Young voices are underrepresented in research, policy, and practice. This visual essay showcases the photography of nine young people and examines through their work the concept of ‘home’ within the context of transitional and short-term accommodation for disadvantaged youth. Drawing insights from a collaborative Photovoice project undertaken with a not-for-profit youth support organisation (YSO) in 2023, we explore the possibilities for how applied sociological research can function as a form of social action. The young people extended the Photovoice prompt beyond the traditional sociological parameters of ‘home’, pushing the research to engage with nuanced understandings of how growing up with family complexity, instability, and poverty can shape their transitions to adulthood.
Stambe et al. (2026) studied this question.