Picture This Bundle Set of 2

Picture This was first published by Innovative Resources in 2007 with the simple aim to spark conversations and creativity. It’s been loved by counsellors, social workers, psychologists, mental health professionals and educators for two decades.

Over the years we’ve had some great suggestions from people who love the cards as to how we can make them even better … more gender diverse; more culturally rich and inclusive, and an even greater range of metaphors for people of all backgrounds to connect with.

And so, Picture This Volume 2 was born. A set of 40 original photographic images, offering rich metaphors and even broader scope for meaningful conversations and creativity.

This bundle brings these extraordinary resources together. Mix and match the two sets to create a strengths-based tool of 115 powerful images—giving you the opportunity to curate and collate your own collections to best suit the groups, or individuals, you support.

This value pack includes two card sets:

• Picture This – 75 full-colour, original photographs capturing different aspects of our journey through life.
• Picture This Volume 2 – 40 brand new, culturally rich  and diverse images to create meaningful conversations and spark creativity.

BONUS: Free access to the Toolboxes for each card set, which include a digital set of the cards, a detailed booklet full of suggestion for how to use the cards, and lots more resources.

How to use:

• In counselling or group work: Invite participants to choose photos that reflect their stories, strengths, or challenges.
• In schools: Spark creative writing, art projects, or reflective storytelling.
• In workshops and teams: Use as icebreakers, prompts for values-based discussions, or pathways to shared understanding.
• For personal reflection: Explore themes of change, identity, and perspective.

Brendan McCarthy is a professional photographer and photojournalist who has worked in the media for more than two decades. His photographs have appeared in Lonely Planet Guidebooks, The Age, Qantas’s in-flight magazine The Australian Way, Denmark’s Jyllends Posten, Fairfax Community Newspapers and The Bendigo Advertiser.

He jumped at the chance to collaborate on a project that has storytelling at its heart.

‘My work as a photojournalist is all about revealing the lives of the quiet people,’ he says. ‘Telling the stories of those who might not otherwise be heard. It is a privilege, and often an inspiration.’