The first book from Seeing for Ourselves
Winner, Montaigne Medal,
Most Thought-Provoking Book of 2015
The Eric Hoffer Foundation
Winner, Best Photography Book,
New York Book Festival, 2015
Finalist, Best Social Change Book,
NextGeneration Indie Book Awards, 2016
Four Photographers Tell Their Story
Finalist, Best Multicultural NonFiction Book,
NextGeneration Indie Book Awards, 2016

"A joy."-- John T. Hill, author, Walker Evans: The Hungry Eye





NEW YORK PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS
PHOTOGRAPH THEIR WORLD
"Inspiring."-- Noam Chomsky
PAST EVENTS
ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND EXHIBIT
June 21-August 22, 2016
ARTSPACE PATCHOGUE RECEPTION
May 30, 2015
NEWS
The global success of Project Lives led NYC to ask Seeing for Ourselves to conduct a similar program for New Yorkers on probation.
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And so we embedded ourselves at the New York City Department of Probation in January 2018.
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At first, only one or two brave souls would turn up for a class.
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But word of mouth spread.
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By 2021, courses became over-subscribed the first day they were announced. The waiting list for entry totaled two hundred. The program was so successful it became institutionalized as a permanent offering of the agency.
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The film arising from the program, In a Whole New Way, toured the festival circuit from 2021 to 2023. Honored at 200 festivals around the world, it amassed over 60 awards.
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The companion book was published June 20, 2023.
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REVIEWS
-- BuzzFeed
PROJECT LIVES BOOK LAUNCH
April 8, 2015
-- New York Magazine
IN THE CLASSROOM
BEGINNINGS
