PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards
May 26, 2009
PhotoPhilanthropy is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and activism in social causes through photography. The PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards allow student, amateur and professional photographers to capture the work of a local or global not-for-profit organization through the creation of an engaging Photo Essay. Read more
Barrio El Progreso Public Art Exhibit
March 6, 2009
Through March 30, 2009 an exhibit of large scale participant-photographs will be on display in a community just outside of Bogotá. This unique project, “Barrio El Progreso”, consists of 100 photographs of 1.5m x 2m and 2.25m x 3m in size that are hung on the walls of the houses in Barrio El Progreso of Soacha municipality. Read more
Not Just My Illness: A project with homeless, mentally ill women
February 9, 2009
IPE co-founders, Jim Hubbard and Lynn Warshafsky, have created a new photo project with women who are both homeless and mentally ill. The project aims to support the participants as they explore and develop photo stories that will illuminate their lives. A group exhibition and limited book release is planned for late Spring/early summer in Los Angeles at the Venice Arts Gallery. This project is supported by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission through the County Productivity Investment Fund.
What is Community Photography?
August 14, 2008
Broadly speaking, community photography is what happens when a group of people decides to use photography as a way of communicating about themselves or their concerns. Read more
