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The Power of a Photograph

While on assignment this week for POST Rochester magazine, I captured an iPhone image of a little girl whose family is living in poverty. After posting the photo to Instagram, the response was overwhelming, within several hours donations were being offered to the family… a pack and play, diapers, winter clothing, food and furniture.

One photo.

Childhood Poverty

Today the power of photography combined with social media platforms allow a reach unfathomable less than a decade ago. The socially engaged artist has many tools at their disposal. What is the change you would like to be in your community? Capture that image, create that piece of art and be the change, the possibilities are endless, art has the power to change the world.

AIR Introduction: Arleen Thaler

I’d like to introduce myself to the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education community, my name is Arleen Thaler and I am the new Photography Resident. For those of you who do not know me, I am a Rochester, NY based socially engaged photojournalist. As I begin my second year as the NW Team Leader for Flower City AmeriCorps, I will be sharing the work I do as a foot soldier helping to raise an awareness of poverty, homelessness, addiction and those issues our community struggles to find answers to. Through my lens, I use photography as a conduit to engage the community and elicit conversations that will hopefully create solutions. I look forward to working with friends new and old while sharing my passion, my vision and my heart work.