In this latest article, we discuss the ethics of documentary photography and why ethical considerations should be close to the top of your priority list when you are planning a documentary project. As photographers, we have the right to express ourselves creatively, but in documentary photography projects it's also important to ensure that we do not invoke that right in a way that is detrimental to those we photograph. After all, as documentary photographers, we are dealing with real people, events, and situations and those events may have been extremely traumatic. With its ability to shed light on important social and cultural issues, documentary photography has the potential to educate, inspire, and bring about change. However, it also has the ability to mislead and misrepresent. Therefore, we must always ensure that we apply the highest ethical standards to our work. This discussion of the ethics of documentary photography will help you to ensure tha...
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