These approaches are largely grounded in theories of ‘knowledge democracy’, pioneered by scholars such as Santos (2007), in ’t Veld (2010), Gaventa (2005) and, more recently, Hall et al. (2013). In this paradigm, there is an openness and embracement in the representation and co-creation of knowledge of those previously ‘invisible’ or excluded. The idea of democratising knowledge is central – theoretically to understanding change in society and also pragmatically in the creation of spaces for civic engagement that dismantles traditionally oppressive struc- tures. This paper builds on previous research on community engagement in policy processes and aims to fill some gaps on the use of PV as a tool for visual communication, in shifting power dynamics and in valuing varied and representational forms of knowledge not typically present in these political spaces.