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photography . based in mississauga ontario canada it was founded by toronto star photographer andrew stawicki and toronto star photo editor peter robertson . 1 photosensitive has raised funds for various charities including donations to daily bread food bank and the hospital for sick children . 2 more than 100 canadian professional and amateur photographers have participated in photosensitive projects . 3 4 in 2010 photosensitive celebrated their 20 year anniversary . 2 contents 1 exhibits 1.1 overview 1.2 it s in their eyes 1.3 precious time 1.4 them us 1.5 braille equality 1.6 child poverty a national disgrace 1.7 destination toronto 1.8 life of water 1.9 summer of hope 1.10 vibrant communities in focus 1.11 living with 1.12 cancer connections 1.13 tied together 1.14 kids who can 1.15 picture change 2 publications 3 references 4 external links exhibits edit overview edit name premiere it s in their eyes 1990 1992 precious time 1994 hand of hope 1995 them us 1997 braille equality 2000 child poverty a national disgrace 1999 2000 hiv positive 2002 destination toronto 2004 life of water 2004 2005 beyond the wave 2005 summer of hope 2005 aids picture change 2005 2006 the strength within 2007 vibrant communities in focus 2007 living with 2007 2008 inspiring possibilities 2009 cancer connections 2008 2010 tied together 2011 the fuel of life 2011 kids who can 2012 picture change 2013 it s in their eyes edit photosensitive s first project it s in their eyes started in 1990 focused on toronto s hungry homeless and under housed population . twelve photographers in partnership with daily bread food bank created a photo essay that documented the people daily bread served . 5 the exhibit launched on april 5 1992 . 6 precious time edit the next project precious time was a partnership between photosensitive and the hospital for sick children . 7 sickkids hospital gave photosensitive s twelve members 24 hour access to the hospital for eight months . 8 9 the 120 photo exhibit was launched in 1994 with the goal to raise money for sickkids herbie fund . 10 them us edit launched in 1997 11 them us was organized by the harmony movement 12 and curated by vancouver based artist tom graff . 13 photosensitive invited twelve new photographers to the collective . 13 them us was photosensitive s first nationwide project . the national movement for harmony in canada published a them us photo book titled harmony in 1998 . in 2008 them us was exhibited at the canadian association of statutory human rights agencies annual conference . braille equality edit braille equality was created in 2000 in a partnership between photosensitive and the cnib the canadian national institute for the blind . 14 it was launched on february 9 2000 on parliament hill . 15 since its launch braille equality has been shown across canada in the united states and in melbourne australia . 14 child poverty a national disgrace edit starting in 2000 child poverty a national disgrace was a partnership between photosensitive and campaign 2000 in response to rising child poverty in canada . 16 the exhibit of 70 images by 24 photographers launched on november 26 2001 . 17 destination toronto edit in response to toronto s outbreak of sars photosensitive documented the vibrance of the city as destination toronto . 18 david miller and james bartleman launched in the brookfield place in february 2004 . 19 life of water edit life of water was the first exhibit to be launched with a book . 20 photosensitive sought to document the entirety of water s impact on canadians . photosensitive invited photographers from across canada to start shooting for life of water in 2004 . 21 the brookfield place was launched by david ramsay former canadian minister of natural resources and saw 160 black and white photographs on september 7 2005 . 22 the life of water book contains an essay by david suzuki . 23 summer of hope edit during the summer of 2005 james bartleman former lieutenant governor of ontario launched reading camps in five first nations communities north caribou lake kingfisher lake muskrat dam neskantaga and fort albany . 24 to fight high youth suicide rates . 25 james bartleman secured a grant from the ontario trillium foundation for photosensitive to document the summer of hope vibrant communities in focus edit created in 2007 vibrant communities in focus celebrated the 25th anniversary of the ontario trillium foundation . 26 twenty seven photographers visited twenty seven of the trillium foundation s most successful agencies and non profit organizations from across ontario . 27 vibrant communities in focus exhibition was opened in toronto and then traveled across ontario . living with edit on tuesday 4 december 2007 seven photosensitive photographers left to spend ten days in rwanda to shed light on the state of hiv aids in the country . 28 living with is the collective s third international project and was in partnership with carleton university and the national university of rwanda . 29 the 50 photo exhibit launched in brookfield place on july 22 2008 . 30 cancer connections edit started in early 2008 cancer connections was shot by photosensitive in partnership with the canadian cancer society and dedicated to june callwood . 31 the project called for submissions from not only photographers but ordinary canadians that had a story to tell . 32 cancer connections contained 1 000 photos from all walks a life across canada . 33 cancer connections launched on may 20 2008 in nathan phillips square toronto ontario . 4 the final national show was held on june 10 2010 in major s hill park ottawa ontario . 31 tied together edit photosensitive partnered with prostate cancer canada to create tied together to raise awareness for prostate cancer . 34 the exhibit featured photographs of men who were fighting or who had survived prostate cancer including jack layton . 35 kids who can edit over the summer of 2011 photosensitive partnered with easter seals canada to capture the experiences of children with disabilities . 36 for kids who can photosensitive had twenty five photographers on assignment to twelve easter seals camps . 37 the tour was launched on june 18 2012 at the mic mac mall halifax canada . 38 picture change edit launched on july 16 2013 at the royal bank plaza picture change began in 2012 39 and is the collection of images chosen by the photographers that involved social change . 40 photosensitive sent an invitation to over 100 top canadian photographers to create the exhibit including doug ball peter martin and paul watson . 41 a picture change book was published accompanying the opening . it is currently touring toronto canada . 40 publications edit precious time 1995 photosensitive ; isbn 1 896465 00 5 harmony 1998 macmillan canada ; isbn 0 7715 7632 3 photosensitive ten years a work in progress 2000 photosensitive ; isbn 09687061 0 x life of water 2005 photosensitive ; isbn 0 9687061 1 8 vibrant communities in focus 2007 photosensitive ; isbn 978 0 9687061 2 1 inspiring possibilities 2009 photosensitive ; isbn 978 09687061 3 8 field of vision 2010 photosensitive ; isbn 978 0 9687061 4 5 cancer connections 2011 john wiley & sons canada ; isbn 978 0 470 96449 1 picture change 2013 photosensitive references edit quinn mark 1994 . just what was seen . family practice . 6 29 2 45 6 . a b holden alfred 12 september 2010 . the camera as a catalyst for social change . toronto star . retrieved august 12 2013 . photo gallery the fuel of life exhibit by photosensitive . toronto star . 28 november 2011 . retrieved august 12 2013 . a b kopun francine 17 may 2008 . the healing lens . toronto star . pp . id1 id4 . campbell alannah 2010 . field of view . mississauga photosensitive . p. 10 . isbn 978 0 9687061 4 5 . in search of dignity . toronto sun . 5 april 1992 . pp. 8 9 . campbell alannah 2010 . field of view . mississauga photosensitive . p. 18 . isbn 978 0 9687061 4 5 . anxious moments for a father . 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alannah 2010 . field of view . mississauga photosensitive . p. 76 . isbn 978 0 9687061 4 5 . hamilton tyler 2 february 2004 . picture perfect view of toronto . toronto star . p. b2 . campbell alannah 2010 . field of view . mississauga photosensitive . p. 86 . isbn 978 0 9687061 4 5 . grice samantha 7 september 2005 . liquid assets . national post . toronto . pp . al8 . teotonio isabel 7 september 2005 . liquid assets a portrait . toronto star . p. b2 . campbell alannah 2005 . life of water . mississauga photosensitive . pp. 74 5 140 . isbn 0 9687061 1 8 . campbell alannah 2010 . field of view . mississauga photosensitive . p. 104 . isbn 978 0 9687061 4 5 . brown louise 8 april 2005 . a boon for native schools . toronto star . p. b5 . campbell alannah 2010 . field of view . mississauga photosensitive . p. 134 . isbn 978 0 9687061 4 5 . vibrant communities . mississauga photosensitive . 2007 . p. 5 . isbn 978 0 9687061 2 1 . mathieu emily 2 december 2007 . photographers to focus on rwanda . toronto star . campbell alannah 2010 . field of view . mississauga photosensitive . p. 144 . isbn 978 0 9687061 4 5 . loriggio paola 22 july 2008 . remains of rwanda s genocide . toronto star . p. aa1