Photography

The Ethical Eye: Documentary, Portrait, and the Boundaries of Practice

Each working genre asks the photographer a different hard question — truth in documentary, power in the studio, harm in the wild — and the ethical eye is the discipline of answering all of them the same way: subject first, photograph second.

The working photographer's ethics at Master's standard, genre by genre: the absolute documentary rule and dignity at the most vulnerable moment; informed consent and the power of the set in portrait and fashion; the commercial promise in product and food; leave-no-trace and category honesty in landscape; wildlife's one law of subject welfare; and the published professional code that binds it all.

Course Overview

The Bachelor curriculum builds the photographer's conscience; this Master's course takes it to work.

8
Lessons
Comprehensive modules
24
Quizzes
Test your knowledge
8
Assignments
Practical work
6
Credits
Academic credits
Course Identifier
PHO 447
Department
Photography
Effort Required
5–7 hours per week
Length
8 lessons across 4 modules
Prerequisites
PHO 347, Bachelor of Photography

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