Welcome | International Guild Of Visual Peacemakers

Take the Journey

What is Visual Peacemaking? Who is the International Guild of Visual Peacemakers? Can I get involved?

We hope you get inspired when you see what visual peacemaking is all about and your place in it. We hope you share this movie with your friends.

Breaking Down Stereotypes!

IGVP president, MARIO MATTEI, casts vision for all visual peacemakers.

"The momentous challenge for us as visual peacemakers is to communicate fresh perspectives where harmful stereotypes exist."

Create Your Photo Story

Whether you’re a seasoned multimedia visual storyteller, or if you’re a newbie wanting to try your hand without learning new software, we’ve provided a simple photo story creation tool for you.

A Simple & Fast way to tell short photo stories.

“Birth-day” Portfolio Contest

Win the chance to be personally mentored by Guild member, GAVIN GOUGH, independent freelance photographer and international workshop leader.

Alevi Boy’s Coming of Age

This documentary focuses in on the experience of one boy’s coming of age—a circumcision party in Turkey.

Produced by Guild member & documentary photographer, KERRY LAMMI.

Grand Opening! Welcome

Get the gist of what's going on!

In this first blog post, IGVP president & cultural photographer, MARIO MATTEI, introduces you to the initial stuff you'll want to know.

AMI VITALE's photographs have been published in National Geographic, Adventure, Geo, Newsweek, Time, and Smithsonian among others. Her respect & appreciation for her photographic subjects make Ami an exemplar Visual Peacemaker.

Documentaries

The Cheese Man of Kashmir

Humanitarian photographer & Guild member, MATT BRANDON, visited his beloved Kashmir and while there learned of the Zandee’s cheese factory. He investigated and what he found was an amazing adventure that has started to make an impact on many people in the region.

Galleries

Featured Gallery: David DuChemin’s Portfolio

DAVID duCHEMIN, world & humanitarian photographer, author and international workshop leader. "I am drawn to meet new people & discover the differences between us that make the commonalities even more amazing."

The International Guild of Visual Peacemakers (IGVP) was created to build bridges of peace across ethnic, cultural, and religious lines through visual communication that is both accountable to an ethical standard and created by those who authentically care about people. More »