Sources

Baldwin, Geoff. Photography and the Law – When Is It Illegal to Take a Photo? 4 Apr. 2019, www.stacklaw.com.au/news/criminal-law/photography-and-the-law-when-is-it-illegal-to-take-a-photo/. This source discusses the laws arounds photography and recording both today and in the past. The general idea of the site is that it is illegal to take a photo of someone who is in a private area for example the bathroom, changing room, or their private property. However in public places with no implied privacy there is little to no legal protection from someone taking your photograph. It goes on to say it has been this way for a while and might even be a little out of date as there are not enough laws regulating drones.

The Ethics of Paparazzi: Do Celebrities Owe Us Anything? Edited by Clayton Sontag, 5 Feb. 2017, www.laloyolan.com/opinion/the-ethics-of-paparazzi-do-celebrities-owe-us-anything/article_80a43106-4cda-547c-be3f-77d08573225b.html. This source talks about paparazzi and how celebrities are viewed in the world. It talks about how people view celebrities on a different plane as a normal person. Speaking on how some view them being stalked and constantly photographed as normal because of their status, “it's a tradeoff of fame”. This will be very useful in my discussion of how there is no difference between a celebrity and another human being.

Fahmy, S. (2011, June 22). Photojournalists' and Photo Editors' Attitudes and Perceptions: The Visual Coverage of 9/11 and the Afghan War. Retrieved February 28, 2021, from https://www-tandfonline-com.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/doi/abs/10.1080/15551393.2005.9687454 This source discusses the opinions of journalists and editors on the way photography has been used in displaying the Afghan war as well as 9/11. The consensus on the issue of using graphic images was that it is ethical and necessary to better display what is or has gone on in the world especially when showing conflicts.

“History of Photography.” Edited by WGBH Educational Foundation, PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/eastman-history-photography/. This source gives a detailed timeline of the history of photography starting in 1826 with the first permanent photograph of nature and ends in 1992 with the introduction of digital photography. This source helped me gather a great understanding of how the technology and use has changed which is very influential in how society is affected by it.

Marwick, Alice E. “Scandal or Sex Crime? Gendered Privacy and the Celebrity Nude Photo Leaks.” Ethics and Information Technology, Springer Netherlands, 28 Aug. 2017, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-017-9431-7 This study gives insight into the many recent celebrity nude photo leaks. It is a very sad topic but provides great insight into how the public views celebrities as almost nonhumans and the impact of this view on the pictures taken and shared of them. It will work perfectly for the second blog post on the discussion of celebrity photos.

Radley, Alan. “What People Do with Pictures.” Taylor & Francis, Visual Studies, 1 Dec. 2010, www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1472586X.2010.523279. This study discussed what people do with pictures as stated in the title but it gives a perfect explanation of how different experiences produce different pictures. The study gave hospital patients and homeless people cameras and then discussed the pictures taken with them, finding that someone's position in the world causes changes in photos even if it is of the same “world” or experience. This will be used to defend my claim that taking photos of people in distress is unethical as it explains how photos are very different depending on the situation.