Airdrie through your eyes: Youth Photovoice Project

We asked youth to... Snap it. Share it. Shape their city.

From June 25 – Aug 7, 2026, we asked youth (ages 15-24) to share their perspective through photos! We collected photo submissions that capture their perspectives on safety and well-being in Airdrie to help shape our Community Safety and Well-Being Plan.

Each submission was 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.

Submissions for the contest are closed and winners will be individually contacted.

We asked youth to take 5 – 8 photos of public spaces (no people in the pictures, including themselves) 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?

View contest rules 

Be safe and 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)