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The Ethics of Documenting Your Own Family

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While turning the camera inward may alleviate ethical qualms about positionality, photographing the people closest to us is not without ethical considerations. Seven photographers discuss the ethics of working on stories close to home.

 
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Guest Articles, HomepageSavannah Dodd25 May 2021Witness by World Press Photophotography, ethics, representation, consent
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