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.
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On Global Ethics Day 2024, we published the results of a new research project which distils eight key lessons in photography ethics.
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Savannah Dodd asks us to think about visual media as data points, and she urges us to expand the dataset by cultivating an understanding of visual media ethics.
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Not sure where to start? We have a 3 tips that can help you get started writing your Statement of Ethics.
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Unpacking the fundamentals of photographic consent, including informed consent, consent forms, who can consent, and non-consent.
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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?
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Theodore Roosevelt remarked that Curtis’ work was ‘has far more than mere accuracy, because it is truthful.’ But can truth be beyond accuracy? How far can we trust the objectivity of the photographer?
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After my podcast interview with Smita Sharma earlier this autumn, I wanted to learn more about her experience photographing “Stolen Lives: The harrowing story of two girls sold into sexual slavery” for National Geographic.
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This new podcast series is all about the ethics of photography. Through weekly conversations with accomplished photographers, we will cover topics like consent, dignity, power, responsibility, impact, and collaboration, among many others.
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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.
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October 22, 2020
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May 1, 2020
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In light of COVID-19, all of our upcoming events for the next few months have been cancelled. But there are many ways that you can still continue to engage with the Photography Ethics Centre while social distancing! Here are 5 great ways to connect with us online.
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A look at Soham Gupta’s Angst as a symptom of a larger ongoing system of questionable practices of representation.
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In this article we tackle some of the challenges of informed consent in development contexts.
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If we are going to use their picture, we must do the work that it takes to give them dignity in that process.
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One of the most written about controversies of 2018 was Dreaming Food by Alessio Mamo. Here is a break down of the key points.
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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.
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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?
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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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