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Morwenna Kearsley: On ethics as comfort

Morwenna Kearsley: On ethics as comfort

FromThe Photo Ethics Podcast


Morwenna Kearsley: On ethics as comfort

FromThe Photo Ethics Podcast

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode we talk with Morwenna Kearsley about ethics as comfort. She describes both her personal projects and her projects working with participants, focusing on ownership and control over the images that are produced. She discusses her choice to focus on making portraits of objects instead of making portraits of people, and she shares the ethical responsibilities she feels as a photographer in the age of the internet. What does photography ethics mean to Morwenna? “Well I think it is an ongoing conversation that you have with yourself and your practice, whatever form that practice takes. So for me it’s a conversation between myself, the materials that I use, the technologies that I use, and how that relates to the people that I’m working with and the places that I’m working within. It’s not something fixed … as the technologies of photography change and the applications of photography change, photography ethics must and does change with it. … For me, it’s just trying to be as aware as possible about what you’re doing, and, for me, to not make work that I’m uncomfortable making, not to put anybody else in a situation that I would not be comfortable in…“ (39:47)Links:Creative ScotlandStreet Level PhotoworksSally Mann’s At TwelveSource (magazine)William Henry Fox Talbots’ Articles of GlassCitizen Kane (film)Jorge Luis Borges (writer)
Released:
Nov 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (49)

This podcast is all about the ethics of photography. Each week we will hear from an accomplished photographer about what ethics means in their practice. We will talk about how these photographers have handled challenging situations, we will hear how their different experiences have shaped the way that they use their camera, and we will ask the big questions to find out why they photograph what they photograph. We will cover topics like consent, dignity, power, responsibility, impact, and collaboration. This podcast is hosted by Savannah Dodd, founder of the Photography Ethics Centre.