Emotional Management through Photography
(Youth Exchange)
2024-1-ES02-KA151-YOU-000202302
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PROJECT DETAILS
PROJECT SUMMARY
The Youth Exchange «Emotional Management Through Photography» aims to deepen participants’ emotional awareness and self-expression through the creative and reflective use of visual storytelling. Grounded in a peer-to-peer methodology, this initiative empowers young people—particularly those facing fewer opportunities—to engage in a transformative process of personal growth, using photography as a medium for introspection, communication, and connection.
Throughout the exchange, participants will gain practical skills in visual composition and narrative while exploring how visual art can become a powerful tool for emotional literacy. The experience also enhances youth workers’ capacity to facilitate similar processes within their communities, contributing to broader social inclusion and well-being.
Dates: 18-25 febrero 2025
LEARNING OBJETIVES
- To learn the fundamentals of photographic storytelling, using their own cameras or phones to capture images that reflect personal experiences, moods, or internal states.
- To create curated image galleries around specific emotional themes, such as resilience, loneliness, joy, or transformation.
- To promote empathy, reduce stigma around emotional expression, and strengthen communication skills.
- To use photography to process and reframe challenging emotions—turning feelings such as anxiety or sadness into creative output.
- To examine how photography can foster connection, create safe spaces for vulnerability, and build a sense of agency in dealing with emotional challenges.