This article critically explores the power of photographic images and photovoice research methodology to support the emergence of narratives of care among 20 Irish fathers. In the context of economic recession, the breadwinner role for these men was exchanged with one of stay-at-home dad. Their daily care of children included language and literacy development, a role traditionally construed as feminine. Reflections on the methodological approach used to discuss men’s role in family literacy suggest that photovoice contributed to the disruption of patriarchal norms. It supported men to talk fluently and empathetically to one another about masculinity, care, and fatherhood, thus freeing men to engage in counter-hegemonic narratives of masculinity.
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