Ethics 301

Ethics in photographic practice is something I try to keep up to date on, whether it be in articles, on the news or in my own practice.

Within my practice I want to be as ethical as I possibly can, but being a photographer can I be completely ethical?

This is a simple checklist provided by the college I can look over to see straight away the ethical implications of my work.

At the moment these are crucial questions to ask myself in my current project. Having access to checklists such as these helps me define where and where I cannot go within my work and how I explore topics in the future.

For this project I really need to consider my ethical deliverables, questions I can ask myself before undertaking my project would be:

Does the research have the potential to offend people?

Unfortunately with my work being based on personal opinions I would have to answer yes. The way I am trying to portray my work is to show it from the views of people who have experienced certain events in their lives that relate to my topic.

Does the work involve sensitive topics?

Yes, however if handled correctly I can show my work without breaking any ethical values.

Does the research involve access to records of personal or confidential information concerning identifiable individuals?

Yes, again however I will be very careful with how I am portraying my subject and their opinions. I have consent from said individuals to share their images .

Furthermore if at any point myself or anyone be it a viewer of my work or a participant were to feel there were anything unethical about my work, I would

amend accordingly and remove if desired.