Begin Collective hosts the project I See You See Me for LGBTQ+, nonbinary, & disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent people to tell their stories through photography and collaborative image-making.

We provide free, community-based photography programs, materials, collaborative portraits, and exhibitions that center lived experience and self-representation.

Leaning Against Tree, Collaborative Portrait with Pensée Isamel, Iowa City, IA, 2026