CHANGE THE STORY, CHANGE EVERYTHING.

ETHICAL STORYTELLING CERTIFICATE (Live, Virtual) | 1 session, 3 hours *

The Introduction to Ethical Storytelling Course is a 3 hour, intensive dive toward understanding what building an ethical visual storytelling practice looks like through all processes of a project, assignment, or creative endeavor that involves the use of images, art, and representation and how to begin applying it in your own work.

This course uses a decolonial lens to center core concepts including identity and positionality, accountability and collaboration, and the construction of narratives in order to build a story.

Participants will be thoughtfully engaged by this course as it sparks critical discussions and creates a space for challenging perspectives and growing mindfulness in one’s art through guided discussions and reflection-based exercises.

By the end of this course participants will be able to identify and consider various factors concerning ethical and visual literacy practices before, during, and after a photography assignment, project, or creative endeavor, and use a basic framework to evaluate their storytelling decisions before, during, and after a project.

Participants will gain a network creators and storytellers to share projects while engaging with thought-provoking questions and discussions that enhance critical thinking skills and develop personal and professional growth. After the full completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate of completion.

This is for you if:

• You are interested in developing a thoughtful and critical lens surrounding visual work; 

• You wish to develop a more collaborative, decolonial lens;

• You engage in storytelling and wish to deepen your storytelling practice; 

• You wish to tell powerful stories that work for you and the causes you care about; 

• You wish to gain professional and personal growth surrounding a storytelling process; 

• You are wishing to connect with a like minded community of changemakers and storytellers; 

• You have an interest in ethical and visual literacy; 

• You are seeking a community of like minded visual storytellers to share professional and personal growth.

Enrollment is now open for the following sessions in 2026:

• July 19 (Sunday) @10AM-1PM ET (Registration closes: July17th, 2026 OR when full)

*Courses are subject to minimum enrollment and are non-refundable. Please register early, within five days of the course start-date, to reduce the likelihood of course cancellation and to ensure that you receive all course-related materials in time to prepare for class.