American Research Journal of Nursing

Health is a concept that involves not only the physical or psychological well-being of people, but also - among others - appropriating concepts such as empowerment, participation and social mobilization. In this line, photovoice is a method and at the same time a qualitative research technique that allows pedagogically the possibility that the people themselves can change their environments, situations or structures that limit the healthy experiences in which they are inserted. In this way, the photovoz facilitates the subjects, to be protagonist of their own health processes, looking for solutions from the resources with which they count and assuming personal and collective responsibilities. This paper presents in a synthetic way how this methodology is used and some experiences of graduate students and nurses who have successfully used this methodology.