La fotografía como herramienta terapéutica a través del smartphone en universitarios

This study analyzes the application of photography as a therapeutic tool, through the use of smartphones, in students between 18 and 21 years of age in the General Photography Workshop course of the Communication and Photography Department of the Communications Faculty of a private university. This study is positioned in a phenomenological paradigm which will allow to explore, describe and understand the experiences and sorrows of the participants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 students from the School of Communications. A thematic analysis was used to analyze the perceptions of the interviewees and to recognize possible parallels in the answers given. As a result, it was found that photography, the smartphone and social networks work as a tool for expression, communication and liberation of young people allowing them to express their feelings in an indirect way, without the need for words.