Although 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.

ReportsEthical Journalism Network31 March 2023industry, photojournalism

Capturing Conscientiously: Photography Ethics 101

On this episode of The Beginner Photography Podcast, the importance of ethical decision-making in photography is explored. Host Raymond Hatfield and guest Savannah Dodd delve into the personal and contextual factors that contribute to ethical decision making, and the impact of sharing a photograph.

Press CoverageThe Beginner Photography Podcast29 March 2023

Introducing: Photography Ethics Centre Merch

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Statement of Ethics Campaign, we are launching our own Photography Ethics Centre merch - and to celebrate the launch of merch, we are doing a giveaway!

3 tips for writing your Statement of Ethics

Not sure where to start? We have a 3 tips that can help you get started writing your Statement of Ethics.

Homepage, PEC ContentPhotography Ethics Centre14 March 2023photography, ethics, Statement of Ethics

One Click: Photography’s Power as a Tool for Social Change

“How we wield one of the world’s most powerful weapons; writer Eleanor Scott looks at the artists, journalists, companies and photographers championing photography for social change.”

Press CoverageEleanor Scott7 February 2023Urth Magazinephotography, ethics, archive, safety, dignity

Focusing on photography ethics

Referencing the Photography Ethics Centre’s Statement of Ethics campaign, “Quill asked photojournalists about their personal ethics.”

Press CoverageCarlett Spike19 January 2023Quill Magazinephotography, ethics, archive, safety, dignity

2022 Photography Ethics Symposium: On Documenting and Exhibiting Vulnerability

For the fourth annual symposia on December 2, 2022, we worked with RedEye: The Photography Network to approach the topic of vulnerability from multiple angles.

We heard from three photographers: Raphaela Rosella, Justin Carey and Sophie Harris-Taylor. The speakers’ presentations were followed by a roundtable discussion.

Tourism and photography: What can we learn from the humanitarian sector?

Is it time to extend the concept of responsible travel to the photos we take?

Press CoverageLisa Ritchie4 October 2022Artnetphotography, ethics, archive, safety, dignity

Photography and dignity in dementia care

A reflection about dignity in dementia care and in photography of ill health. This essay was commissioned by The Lancet and based on Savannah Dodd’s project Thanks, Gd.

Homepage, Guest ArticlesSavannah Dodd2 August 2022The Lancetdignity, informed consent, photography

Ethics in a Time of War

What 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?

Press Coverage, HomepageVII Insider28 March 2022ethics, photojournalism, conflict, war, photography, webinar

Who owns the story?

Fundraising appeals led by the people they intend to help can raise more money and be more effective than those created by the charity itself – according to new research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and University of the Arts London (UAL).

Photography Ethics Centre launches campaign for ethics

The Photography Ethics Centre has launched a campaign to encourage organisations and professionals in the photography industry to publish their Statements of Ethics.

Photography Ethics Centre calls for all photographers to publish statements of ethics

The Belfast-based Photography Ethics Centre is today launching a new campaign encouraging photographers, editors, curators, organisations, and other professionals in the photography industry to write and publish Statements of Ethics. Amid tectonic shifts across the industry, ethics provides crucial foundations on which photographers can ground their work.

Press CoverageWendy Collinson15 March 2022Ethical Journalism Network

Ethics Center Wants All Photographers to Publish an Ethics Statement

The Photography Ethics Center is asking all photographers to commit to publishing a statement of ethics on their websites. By doing so, the hope is that all photographers will think more proactively about the ethics of their work.

Calling for Photographers to Publish Statements of Ethics

The Photography Ethics Centre is today launching a new campaign encouraging photographers, editors, curators, organisations, and other professionals in the photography industry to write and publish Statements of Ethics.

Portaferry resident recognised as inspirational entrepreneur

Savannah Dodd, a Portaferry resident, has attended a celebratory event in the House of Lords, having been recognised as one of the UK’s 100 most inspirational female entrepreneurs.

Press CoverageNewtownards Chronicle11 March 2022

The Dignified Storytelling Handbook

At the end of 2021, Dignified Storytelling released a handbook to promote storytelling practices that are grounded in the human right to dignity.

The Fundamentals of Photographic Consent

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

Homepage, PEC ContentSavannah Dodd3 February 2022photography, consent, informed consent, autonomy, ethics, power

Towards an Agenda for Ethics in Documentary Photography

This conversation between Savannah Dodd, the founder of the Photography Ethics Centre, and David Campbell starts to set out the landscape of ethics.

Press Coverage, HomepageVII Insider21 December 2021

2021 Photography Ethics Symposium: Photographing Afghanistan

This online event explored the photographic representation of Afghanistan, and the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, over the last twenty years. We heard from Dr Azeta Hatef, Kiana Hayeri, Alison Baskerville, and Tahmina Saleem.

This event was organised by the Photography Ethics Centre and hosted in collaboration with the Ethical Journalism Network on December 2, 2021