How different approaches to taking pictures influences participation in a photovoice project
Published online on June 23, 2016
Abstract
Photovoice involves participants using cameras to document their thoughts and experiences related to an important theme in their everyday lives. Photovoice places the critical data collection tool, a camera, in the control of the participants themselves. Thus, the knowledge that is generated from a photovoice project is likely to directly reflect the interests and concerns of the participants. This project offers a unique view of how participants’ varying approaches to photography influenced their experiences of participation as well as the photographs they took.