Photography as an advocacy tool

closing session at Vienna AIDS 2010 Youth Pavilion held


Different memories, different human destinies, different faces and different stories behind them ……It’s all about photography.

On the last day of International AIDS Conference 2010 Vienna Youth Force held a photography session – a very good opportunity to share best practices and experiences on how photography can be used to spread ideas.

Among the panel speakers were representatives of youth networks such as Y-PEER (www.youthpeer.org), independent photographers and Vienna Youth Force Media and Communications team (www.youthaids2010.org).

Speaking of photography as a powerful tool to spread advocacy messages, Y-PEER International Coordinator for Media & Communications Davron Mirsagatov went back to 2007 when the first Y-PEER photo contest occurred. Another part of Y-PEER comprehensive multimedia advocacy campaign is the recent interactive exhibition “Youth in Arab States: Changing the World for the Better” sharing life stories of young people from Arab states and challenges they overcome within their communities.

In her turn, Vienna YouthForce Media and Communications Co-Chair Elisabeth Szerencsics showed off the impressive photos of AIDS 2010 youth journalists – a nice recognition of their hard work and commitment during the conference.

The session was finalized by a group photo.