ISSP 2019 Publication - Photography and the World
The publication was created and launched during the International Summer School of Photography 2019 special edition "Photography and the World" in Zaļenieki, Latvia. Editorial team: Helen Korpak, Katherine October Matthews, Nico Baumgarten, Nicolas Polli, Demelza Watts. Produced in partnership with Antalis and NRJ, printed edition of 300 copies. Open source PDF downloadable at www.issp.lv (c) ISSP 2019
The publication was created and launched during the International Summer School of Photography 2019 special edition "Photography and the World" in Zaļenieki, Latvia. Editorial team: Helen Korpak, Katherine October Matthews, Nico Baumgarten, Nicolas Polli, Demelza Watts.
Produced in partnership with Antalis and NRJ, printed edition of 300 copies.
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• Who benefits from your work being in <strong>the</strong><br />
world? Who is making a profit? Who is getting<br />
“exposure”? Who is seen? Who is acknowledged?<br />
Who is empowered? Who is elevated?<br />
Whose name gets repeated? Who has <strong>the</strong> potential<br />
to earn prizes or opportunities? How do you<br />
protect yourself from being co-opted? How do<br />
you prevent yourself from becoming corrupt?<br />
• Who is harmed by your work being in <strong>the</strong><br />
world? Who is disempowered by <strong>the</strong> work?<br />
What stereotypes are upheld? Who is portrayed<br />
negatively? Who is at risk? Who is <strong>the</strong><br />
most vulnerable to backlash or reprisals for<br />
<strong>the</strong> photographs being public? Who has rights<br />
to <strong>the</strong> images <strong>and</strong> who does not? What is your<br />
responsibility to protect your subjects? Who has<br />
a right to privacy?<br />
• What is <strong>the</strong> ecological impact of producing<br />
<strong>and</strong> distributing <strong>the</strong> work? What materials are<br />
being used? What travel is required <strong>and</strong> by whom?<br />
What is <strong>the</strong> risk of causing damage to <strong>the</strong> environment<br />
or causing stress to animals? What waste is<br />
produced? How can you ensure your values are<br />
also demonstrated throughout <strong>the</strong> process?<br />
• Who controls <strong>the</strong> narrative? Who is funding<br />
<strong>the</strong> work? What role do <strong>the</strong> participants or subjects<br />
play in deciding how <strong>the</strong>y are represented?<br />
How much influence do external parties have on<br />
what is photographed? What is your motivation<br />
in telling <strong>the</strong> story a certain way? What have you<br />
not seen?<br />
• How do you find allies? Who else is working<br />
toward similar goals or with similar interests?<br />
Where can you find communities of like-minded<br />
people? What strengths do you have to offer<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs? What are you lacking that o<strong>the</strong>r people,<br />
communities, or organizations may have? How<br />
can collaboration amplify your message?<br />
• What resistance or criticism is expected?<br />
Who has a vested interest in <strong>the</strong> status quo?<br />
What forces keep existing systems in place? What<br />
effect could disruption have on <strong>the</strong> world? How<br />
can you prepare for <strong>and</strong> mitigate criticism? What<br />
approach would best help to reduce resistance?<br />
• Who has <strong>the</strong> power to decide where <strong>the</strong>se<br />
photos are seen <strong>and</strong> in what context? Which<br />
gatekeepers can prevent your work from being<br />
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Is photography helping?<br />
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Should we move away from<br />
photography?
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