ABSTRACT
Young people are capable users of technology in the early years setting. When trusted and scaffolded to use a digital camera, the hand-held and portable nature of this technology enables young people to become digital image-makers. The chapter focuses on how the voices of the young photographers, through reflections, form visual narratives that communicate their lived experiences. It also then demonstrates the four cases how the digital camera can be meaningfully integrated into the early years learning environment to support learning skills such as reflective and metacognitive thinking, communication and problem solving. With a digital camera integrated into the learning environment, as teacher-researcher was able to establish a community of learners in which the young children could explore their sense of belonging by the honouring of their lived experiences and voice. The chapter provides visual narrative inquiry cases to explore and make 'meaning of experience both visually and narratively' that is empirically robust.
