume 10:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 74
• Page End: 88
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: communication for development -- participatory photography -- storytelling -- reconciliation -- peacebuilding -- social change -- ethnic conflict; Peace-building -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 327.172
• DOI: 10.1080/15423166.2015.1050798
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1542-3166

Abstract

This article begins with a literature review of Participatory Photography (PP) that highlights how this tool has been mostly implemented for action research, advocacy, and public health purposes. It shows how scholars have only quite recently begun to recognise its ability to generate change among PP participants. This is followed by a description of the project that was carried out in Kenya, including its background, objectives and daily activities related to peacebuilding. Offering insight into crucial aspects of this work, examples of the photographs taken by participants and related stories are presented. The conclusion is preceded by reflections on the effectiveness, limitations and potential risks involved in carrying out PP projects in post-conflict settings.