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 MoreOctober 3, 10, and 17, 2023
Read MoreAlthough the proportion of Black African and Caribbean journalists has increased in recent years, Black journalists interviewed confirmed that newsroom processes continued to be exclusionary and racism was commonplace.
Read MoreWhat ethical issues arise in the visual coverage of war? In the visual reporting of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, what are we seeing and what should we be seeing?
Read MoreDecember 2, 2021
Read MoreBBC Correspondent Allan Little addresses the gulf between the reality of war and our ability to comprehend it from afar. He picks ups on Susan Sontag's essay on war photography.
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 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.
Read MoreOver the course of the coronavirus pandemic so far, there have been many questions raised about what it means to visually represent a public health crisis ethically: What kinds of visual stories do we need?
Read MoreIn their second collaboration, Andrew Jackson and Savannah Dodd discuss the impact of the prioritisation of the white, male gaze, both for photojournalism and broader society.
Read MoreThis week, we have launched a brand new online training course designed specifically for photojournalists and documentary photographers.
Read More“‘Fixing’ the Journalist-Fixer Relationship: A Critical Look Towards Developing Best Practices In Global Reporting is a study of the relationship between foreign correspondents and fixers, the local journalists who are hired to help journalists achieve their reporting goals around the world.”
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