Photo Assignment

Maganda Voice project participants are creators of knowledge and are involved in several important activities: learning photography skills, telling stories and sharing ideas, creating rich research data, offering critical reflection, working with group members, engaging in social action, influencing public policy; and increasing awareness of personal and community issues. This section is designed to provide you with some inspiration for your story. However, you are in control!

Maganda Voice Photo Prompts

• Tell the story of your business?
• What does wealth (or being wealthy) mean to you?
• If your country could speak, what would it say about your business?
• How do you balance wirnan obligations and your business activities?
• What would you want your great, great, great Granddaughter to know about your business?

Project Ethics

Invasion of Privacy

• Violation of privacy occurs if you take pictures of other people or their property without their permission
• Permission must be given
• Discuss what you are doing and explain
• Not required to have written for a group of people where the individual faces are not recognisation or if as person walks into the shot by accident
• Do not pressure someone if they do not want to participate

Portrayal and Representation  (making sure photos are an accurate representation of community and its members)

• Avoid photographs of people in a negative light/embarrassing circumstances
• Don’t risk anything, safety is a priority!
• Agree on what is captured and the narrative
• Should be an accurate representation
• Remembers that the people in your photos are might be vulnerable

Consent Forms

We use the forms to ensure that each person:

• Understands the benefits and risks of participating
• Privacy is not violated and safety maintained. This may be written or verbal.
• Be respectful
• Do not travel to dangerous places
• Do not do anything you wouldn’t otherwise do
• Be aware of your surroundings