Globe photojournalists are answering your questions about the Underexposed photojournalism series and what we've found from coast to coast to coast.Pat Kane, Leah Hennel, Johnny C.Y. Lam, Yader Guzman, Chris Donovan, Jackie Dives and Darren Calabrese/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
The Q&A took place in the comments and has now ended. You can see some of our staff’s answers here.
In a place as vast as Canada, you could spend your entire life travelling only within its borders and still never truly feel as if you know your own country.
That’s why The Globe and Mail launched the Underexposed photojournalism series dedicated to telling the unseen stories of our massive, varied nation, from coast to coast to coast. For nearly a year, we have been trying to bring a clearer portrait of Canada into focus, using photography’s unique ability to create empathy between subjects and viewers in hopes of making strangers feel more like our neighbours.
In its first year, Underexposed has brought readers into New Brunswick’s thriving punk scene and Canada’s military operations in a changing Arctic, and introduced them to the people living through B.C.’s overdose crisis, the Inuit keeping their traditions alive in the heart of Ottawa, and the star-gazers who flock to the Prairies each year.
Explore all the stories in the Underexposed photo series
Globe and Mail readers have responded to the series with enthusiasm, delight, gratitude, and even their own story ideas. Now, as we head into the next year of Underexposed, we want to know what you want to know about the stories, the series and the Globe’s approach to photojournalism.
On Wednesday, Globe deputy head of visuals Liz Sullivan, photo editors Solana Cain and Theresa Suzuki, and staff photojournalist Fred Lum answered your questions about Underexposed in a live Q&A.
Globe and Mail subscribers could a question or leave a comment, but registered non-subscribers can still view the questions and responses.
Which story in the series has surprised you the most? Why does photojournalism matter? And what does Underexposed tell us about being better neighbours from thousands of kilometres away? We heard from you and answered your questions.