University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Independent Consultant, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2022 Mar;23(2):221-229. doi: 10.1177/15248399211061710.
Since its introduction, photovoice has been implemented in numerous fields with a wide array of outcomes of interest, but has the method been implemented in a way that is consistent with its initial aims in mind? From Caroline Wang and Mary Ann Burris's initial 1994 project, photovoice has demonstrated power to harness visual imagery and stories within a participatory empowerment process and established a new tool for the profession for understanding community members' lived experience and needs, raising the critical consciousness of communities, and advocating for actions leading to social change. Based in Freirean philosophy, feminist theory, and documentary photography, photovoice engages community members to identify, represent, and change their community by means of photography, dialogue, and action. Public health can benefit when researchers and practitioners more carefully conceptualize the intended aims of each photovoice effort. The purpose of this article is to consider the varied applications of photovoice and propose a classification system that encapsulates its wide-ranging aims. Close examination of foundational literature and previous applications of photovoice suggest the following categories for framing the application of the method; specifically, photovoice for (a) photovention, (b) community assessment, (c) community capacity building, and (d) advocacy for change. Full implementations of photovoice have the capacity to illuminate complex real-world issues leading to advocacy for policy, systems, and environmental change. It is our hope that the proposed framing clarifies the language used to discuss photovoice and its outcomes, distinguishes its various uses and stated aims, and maximizes its impact in future applications.
自引入以来，摄影已在众多领域得到实施，并产生了广泛的研究成果，但该方法的实施是否符合其最初的目标？从 Caroline Wang 和 Mary Ann Burris 于 1994 年的初始项目开始，摄影已经展示了在参与式赋权过程中利用视觉图像和故事的力量，并为专业人士提供了一种新的工具，以了解社区成员的生活体验和需求，提高社区的批判意识，并倡导采取行动推动社会变革。摄影以弗莱雷哲学、女性主义理论和纪实摄影为基础，通过摄影、对话和行动，让社区成员参与识别、表达和改变他们的社区。当研究人员和从业者更仔细地构思摄影的预期目标时，公共卫生可以从中受益。本文旨在考虑摄影的多种应用，并提出一个分类系统，以概括其广泛的目标。对基础文献和以往摄影应用的仔细审查表明，该方法的应用可以分为以下几类：（a）摄影预防、（b）社区评估、（c）社区能力建设和（d）倡导变革。摄影的全面实施有能力阐明导致倡导政策、系统和环境变革的复杂现实世界问题。我们希望所提出的框架能够澄清用于讨论摄影及其成果的语言，区分其各种用途和既定目标，并在未来的应用中最大限度地发挥其影响力。
