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1 Path to Unlocking Your Potential

This one simple belief has protected me from discouragement and despair. It has fueled improvement in everything from my relationships to my photography.

Photos to Save Indigenous Cultures?

The way of life that the Agta and Dumagats have lived for centuries is about to experience unprecedented pressure. What can photographers do?

From Visual Peacemaker JACOB MAENTZ, a freelance travel, culture and documentary photographer based in the Philippines.

Perspectives on Poverty

Too frequently, a quest for funding uses dehumanizing images to draw pity, charity, and eventually donations from a largely unsuspecting public.

From Visual Peacemaker Duncan McNicholl of Engineers Without Borders.

Matt Brandon’s gallery: Our Shared Humanity

Colorful images from around the world. They speak powerfully to us about the dignity and beauty intrinsic to every human being.

Photographs really can make differences if we will just stop and look for a moment to see what they are saying to us.

Matt Brandon’s gallery: Our Shared Humanity

ex:change

This short film highlights a heart-touching friendship between Molly and Anum.

Muslim exchange students in the USA struggle to dissociate themselves from extremism. American youth are "labeled" too. But hope exists.

Staged Photographs, Visual Peace, & Conflict Photography

How do Visual Peacemaking and Conflict Photography relate? Ruben Salvadori soon realized he was not very interested in documenting the Palestinian rioters or the Israeli soldiers. It was the photographers that began to interest him, so he began to observe the photographers role in these situations.

Galleries

Gavin Gough’s 2011 Portfolio

Gavin Gough is an independent, freelance travel photographer. Currently based in Bangkok, Thailand. Gavin travels extensively, working on assignment, on commission, creating stock images, writing and teaching.

Blog

10 How To’s for Visual Peacemaking

What do Visual Peacemaking projects look like? What themes do they explore? Where can we find them? How do we create them?

Documentaries

Take the Journey

What is Visual Peacemaking? Who is the International Guild of Visual Peacemakers? Can I get involved?

We hope you get inspired when you see what visual peacemaking is all about and your place in it. We hope you share this movie with your friends.

Photo Stories

Create Your Photo Story

Whether you’re a seasoned multimedia visual storyteller, or if you’re a newbie wanting to try your hand without learning new software, we’ve provided a simple photo story creation tool for you.

A Simple & Fast way to tell short photo stories.

The International Guild of Visual Peacemakers (IGVP) was created to build bridges of peace across ethnic, cultural, and religious lines through visual communication that is both accountable to an ethical standard and created by those who authentically care about people. More »