I bet that doesn’t seem strange to you. I bet you think, as I have in the past, “Oh, well, science and health—those things really matter. They really help people. Art is just for fun.”

But I no longer agree. I think we over-invest in science, and we under-invest in art.

Kathleen Hennessy is the Director of Photography at the San Francisco Chronicle and has just joined PhotoPhilanthropy as the Activist Award Director for 2010.

I asked her everything that came rushing into my head. What is your editing process like? And how do you think photography creates social change? And what advice do you have for people submitting photo essays to PhotoPhilanthropy? Here’s what she said.

We’re on Twitter, and here are some interesting links from our contacts.

Social Actions, which aggregates social actions and campaigns from various nonprofits, has released an AdWords-style widget which you can place on your website to recommend various causes, volunteer opportunities, and organizations to become involved with.