Chronicles from the War on Young People: Teaching Teens to Cope with Violence - The LOVE Photojournalism Project

This paper outlines and describes a community-based art educator’s experience in an after school project that teaches photojournalism to adolescents whose lives have been affected by violence. Blending photography and writing the participants explore and document the issues surrounding violence in their personal lives as well as violence in the community. In addition, it identifies the personal transformation and the long-term impact on the life of the educator.