Rethinking the ethical judgement of photography – Witness

Rethinking the ethical judgement of photography

Introducing a year-long series of articles on truth, ethics and storytelling in photography

via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/rethinking-the-ethical-judgement-of-photography-2b7042cbeae3

When it comes to photography, however, especially other people’s photography, the challenges of acting ethically are sometimes obscured by the rush to ethical judgment. Our ethical standards are raised to standards that the great martyrs, saints, and philanthropists of times gone by would struggle to meet. One reason for this is it’s easy to do. There is no personal cost.