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Academic Summaries Code of Ethics: Volunteer Photography
by Photographers Without Borders
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Photographers Without Borders. 2012. Code of Ethics. [Online] Available at https://www.photographerswithoutborders.org/code-of-ethics. [Accessed 10 April 2018]
Photographers Without Borders or PWB is a community of photographers and videographers whom believe that Grassroots initiatives are an impactful and sustainable way to address the problems that are faced on this planet and help those in need. PWB connects storytellers (photographers/videographers) to document NGO’s and nonprofits, grassroots etc.
PWB has a helpful code of ethics regarding having respect for
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The Code of Ethics
One needs to be aware of ones privileged position in the environment and act as an aid. One should ask for consent when dealing with children and those who are considered marginalized persons.
Always treat subjects with respect and avoid emotional, physical and mental harm. Represent subject matter accurately; Avoid: “stereotypes, projected narratives, shaming, nostalgia, romanticism, cultural fetishes and personal biases”. (Code of Ethics. 2012)
Have integrity when editing photographs.
Never accept compensation of any kind in exchange for the image being taken.
“Leave only footprints, take only photographs”.
‘Do not take selfies with endangered wildlife’
Standards of Practice for taking Photographs
The photographs taken by a volunteer photographer should portray the subject in a dignified way that protects their safety, rights and well-being.
One should research the traditions of the people, places and things you are interested in photographing as well as the national laws regarding
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Do not expose someone’s identity if they do not wish for their story to be told for reasons regarding their risk of being rejected from their communities etc.
Interoperate your surroundings with an unbiased approach.
Photographing issues that are culturally or politically sensitive make sure to protect the identity and privacy of individuals. (Code of Ethics. 2012)
Position camera in a way that the individual’s identities cannot be seen.
Gain written consent from subject to use or not to use their real names and locations in the publication of their photograph.
Photograph of individual should not be used to demonstrate subjects matter that imply the individual is connected to the issue.
Unless the objective of photographic project is to use the names of those who have endured sexual exploitation, gender-biased violence or abuse.
The health status of anyone living with a serious illness should only be given if the subjects gives written consent.
Individuals whom are taking part in socially illegal and ostracized activities should not be identified in photographs.
Do not abuse or manipulate an individual’s vulnerability in a time of
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Richards focus is that of the ignored; a people that otherwise have been forgotten. It’s his compassion to his subjects and his commitment to them that surpasses the act of making a pretty picture. Spending days with his subjects in the slums of Harlem or the hardly developed mountains of West Virginia he immerses himself into the frequently bitter life of his next award-winning photo. Often including word for word text of testimonials recorded by junkies and destitute farmers, Richards is able to provide an unbiased portrayal. All he has done is to select and make us look at the faces of the ignored, opinions and reactions are left to be made by the viewer.
The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct is a guideline designed to assist early childhood educators and other professionals who may work in infant and toddler programs through kindergarten. It also includes childcare centers and family childcare homes .It is organized into four sections that gives standard of principles, ideals values and responsibilities. This helps the educators work with a station that may be difficult they can fall on the code for assists.
PEOPLE: Who is in the picture? Investigate all aspects of the photograph. If no people are in the picture, use this space to research people who were involved in the events that took place in the location / time of your photograph.
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5 Light, Ken. Tremain, Kerry. Witness in our Time: Working Lives of Documentary Photographers. Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000.
From the film, “Documenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker and the FSA/OWI Photographers”, we, the viewer, are able to gain an understanding about all that the photographers witnessed and how they handled each of the situations they saw. Arthur Rothstein, Dorothea Lange, Ben Shahn, Carl Mydans, Edwin and Louise Rosskam, Gordon Parks, Jack Delano, John Vachon, Marion Post Wolcott, Esther Bubly, Russell Lee, John Collier Jr., Edwin Locke, and Walker Evans are the famous photographers that are discussed in this particular documentary. Almost all of the things that photographers witnessed while working on this project were things that people who lived in the city would never have seen unless they have visited or were originally from the country.
Ultimately, these duties are crystallized in taboos and are observed automatically. Thus, are ethical codes of behavior born? And so, it is with us today. Ethics constitute the basic codes of civilized behavior, without which our environment, as we know it, would be impossible. Such rules embody the basic constraints each of us agrees to practice in relationships with others. We consent to these constraints in the knowledge that, in so doing, we make the existence of all, including ourselves, more
Why It Is Important To Have A Professional Code Of Ethics. Part 1: A code of ethics is essential to a profession, especially a law enforcement agency in my opinion. A code of ethics will provide a starting point for the professionals and for others that they may deal with on a daily basis. It will also ensure fair treatment of members of the profession and the profession it serves. Ethics provides a framework for conducting essential information functions, instituting policies, and developing strategies for service.
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Photographs serve as a record of what we have accomplished, where we have traveled and who was there along the way. A significant mechanism in photography is tourists , to which I
Question 3 The woman who was actually dancing on the car believes that this is a breach of her privacy rights, in some cases this can be true. In the UK case of Campbell vs MGN, where the Mirror Newspaper published a story revealing that Naomi Campbell admitted to being a drug addict and attended a support group, this would be a breach of her privacy rights. Through the conclusion of this case, “the House of Lords accepted that the publication of a photograph of someone which reveals the subject to be in a situation of humiliation or severe embarrassment, even if it is taken in a public place, may be an infringement of the privacy of his or her personal information”, (Murphy and McGuinness, 2011, p.164). In this respect, the photo could be a violation of the woman’s rights because this would a situation of humiliation.
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The Code of ethics is rules and principals that are set in place to help individuals to determine what is right and wro...