Seven years ago, Danielle Hark founded Broken Light Collective, a nonprofit organization that offers photographers affected by mental health challenges a space to share their work. Here, she talks about creating a venue to share both her own work and the work of other artists.
What is Broken Light Collective?
Danielle Hark: Broken Light Collective is a nonprofit organization that helps empower people affected by mental health and developmental challenges using photography. We strive to create safe and accepting environments, both online and through live exhibitions and workshops, where photographers of all levels affected by mental illness can display their work, as well as inspire one another to keep going and keep creating, despite any challenges they encounter. The types of photography we feature vary greatly, and include self-portrait, nature, abstract, and street photography. No matter the genre, through art we can observe and share in the darkness and light of living with mental illness.