Therapeutic Photography and Self-Knowledge
Photography, as a therapeutic tool, aims to enhance the health, well-being, and personal growth of individuals through the utilization or creation of images.
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Today, more than ever in history, we have the possibility to take pictures at any time. We create images quickly and easily. We create images because we can.
Photography changes everything
Photography, since its invention, has changed our lives in every way, what we know, how we represent ourselves, what we discover and document.
The Family Album of a Neighborhood, Colps de Llum
Colps de llum can be freely visited on Carrer Sant Pere in the town of Catarroja, Valencia. It is a family album of the les Barraques neighborhood, telling the story of its people, its festivals, its streets and transformations — an album created photo by photo by Paco Costa.
Claude Cahun, The Profound Liberation.
Claude Cahun used self-portraiture to document her changes, to invent possible identities, and to become what she desired. The camera not only captures who we are, but also allows us to invent who we want to be, to discover that what defines us is fluid and ever-changing, that we are free to reinvent ourselves at any moment in our lives. This is the profound liberation.
Photography as a social function
Can images change the world we live in?
This great question can haunt those who make documentary photography, those who find spaces, places and communities in the world that need help or global support, and those who say that what is happening can’t happen in an ethical and civilized society.
The Origin of Photography as a Tool in Mental Health. Part two
In this second part, we jump to the 20th century. Photography as a therapeutic tool has been used and researched by many doctors and psychiatrists through different techniques and both individual and group resources
The Origin of Photography as a Tool in Mental Health. Part one
The use of photography as a therapeutic tool was explored and investigated by many doctors and psychiatrists with different individual and group techniques and resources.
Photography and School
For nine months, the CEIP San Juan de Ribera team in Valencia, led by its director, Teresa Ripoll, participated in classes led by ANDANA to integrate photography into the classroom. The curriculum designed expressly for this project covered various topics, from photographic techniques to developing photographic projects.
Photography as a tool for social integration
This exhibition talks about the need to break the silence, to give light and make visible the reality of people in the process of integration, anonymous artists or ordinary people that we all are. The images show a normalizing and integrating nuance, an understanding of reality from the perspective of its own protagonists.
Photography As a Tool for Change
We are firmly convinced that photography can bring about significant change. So, when psychologist Concha Sánchez invited us to collaborate on integration and inclusion activities for minors, we didn’t hesitate—despite it being August, we knew it would be worth it.
Photography and self-knowledge
Have you ever thought about how you are? Who are you? If you are where you want to be? Typically, we don’t reflect on how we are, what makes us happy or brightens our days, unless something breaks our stability.
Photography Workshop for Youth
Some parents understand that teaching visual culture and photographic expression is important for their children’s present and future.
Support Your Son or Daughter on Their Instagram Journey
In this image-driven culture, it is no surprise to find tweens and teens with Instagram accounts filled with hundreds of images and thousands of followers. Instagram is used for chatting, exchanging information, sharing photos, showcasing personal life, posting inspiring quotes, and building self-image, which is why it is a favorite among young people.
Doing Or Being from Photography
Want to start a photography project but don’t know where to start?
Would you like to build and develop your photography project authentically?
Many people spend their lives not doing what they truly wish, believing they must follow what they are expected to do rather than what they truly want.
Where to Find Photography Workshops for Children and Youth
In this section, you will find established photography workshops for children and youth. In these workshops, your children will learn photography through emotional expression. We offer these workshops with the assurance that they are led by professionals who have trained with us.
How to Use Neuroeducation to Teach Photography
As a method or instrument of artistic expression, photography holds all the necessary characteristics to make us more cognitively and creatively effective.
Jo Spence, the origin of therapeutic photography
It was a great find. Few books speak so clearly about the processes of therapeutic photography and the use of photography in personal spaces and social intervention.
ANDANA: Pioneering Children’s Photography Projects
Using playful and creative resources and introducing various contemporary photography projects, each participant will develop their own personal photography project, just like contemporary artists, expressing what brings them joy or makes them uneasy through a series of photographs.
