Savannah Dodd takes stock of the challenges and opportunities for ethical photographic practice that the growth of generative AI technologies presents. She focuses on articulating an ethical imperative for photographers, considers how to ethically make work with others using generative AI, and problematises the speed of AI in a culture of productivity in which visual artists necessarily operate.
Read MoreThe 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 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.
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 MoreWhile turning the camera inward may alleviate ethical qualms about positionality, photographing the people closest to us is not without ethical considerations. Seven photographers discuss the ethics of working on stories close to home.
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 MoreDecember 3, 2020
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 MoreNovember 5, 2020
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 MoreOctober 22, 2020
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 MoreDecember 4, 2019
Read MoreA look at Soham Gupta’s Angst as a symptom of a larger ongoing system of questionable practices of representation.
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