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Kosmo Foto – 1970s Istanbul on a Pentax KX

mickyates October 30, 2020 Blog, Gaze, History, Ideas, Media Theory, Mick's Photo Blog, Narrative, Pentax, Photography, Time, Travel, Writing Leave a Comment

Stephen Dowling, who runs Kosmo Foto, a site dedicated to all things analogue (and a boutique film brand) saw my 1977 Istanbul pictures. He asked if I would do a write up, telling the story of the photos and my thoughts on the Pentax KX. I also wrote about how historical photographs take on new meanings. This has just been published. …

An Ethics Framework for Photography (Part One)

mickyates July 26, 2020 Aftermath, Change, Collaboration, Culture, Documentary, Ethics, Gaze, History, Ideas, Journalism, Media Theory, Mick's Photo Blog, Nature, Philosophy, Photography, Politics, Race Leave a Comment

I have been researching the ethics of photography, as developed in earlier posts during the MA. My current ‘best approach’ is a Ten Point Framework. SURFACE – THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ITSELF (Technical – Composition – Manipulation) MEANING – THE SUBJECT MATTER (Content – Symbols – Narrative – Caption) GENRE – UNIQUE CONSIDERATIONS (e.g. Documentary, Nature, News, Portrait) TIME AND PLACE (Significance …

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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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