The Greater Kruger region of South Africa is significant in its historical context due to the forced removals of local communities that occurred during apartheid in order to create the Kruger National Park. Despite significant progress since the advent of democracy in 1994 and the vital role played by the national park in protecting biodiversity, communities living on the fringes of the Greater Kruger continue to experience exclusion. This study explores the experiences of participants who have graduated from an outreach initiative that teaches photography skills and conservation to young people living in the communities bordering the Greater Kruger. Through a photovoice project, the study explores how photographic storytelling may be used as an empowering means of developing skills, promoting advocacy in conservation, and uplifting youth to share knowledge and stories that improve representation and inclusivity. Photovoice became a natural extension of the outreach programme, and elicited discussions about capacity building, wildlife and conservation, and experiences of exclusion. Storytelling was a strong element throughout the participants’ anecdotes. Photovoice fostered the necessary groundwork to generate stories and elicit subtle nuances of the participants’ experiences of conservation in a region impacted by environmental injustices.