{"id":63953,"date":"2026-05-15T10:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andanafoto.com\/?p=63953"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:37:11","slug":"photography-as-a-psychological-tool-based-on-scientific-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andanafoto.com\/en\/photography-as-a-psychological-tool-based-on-scientific-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography as a Psychological Tool Based on Scientific Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photography now occupies a central place in our daily lives. We constantly create images: we document moments, relationships, emotions, spaces and experiences with our mobile phones almost automatically. However, although we live surrounded by photographs, we rarely stop to reflect on the psychological meaning of the images we create or on the way they can help us better understand ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

For years, different branches of psychology and expressive therapies have been exploring the therapeutic potential of images. Photography has begun to be used in contexts related to trauma, self-esteem, identity, grief, social inclusion and emotional regulation, showing promising results in processes of personal development and psychological well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this context, the International University of La Rioja (UNIR)<\/a> has recently published my Master\u2019s Thesis in its academic repository<\/span><\/p>\n

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Evaluation of the Use of Photography as a Tool for Self-Knowledge and Well-Being from the Perspective of Third-Wave Therapies.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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This research analyses the impact of the \u201cPhotography to Get to Know Yourself<\/a>\u201d Programme, a 24-session online training course that integrates photography, mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) within the framework of third-wave therapies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main objective of the study was to evaluate to what extent the conscious use of photography can contribute to self-knowledge, mindfulness, psychological flexibility and self-esteem.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photography as a Psychological Tool<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Photography possesses characteristics that are especially relevant from a psychological perspective: images facilitate access to autobiographical memories, activate emotional processes and allow aspects of inner experience to be represented that are often difficult to express verbally.<\/span><\/p>\n

Various authors have pointed out that the image functions not only as a visual record, but also as a symbolic construction of experience. Photographing involves selecting, interpreting and giving meaning<\/strong>. In this sense, photographs can offer relevant information about the way a person perceives the world, organises their experience and constructs their identit.<\/span><\/p>\n

The research reviewed within the theoretical framework of the study shows that working with images can promote:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n