United States
EducationCritical Exposure - Teaching Photography & Advocacy to D.C. Youth
Address
Critical Exposure
1816 12th St NW 3rd Floor
Washington,
DC
20009
United States
(202) 745-3745 x20
http://www.criticalexposure.org/
Mission
Critical Exposure’s mission is to teach youth how to use the power of photography and their own voices to become effective advocates for school reform and social change. Critical Exposure has developed a unique approach: give at-risk students cameras and training in documentary photography; encourage them to capture images that show the realities of their lives, and teach them how to use photographs and writing to tell their stories and to advocate for concrete policy change.
Programs
Critical Exposure teaches photography and social advocacy workshops to middle and high school students. To date, we have worked with more than 450 students in D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Austin, Albuquerque and New Orleans. Critical Exposure is currently working with D.C. students to document and address the city’s dropout crisis. We’re also helping students in New Orleans to document school conditions after Hurricane Katrina.
Critical Exposure's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Teaching Photography & Advocacy to D.C. Youth |
Personnel Overview
Adam Levner - Co-Founder & Co-Director
Adam has worked in education for 12 years. He began as a fifth grade teacher and then became a community organizer with Stand for Children where he led successful reform efforts that resulted in over $20 million annually in new revenue for underfunded schools in Prince George’s County, MD. Adam also worked as a consultant for the Center for Community Change and as a freelance photographer.
Heather Rieman - Co-Founder & Co-Director
Heather been involved with education on a variety of levels. She worked as a policy analyst for the U.S. Department of Education, Senator Edward Kennedy, and the New America Foundation. She was also involved in the Minority Student Achievement Network and has served as a tutor, mentor, and classroom instructor.
Emma Nolan-Abrahamian - AmeriCorps*VISTA Member
Emma is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, where she was a photographer and photo editor for The Michigan Daily. She also conducted a research project in Cambodia and created a photo essay about life there after the Khmer Rouge.
Personnel Statistics
Adam Levner and Heather Rieman, Co-Founders & Co-Directors
Founded in 2004
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 20
