Seeing for Ourselves
In Memorium
Founder George Carrano
1942-2025
We catalyze new visual narratives and leverage them to change national conversations about social policy.
Our work has been lauded by The New York Times, TIME, NPR, BuzzFeed, Politico, Slate, and other leading news channels.
Our programming has served thousands, earned participants thousands of dollars in stipends from NYC, and launched careers. The wait list numbers 500+.
Supporters of our projects include the late president Jimmy Carter, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
Our PBS film was welcomed into over 200 festivals in 44 countries around the world, amassing 188 awards and 28 award nominations.
Our first book garnered multiple awards and placed as a finalist twice. Our second book also placed as an award finalist.
Our work has attracted fans across the political spectrum. We believe this is the most promising path to reform.
A nonpartisan nonprofit, Seeing for Ourselves equips and trains marginalized individuals to take control of their own public narrative by documenting their lives photographically.
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The practice is known as "participatory photography."
We help amplify this new narrative in gallery exhibits, books, film, and social media—a new form of storytelling.
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