About
To expose injustice and advocate for the marginalized by capturing faces
and their stories through photography, reframing them with dignity,
and restoring the beauty that has been marred.
A Face to Reframe is a registered nonprofit organization in the state of
Washington, currently working on 501(c)3 status.
We offer participatory photography clinics with vulnerable populations in partnership
with local organizations in an effort to empower participants, aid in research, advocate
for change, and ultimately reframe individuals and communities with dignity.
International Development agencies are recognizing the absence of the voices of the
poor, particularly of children, in the programs and community activities meant to bring
about social change. The process of A Face to Reframe photography projects is a part
of this movement.
We focus on vulnerable women and children in areas of poverty, abuse, victimization, and
disability. We partner with organizations which have been present in a community and are
looking for ways to empower a particular population and/or have a need to generate
revenue and/or raise awareness with decision makers. We have a unique speciality in the
Muslim world where interfaith groups are often challenged to join together to bring about
sustainable change.
We design projects to meet the objective we have determined together. Most projects begin
as two-week workshops with a selected group of participants, simultaneous training for local
facilitators, consultation on how to incorporate a theory of art into community development,
and the post-editing, publishing, and marketing of the photography work within the paradigm
of the project objectives.
1. Empowerment. Participants learn to express themselves visually. They become the authors,
rather than the subjects, of the images used to represent their lives.
2. Advocacy. Their work is displayed and marketed in a way that dignifies their lives,
reframing them with beauty, while raising awareness of their situation.
3. Envision. Revenue from the sale of their work is used to create something
sustainable that the partners and community have decided is needed.
4. Synergy. Partnership between participating organizations builds a foundation of
working together to improve the lives of this community. Serving alongside one
another breaks down barriers of suspicion, opening up to new vision.
5. Hope. Marginalized are reframed with dignity and hope.
Poverty of soul and material goods is diminished.
Jan has worked with at risk children and their families for twenty years in the field of education and social services.
Founder and Director, Beth Bruno, spent seven years living in a Muslim country and now combines an MA in International Community Development with her passion for photography to bring about social change.
Board of Directors, Director of Development. Jan Pandy has spent her life working with at risk children and their families. She has a wealth of multicultural, team work, fundraising, and community development experience.
Board of Directors, Treasurer. Jessica Daley has a background in human resources as well as eight years experience working with a team to bring to life a nonprofit organization.
