Through Positive Eyes: Photographs and Stories by 130 HIV-positive arts activists

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For everyone interested in the power of photography to make a difference

Photography and stories from ten cities around the world:
Los Angeles
Washington, DC
Mexico City
Rio de Janeiro
Johannesburg
Mumbai
Bangkok
Port-au-Prince
London
Durban

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Over 10 years, more than 130 HIV-positive people across five continents have taken part [in the Through Positive Eyes project], many of whom picked up cameras for the first time in their lives. The Guardian

Since 2007, the Through Positive Eyes workshops have put cameras in the hands of people living with HIV and taught them to express their lives and fight stigma through photography. Trenton Straube, POZ

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Gideon Mendel (editor) is a South African photographer who has responded to key social and environmental issues around the world, particularly the HIV/AIDS epidemic. He is the creator of Drowning World, an art and advocacy project in response to climate change. David Gere (editor) Ph.D., is director of the UCLA Art & Global Health Center, where he is professor of arts activism and organizer of projects under the MAKE ART/STOP AIDS banner. Richard Gere (foreword) is an actor and a dedicated humanitarian who works on behalf of Tibetan causes, the homeless, and people living with HIV and AIDS. Mary Bowman (poet) was a poet, singer, spoken word artist, and AIDS activist based in Washington, D.C. Born HIV-positive, she died in 2019 at the age of thirty.