Dr Savannah Dodd (Queen’s University Belfast and Photography Ethics Centre), Dana Statton Thompson (Murray State University and the International Visual Literacy Association), and Carol Record (Upper Iowa University and Blackwater Buccaneers) have come together to answer the question: Can students develop visual and ethical literacy by playing a tabletop card game?
Read MoreThis event was organised by the Photography Ethics Centre in partnership with the photographies journal. It took place at Queen’s University Belfast on June 3-4, 2026, with two online panels hosted by the VII Foundation.
Read MoreThe 2026 Photography Ethics Symposium brings together photographers, curators, archivists, and researchers from a range of institutions and practices to facilitate critical conversation on the challenges shaping photography today.
Read MoreThis symposium seeks to engage photographers, curators, archivists, and researchers in a critical discussion about the ethical dimensions of photography.
Read MoreThe results of this survey will help to inform where we focus our time and resources to best contribute to ethical advancement within the visual media industries.
Read MoreDebate 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 MoreOn Global Ethics Day 2024, we published the results of a new research project which distils eight key lessons in photography ethics.
Read MoreSavannah 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.
Read MoreNot sure where to start? We have a 3 tips that can help you get started writing your Statement of Ethics.
Read MoreUnpacking the fundamentals of photographic consent, including informed consent, consent forms, who can consent, and non-consent.
Read MoreWhat 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 MoreTheodore 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?
Read MoreAfter 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThe 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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Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreA look at Soham Gupta’s Angst as a symptom of a larger ongoing system of questionable practices of representation.
Read MoreIn this article we tackle some of the challenges of informed consent in development contexts.
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