The purpose of this study was to analyze the qualitative research using photographs and to explore the possibility of application in the field of special education. 42 internal and external studies about the photovoice methodology, conducted after 2000, were selected and classified by research topics, research participants, and data collection methods. First, as a result of the analysis of the subjects of photovoice research in special education, research on “community involvement, integration and accessibility” and “creation of school education and culture in an integrated educational environment” were the highest at 26.2%, each. In addition, “introducing the lives of the disabled”, “occupation, employment and self-determination of the disabled”, and other studies took 19.0%, 16.7%, and 11.9% of the whole subjects, respectively. Second, based on three criteria, the number, the age, and the type of disability of the participants, ‘studies with 6-9 participants’ (13 studies, 35.1%), ‘studies with adults’ (17 studies, 39.5%) and ‘studies about the intellectually disabled’ (23, 59.0%) were the most frequently studied among literatures. Third, as a result of analysis of research method, ‘3-6 months’ was the majority of the data collection periods, except unlisted. According to the analysis of application results, the majority was photographic exhibition (13 studies, 35.1%) and community performance presentations were the second (10 studies, 27.1%). In discussion, the implications of the results, the possibility and the direction of applying photovoice research as a participatory action study in the field of special education were suggested.