{"product_id":"visual-storytelling-affirming-our-common-humanity","title":"*WAIT-LIST* - Visual Storytelling: Affirming our Common Humanity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- COURSE IS FULL -\u003c\/strong\u003e To be added to the wait-list, click register and proceed through check-out. You will be asked to provide contact\/billing information but will not be required to enter any payment information.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"height: 137.156px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eFACULTY\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sameskyphoto.com\/about\"\u003eDeborah Espinosa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003eDATE \/ TIME\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003eJuly 8 - 22, 2026 | Wednesday 5:30-8pm (Pacific Time)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003eFORMAT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003eOnline, enrollment is limited to 16 participants.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eLEVEL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eFoundation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePREREQS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eNone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis interactive workshop explores photography as a powerful tool for social change—one that affirms our shared humanity, challenges stereotypes, and invites empathy across differences. Through readings, guided discussion, and reflection, participants will learn how photographs can humanize complex experiences, amplify marginalized voices, and foster connection within and across communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrounded in ethical, community-centered practices, the workshop emphasizes photography not as extraction, but as collaboration and relationship-building: an act of seeing, being seen, and honoring lived experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEARNING OBJECTIVES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand how photography has historically shaped public narratives—for harm and for healing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamine how photography has been used to deny, distort, or erase a person’s humanity, particularly in systems of punishment, surveillance, and social control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn ethical approaches to photographing people and communities with dignity and consent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflect on their own perspectives and biases, and how these shape what they see and capture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehare photography projects that are particularly powerful in affirming shared humanity and the reasons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sameskyphoto.com\/about\"\u003eDeborah Espinosa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a legally trained photographer and educator who uses visual storytelling to advocate for the rights of people from poor and marginalized communities. She leverages visual storytelling to raise awareness about little known injustices; to inspire action, including legal reform; and to highlight our common humanity. Her work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, blogs, photo essays, short films, annual reports, marketing and fundraising materials, and galleries. Espinosa has worked in Brazil, Burundi, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImages © Deborah Espinosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PCNW","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49787001995541,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/5312\/files\/Espinosa_Carmen_low-res.jpg?v=1771978930","url":"https:\/\/shop.pcnw.org\/products\/visual-storytelling-affirming-our-common-humanity","provider":"PCNW Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}