Amplifying Underrepresented Voices Through Photography
Photo by Jake Viramontez
Photo by Jake Viramontez
JHP partners with local galleries, libraries, community centers, cafes, and outdoors to host exhibitions of our participants' photography.
JHP celebrates the hard work of our students, teachers, and partners over the 2024 year. Take a look at the amazing work being created by our participants this year!
JHP Teaching Artists are professional photographers and artists who understand the transformative power of photography, and wish to share that with their students. They are experts in their field, and lead participants in creating projects.
Each participant receives a camera to use throughout the program, to learn skills and expand their vision. Teaching Artists lead field trips and photo walks, exposing participants to cultural institutions and encouraging them document their communities.
JHP is committed to reaching as many people as possible through photography. We reach populations that are considered outside the mainstream, vulnerable or at-risk, including but not limited to veterans with PTSD, isolated senior citizens, recent immigrants and English language learners, students with cognitive and physical disabilities, and young people considered at-risk. All of our program participants report profound changes in their confidence, sense of self, community engagement, and voice.