Why is the Maganda Makers Business Club gathering photographic narratives in this way?
It shows the viewpoint of people who have often been ‘researched’ but not ‘understood’.
We are a visual-centric society. Visual communication is the most powerful of communications forms today.
It enables access to settings and contexts that are usually not available to an outsider to sustain community participation; engender a sense of collective ownership
It reaffirms, or, even complete redefines the community’s goals during the process
It provides tangible ‘souvenirs’ that help to sustain networks and build relationships
It can uncover both community needs and strengths or assets
“I think that Indigenous women’s wisdom is crucial. So much of the care of the Earth has come from the mothers. It think its imperative we turn to their wisdom to take care of the planet.”
