Photography Ethics Symposium: On objectivity, truth, and lies
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. This was the third of those panel 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.
On October 1, we heard from Smita Sharma and Laura Saunders on gender, power, and documenting vulnerability. The recording of our first event is available online.
On November 5, we heard from Melissa Bunni Elian and Martha Tadesse on representation, identity, and intersectional storytelling. The recording of our first event 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. This is the recording.
This session was organised by the Photography Ethics Centre, and moderated by Savannah Dodd.
This event was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists.
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