Photography Ethics Symposium: On gender, power, and documenting vulnerability
Last year, we hosted the first annual Photography Ethics Symposium on the theme ‘Working with People' at the Royal Photographic Society House in Bristol. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, we are moving the event online. Instead of one all-day event, we are hosting a mini-series of events.
The aim of these events is to promote conversation and critical thought about ethics in photography. We aim to highlight issues which, we feel, are particularly relevant in today’s context, including the ethics of consent and power, representation and authority, and the subjectivity of photography.
At first our panel event on October 1, we heard from Smita Sharma and Laura Saunders on gender, power, and documenting vulnerability. This session was organised by the Photography Ethics Centre, and moderated by Savannah Dodd. This is the recording.
Our second panel took place on November 5. We heard from Melissa Bunni Elian and Martha Tadesse on representation, identity, and intersectional storytelling. The recording is available online.
Our third panel panel took place on December 3. We heard from Jennie Ricketts and John Edwin Mason on objectivity, truth, and lies. The recording is available online.
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