OBJECTIVE

Preserving what matters most: empowering individuals and communities to preserve their photographic history by learning memory work, archival techniques, understanding the importance of photographic preservation, and creating a lasting archive of personal and community images. 

GOALS

• Provide hands-on experience in archiving personal photographs
• Help participants find the best ways to merge traditional archiving methods with modern digital tools
• Encourage community storytelling through photographic archives
• Create an open space where participants can share their archival experiences, challenges, and insights, fostering a long-term creative and archival community
• Ensure participants leave with concrete next steps, including supply lists and recommendations for further education

BIO:
Shay Waugh is a Jamaican-American archivist and photographer based in NYC. She approaches archiving as a tender, deliberate act by safeguarding intimacy, cultural memory, and the quiet gestures that shape our lives. Her work creates visual lineages where serenity and belonging are not only remembered, but continuously made.