Debate is growing about ethics as concerns are raised about photographic practices across all kinds of industries, especially in light of the rise of AI-generated imagery.
Read MoreThe Role of the Photographer in the Age of AI: Possible Paths Forward /
This article has three objectives: to articulate the ethical imperative for photographers to broaden the dataset; to consider how to ethically make work about others using generative AI; and to problematise the speed of AI in a culture of productivity in which visual artists necessarily operate.
Read MorePhotography and dignity in dementia care /
A reflection about dignity in dementia care and in photography of ill health. This essay was commissioned by The Lancet and based on my project Thanks, Gd.
Read MoreThe Ethics of Documenting Your Own Family /
While turning the camera inward may alleviate ethical qualms about positionality, photographing the people closest to us is not without ethical considerations. Seven photographers discuss the ethics of working on stories close to home.
Read MoreThe Ethics of Photographic Collage /
What are the ethics of photographic collage? How can we navigate questions of authorship, (de)contextualisation, and aestheticization, especially when working with images of trauma?
Read MoreOn self-reflection and vulnerability in photography /
The collective movement toward a more considered practice that puts an emphasis on respect, safety, and sensitivity toward the people in our images may feel threatening when we reflect on our past practice.
Read MoreCoronavirus and shooting the right story /
Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic so far, there have been many questions raised about what it means to visually represent a public health crisis ethically: What kinds of visual stories do we need?
Read MoreThe Impact of the White, Male Gaze /
In their second collaboration, Andrew Jackson and Savannah Dodd discuss the impact of the prioritisation of the white, male gaze, both for photojournalism and broader society.
Read MoreInformed Consent and How to Fix it /
In this article, Savannah Dodd tackle some of the challenges of informed consent in development contexts.
Read More“Good” photographs: The white male gaze and how we privilege ways of seeing /
It is the broader socio-cultural context that shapes how we learn to value different ways of seeing. And it consistently puts white, male ways of seeing right at the top.
Read MoreA Plea for Context and Dignity in the New York Times Coverage of the Riverside Attack in Nairobi /
If we are going to use their picture, we must do the work that it takes to give them dignity in that process.
Read More“Dreaming Food”: A Reflection on Responses and Responsibilities /
One of the most written about controversies of 2018 was Dreaming Food by Alessio Mamo. Here is a break down of the key points.
Read MoreWhy we need different regulations for camera drones /
There is a difference between how we photograph people with a handheld camera and how we photograph people with a camera drone when it comes to accountability. Can the same regulations really govern the two?
Read MoreNegotiating Consent in Development Contexts /
The issue of consent is key across the photographic community. But development photography, in particular, presents a unique set of challenges because of the complexity of the subject/photographer relationship.
Read MorePhotography Ethics and Why They Matter /
Despite the countless benefits that democratisation of photography can bring, we now also live in a world of “fake news”, photo manipulation, and the rampant circulation of images online without consent. How do we engage with this context, both as photographers and consumers?
Read MoreUnderstanding photography ethics in social research /
The democratisation of photography and its increased use in social research represents an exciting opportunity for conducting and presenting research in new and innovative ways. It also, however, raises challenges.
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