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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Ethics”

Intention and the Photographer

mickyates December 22, 2020 Art, Critical Theory, Culture, Ethics, Ideas, Insight, Landscape, Media Theory, Mick's Photo Blog, Narrative, Philosophy, Photography, Scepticism, Writing Leave a Comment

Intention is a critical factor in all photography – indeed, in all art. Let me illustrate. Historically, I have not considered landscape photography as central to my practice, though like many others who started in photography with a lot of travel images, the genre has always been present within my work. However in 2020, landscape has become a more regular …

Vox Darkroom

mickyates November 20, 2020 Documentary, Ethics, History, Ideas, Mick's Photo Blog, Photography Leave a Comment

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? When Roger Fenton took the first war photographs during the Crimean War (1853-1856), did he fake the most famous image, In The Valley of The Shadow of Death? There are two images existing – one with cannonballs, and one without. Which came first? From Wikipedia: ‘Roger Fenton was sent to record the …

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My work is ‘Unfinished Stories’. Life is always in motion, every moment creates a sense of place or personality. Having travelled and worked all over the world, my photography is informed by my view that we are more the same than we are different – yet differences reveal stories. Details matter.

I seek intimacy, rapport with and understanding of the subject, whilst asking questions about who people are, what they’re doing, and what concerns them. I deliver to the best standard that I know how: technically, artistically, respectfully, ethically.

The aim is to fairly represent the subjects of my work, whilst challenging clients and audiences with engaging and creative story-telling.

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