Teens give PhotoVoice to Mountain View

Mountain View is a whole new place when seen through the eyes of six teenage photographers who call "The View" home.

Formulated in 1992 at the University of London, "PhotoVoice" is a creative process that melds grassroots social justice efforts with documentary photography. It matches professional activists and photographers with members of marginalized communities. The goal is to challenge preconceptions by representing such communities from within through unflinching yet dignified exhibitions of photographs and corresponding written narratives.

PhotoVoice projects have documented the lives of women in Yunnan Province, China; homeless adults in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Pakistani immigrants in London; and health workers in rural South Africa.

ARTISTS' NARRATIVES: PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 The View" by Denisha Crowe". Photo courtesy Denisha Crowe PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Housing Transience" by Crystal Luddington". PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 "Bus Steps" by Autumn Meloy Photo courtesy Autumn Meloy PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 "Labels!" by Autumn Meloy Photo courtesy Autumn Meloy PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Our Culture" by Autumn Meloy". PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Lonely" by Chester Matai". Photo courtesy Chester Matai PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Grief" by Chester Matai". Photo courtesy Chester Matai PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Art" by Chester Matai". PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Tire Marks" by Denisha Crowe". Photo courtesy Denisha Crowe PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Slum Lords" by Denisha Crowe". Photo courtesy Denisha Crowe PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Alone" by Megan Johnson". Photo courtesy Megan Johnson PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Stereotypes" by Crystal Luddington". Photo courtesy Crystal Luddington PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Untitled" by Crystal Luddington ". Photo courtesy Crystal Luddington PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 "Untitled" by Megan Johnson. Photo courtesy Megan Johnson PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Untitled" by Megan Johnson". Photo courtesy Megan Johnson PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 The Chair" by Edward Washington II". PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 Untitled" by Edward Washington II". PhotoVoice Feb 03, 2011 A Cry for Help" by Edward Washington II". PreviousPauseNext -- "Slum Lords," by Denisha Crowe -- "The View" and "Tire Marks," by Denisha Crowe -- "Housing Transience," by Crystal Luddington -- "Stereotypes," by Crystal Luddington -- "Art," by Chester Matai -- "Grief," by Chester Matai -- "Lonely," by Chester Matai -- "The Chair," by Edward Washington II -- "A Cry for Help," by Edward Washington II -- Two narratives by Megan Johnson -- "Our Culture," by Autumn Meloy -- "Bus Steps," by Autumn Meloy -- "Labels!," by Autumn Meloy