PHOTOGRAPHERS are encouraged to share stories of how they and their families, business and or primary production has been affected by a change in landscape over time across the region.
The Seeing Change project aims to explore community perceptions and first-hand experience of climate impacts in the Limestone Coast using an innovative method called PhotoVoice – a method used for community-based participatory research to document and reflect reality.
An initiative of the Limestone Coast Local Government Association (LCLGA) climate adaptation committee, participants are encouraged by looking for photographs showing how landscapes, places and people have changed over time due to changes in climate and landscape.
LCLGA project officer Prae Wongthong said the photographic story of change within the region would provide valuable insight into how our communities cope with future change in relation to changing landscapes.
She said the project could inform the development of emergency preparedness strategies and “improve the resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related risks in the Limestone Coast”.
“We do not just want beautiful photographs, we want to exhibit real life, first hand experiences,” she said.
“You may find them in your house, from your dear ones, or go out and take one by yourself.
“Then its about sharing the stories about how change might have affected you and your family, business or farm.”
Additional information can be found by contacting the Limestone Coast Local Government Association, with registrations closing February 15.
Selected photographs will then be showcased in an art exhibit throughout Limestone Coast art galleries in early 2019.
