This paper describes and reflects on an ethics and safety protocol to conduct Photovoice research with women who have experienced intimate partner violence. The Protocol was developed as a way to navigate the tensions among three imperative aspects of the study: (a) maintaining the confidentiality and safety of participants, (b) using the data for action and knowledge exchange activities, and (c) working to destabilize traditional power relations between researchers and participants. The Protocol provides an example of how ethical and safety tensions associated with conducting action- oriented methods with members of marginalized populations can be addressed.

Ponic, P. & Jategaonkar, N. (2012). Balancing safety and action: Ethical protocols for photovoice research with women who have experienced violence. Arts & Health: International Journal for Research, Policy, and Practice, 4(3), 189-202. Full Text.