Airdrie through your eyes: Youth Photovoice Project

Snap it. Share it. Shape your city.

Share your perspective through photos! The City of Airdrie is creating a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan to help make our community safer and more supportive—and we want to hear from youth ages 15 - 24.

From June 25 – Aug 7, 2026, we are collecting photo submissions from Airdrie youth (ages 15-24) that capture your perspectives on safety and well-being in Airdrie. Each submission will be entered to win 1 of 10, $100 digital gift cards to Amazon, Walmart and local businesses Glitch! Gaming Lounge and Over The Top Pop Shop.

Submit your photos 

1. Using any device, take 5 – 8 photos of public spaces (no people in the pictures, including yourself) that answer the following questions:

• Where do you like to hang out with friends?
• What place reminds you of good times?
• Where do you feel less safe or uncomfortable?
• Where do you feel unseen or excluded?
• Where do you go to be alone or recharge?

2. For each photo, write a simple caption describing:

• What is in the photo
• What the space means to you
• Why you chose it

3. Submit your photos

• Upload your photos

Contest Rules 

Be Safe & Respectful

• Respect others’ privacy
• Do not take pictures of yourself or other individuals as the main subject (a person should not be the main focus of the photo)
• You are not required to get permission when taking a photo of a group of people where individual faces are not recognizable or if you are taking a photo of something and a person happens to walk into the shot
• Focus on spaces and places
• Make sure you get permission before you take pictures of a private property such as a home or workplace (when the property is the main focus of the photo)
• You are not required to get permission when taking a photo of a public space
• Stay safe - never put yourself at risk for a photo
• Always use your judgement and never put yourself in risky situations
• Don’t stand in the middle of the street for that “perfect” shot
• Be cautious about where you travel in the community, particularly by yourself, in the pursuit of a photo
• If you want to take a picture of a location that is unsafe to visit, you may take a picture of a similar area somewhere else and explain which area you are referring to.
• Use a buddy system, especially when going to places you are not familiar with
• Don’t do anything you wouldn’t usually do (i.e., take a photograph while driving or taking a photograph in a location that puts you in danger)