‘Peace Photography: A Guide’ explores localised, participatory and community-engaged peace photography methods where people use images and image-making to foster peace, dialogue and non-violent civil resistance. Drawing on academic research and practice from around the world, it critically discusses the ethics and practicalities of visual peace methods and features 26 peace photography activities. We hope this resource will be useful for community, peace and visual practitioners and researchers who are interested in exploring how photography can be harnessed to transform conflict, navigate difference, foster healing and agency, build visibility and connection and spark peace imaginaries.

This guide is a product of Imaging Peace, a Leverhulme Fellowship research project led by Tiffany Fairey, that undertook the first international study of participatory peace photography. Imaging Peace has involved working with practitioners from all over the world to research diverse peace photography initiatives. This guide draws on all of their knowledge, and experience and their images are showcased throughout.

We hope this publication will feed the imaginations of peace photography thinkers and doers everywhere

This guide is available in English, Spanish and French.