Photography for Good: Critical Exposure

I am so excited to share the mission of Critical Exposure, a nonprofit here in DC. I think everyone who can should volunteer with them. They do incredibly inspiring work.

What work, you may ask?

Critical Exposure, as stated on their website, “teaches youth to use the power of photography and their own voices to become effective advocates for school reform and social change”. Essentially, they give kids cameras and introductory photography skills to capture their lives as D.C. public school students and demand a better library, a healthier cafeteria or safer school grounds. So far, the students they’ve worked with and the images they’ve taken have raised over $400 million in additional funding for their schools.

That is truly photography for good – and for the greater good. The youth of the District deserve a public school system with the right resources to support their development into healthy, hopeful adults.

I first learned about Critical Exposure at a dinner party a few weekends ago.  While getting ready to leave, I ended up meeting a friend of the host who was working with Critical Exposure as part of his Americorps assignment. Hopefully, I'll be volunteering with CE at some point in the near future. In the meantime, I'll be heading to their upcoming exhibit June 9th, "The Faces and Stories of D.C. Youth".

Hope to see you there!