‘Community Utopia’ offers Mindful Photography workshops to tackle the mental health crisis by exploring topics like cost of living, race, gender inequality, and the environment.
Our 2023 Mindful Photography Projects:
Featuring Eight Successful Workshops
Capturing Hope: Mindful Photography at Homerton Hospital
We’ve partnered with Homerton Hospital in East London for a Mindful Photography workshop.
Collaborating with Shaun Caton from the RNRU (Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit) and Amy, we’ve empowered brain injury patients, some with limited mobility or who couldn’t speak, through photography and collage art.
Despite challenges, we’ve created beautiful collages, offering hope to all participants. Stay tuned for a hospital exhibition featuring their works in early 2024.
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation with Photography
A group of local individuals from diverse age groups and backgrounds embarked on a transformative 8-week journey at St. Margaret’s House, in East London. During this period, they learned to cultivate mindfulness and creativity through the art of photography.
Women by Women
In collaboration with Sylvie Belbouab, a community artist and social-documentary photographer from Newham and Poplar Union we have facilitated ‘Women by Women’ – a collection of portraits captured by local women to champion equality and commemorate International Women’s Day.
Mastering Digital Skills
In collaboration with Praxis, a charity dedicated to supporting migrants and refugees, we embarked on a remarkable journey where the primary aim was for participants to learn digital skills that would enable them to create a magazine while sharing their stories.
We partnered with Kairos, an esteemed organisation dedicated to aiding those in addiction recovery, to host a transformative workshop. In this unique gathering, participants engaged in Mindfulness Meditation, a practice aimed at fostering inner peace and awareness. Through the lens of photography, they captured and shared their personal journeys, learning to perceive the world with a newfound positivity. This workshop was not just about developing photography skills; it was a journey towards healing and seeing life through a brighter, more hopeful lens.
In a world buzzing with technology and urban living, reconnecting with nature has never been more crucial. The recent Green Adventurers Photo Workshop in collaboration with Poplar Union, brought families together for a unique and enriching experience.
Young Hackney Photo Adventure
This series of transformative workshops in collaboration with Young Hackney empowered young minds with the tools of photography, from compact cameras to DSLRs, all guided by the amazing facilitators, ambassadors, and volunteers who orchestrate the vibrant sports activities offered by Young Hackney.
Cost of Living Champions
Over an 8-week span, a diverse collective of amateur photographers embarked on an exploration of the cost of living crisis. Meeting weekly, we delved into the highs and lows of this challenging era. Most importantly, we fostered a tight-knit community where individuals shared their challenges and innovative ideas, working together to discover creative solutions.
Our Partners
