The Fundamentals of Photographic Consent

Unpacking the fundamentals of photographic consent, including informed consent, consent forms, who can consent, and non-consent.

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2020 Photography Ethics Symposium: On gender, power, and documenting vulnerability

This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, we moved the symposium online. Instead of one all-day event, we hosted a mini-series of events.

At first our panel event on October 1, 2020, we heard from Smita Sharma and Laura Saunders on gender, power, and documenting vulnerability.

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On self-reflection and vulnerability in photography

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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Field notes on Othering: A critique of Soham Gupta’s photobook ‘Angst’

A look at Soham Gupta’s Angst as a symptom of a larger ongoing system of questionable practices of representation.