Critical Exposure

Critical Exposure is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The organization employs 19 people and generates $2.5 million in annual revenue. Critical Exposure focuses on empowering youth through photography and advocacy. The organization's programs, offered to high school students in D.C., combine art and advocacy to teach students documentary photography, leadership, and advocacy skills. Students learn to document issues affecting their lives and use their images and voices to advocate for positive changes in their schools and communities. Critical Exposure also creates traveling exhibits featuring student photographs and writing, showcasing the challenges facing youth in low-income communities to raise public awareness. These exhibits are displayed in galleries, libraries, coffee shops, and other public spaces. Through partnerships with advocacy and community organizations, Critical Exposure helps students advocate for concrete policy solutions that impact their lives. For more information about Critical Exposure, please visit their website at criticalexposure.org.