Photo voice in Resilience Center activities

picture of two hands on a calendar page

The intensive week in Tampere and learning the photo voice method started a new activities in Resilience Center, in which photos are more intensively used. In cooperation with the photographer Valters Poļakovs, a virtual photo exhibition-picture gallery was created, which is permeated by young people's reflections on themselves, on the world and diversity in the world. The photos created by young people are also used in 2021 calendar of the Resiliences Center.

“Beauty is not only outside, but also inside. You see it in the girl’s eyes ”

“No matter how gloomy your reflection is, don’t sink into it”

“In difficult moments in life, there will be someone who will give you a hand to help. It will be up to you to accept it or not ”

– these are just some of the young people’s thoughts that complement their own photographs.reflection of a boy in water on ground

“Every word comes from every person from the heart. The ability to give and receive is what I have understood the most. No matter to whom and how much, it is important that you try and do from the heart. We all have our own “processes” and in difficult moments we need someone next door to support or give advice, or – just love you, ” says one of the photographers Elizabeth.

For several months, the young people, in collaboration with photographer Valter, captured their feelings, desires and worldview. Photographer Walter says: “The young people did it themselves. The emotion was the same. I only helped with technique and technical advice on what and how better. Young people approached work creatively. It was interesting to see who “jumped out”. ”

a boy sitting on ground in a yard in autumn“The quality of the photos, the composition, the fair was important. We all sat down together and made a choice, ”says Valter. He says that at first it was not easy for young people to add texts to their photos, but over time it worked.

 

Zita Rubene, participant of Making my Future project