Towards a More Equally Representative Visual Field : Research into the Social and Ethical Nature of Ethnographic Documentary Photography
Master thesis
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This paper addresses the nature of ethnographic documentary photographic
practice concerned with goals of equal representation among the observed and the
observer. Using examples from indigenous communities to reflect the relationship
between a historically marginalized party and the photographer, I attempt to find a
place beyond good intentions where a commitment to ethnographic documentary
photographic work on, about, and with indigenous and minority communities can be
done progressively and fairly. This paper confronts the dis-ease with which a nonindigenous
photographer approaches work in communities in which she is not a
member. I describe how collaborative engagement can become a tool for social
advocacy and recognition through photography. Using photographs that I have taken, I
critically analyze the effectiveness of my past photographic techniques, and how they
can be improved for future projects. Dát dutkkus váldá bajás etnográfalaš govvadokumenterema mas ulbmil lea
ovttadássásaš ovddasteapmi sihke sis geat gehččojuvvot ja sis geat gehččet.
Ovdamearkkaiguin álgoálbmot servvodagain reflekteret oktavuođa gaskkal
historjjálaččat marginaliserejuvvon oasseváldi ja govvejeaddjis, mun geahččalan
gávdnat saji meattá buriid áigumušaid gos lea beroštupmi álgoálbmogiid ja unnitlogu
servvodagaid etnográfalaš govvadokumenterenbargui sin birra, sin mielde ja movt
govvadokumenterenbargu sáhttá dáhkkot progressiiva vugiin ja vuoiggalaččat. Dát
dutkkus deaivida movt okta olggobealde álgoálbmogiid govvejeaddji lahkonaddá bargui
birrasiin maidda son ii gula. Mun govvidan movt ovttasráđálaš beroštupmi sáhttá leat
gaskaoapmin sosiála mearrádusváikkuheapmái ja dovddastussii govvema bokte. Govain
maid lean govven, mun analyseren kritihkalaččat man beaktilat mu ovddeš
govventeknihkat leat leamaš, ja movt daid sáhttá buoridit boahttevaš prošeavttaide.