The Cruel Radiance (2010) challenges often invoked claims that photography is voyeuristic, exploitative, or induces “compassion fatigue.” Instead, Linfield draws on a range of examples to argue for the moral, ethical, and political imperative to critically engage with photographs of political violence.
Read MoreGraphic (2023) offers an incredibly relevant look at the impact that looking at graphic photographs of trauma has on the viewer. The authors distil key learnings and best practices based on interviews with experts, professionals, and people with firsthand experience of being inundated with photographs of trauma at their work as content moderators, photo editors, and human rights investigators.
Read MoreOn Photographing People and Communities (2019) is packed with insights from Dawoud Bey about photographing people. He describes his processes for approaching strangers, for establishing rapport, and for creating meaningful portraits, which take into consideration historical contexts and cross-community dynamics, and which catalyse conversation.
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