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PTP's not just a philanthropic org of photogs, journalists and community members, but an attitude.
We believe in the power of photography to encourage creative expression and bridging the gap between people of different backgrounds.
09/18/2019
Column: ‘Don’t go to the South Side.’ Really? Tonika Johnson has some thoughts about that. Mary Schmich: Tonika Johnson, creator of the Folded Map Project, often talks with students who have been warned not to go to the South Side. She tells them otherwise.
They need a photo program there, don't you think?
08/29/2018
Chicago-based photographer Tonika Lewis Johnson's (and Chicago's) "Folded Map" project explores segregation and brings together people from opposite ends of the same street. The next iteration of her/our project needs support. Learn more on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonikaj/folded-map . >< The next pairing of “map twins" will be residents from Chicago’s West Side and Logan Square neighborhood.
Folded Map Folded Map project illustrates the impact of Chicago's historic segregation while bringing residents together for a conversation.
08/11/2018
Yea!
PHOTOS: Seeing Ottawa from a different perspective Students in Annette Barr Photography Studio's Urban Photo Safari explored the streetscapes and alleyways of downtown Ottawa in an effort to view the normal world around us from a different perspective. The Urban Photo Safari is an annual summer activity offered through Ottawa Recreation. Displayed h...
05/28/2018
Tonika Lewis Johnson's project is lovely! More about it via https://www.tonijphotography.com/projects/6844105
02/26/2018
What our friend Annice Fisher is up to...
BE FREE Show are creating countercultural conversations in 5 minutes or less | Patreon Become a patron of BE FREE Show today: Read 22 posts by BE FREE Show and get access to exclusive content and experiences on the world’s largest membership platform for artists and creators.
02/26/2018
A blast from the past... https://evanstonlive.blogspot.com/2011/07/remembering-artskills-2000.html?showComment=1519615310758
Past PTP supporter Rick Smolan has a new book out...
The Good Fight: America's Ongoing Struggle for Justice Media/News Company
In case you didn't know that someone has been doing Picture This work in Houston...
08/23/2017
Food for thought... http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170328/OPINION/170329862
Chicago violence changes how children make friends Two researchers conducted an in-depth case study of 44 children in high-poverty Chicago neighborhoods. What they uncovered surprised them.
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