Photography as a Research Method - 23rd and 24th April at Durham University.

The workshop asks – and offers practical answers – to the following questions: 

· What does it mean to take a photo in the field? 

· How do we remain attentive to the politics of gaze, consent, and storytelling? 

· How do we engage ethically and non-extractively with the communities in which our research is rooted? 

· What kinds of co-creative practices can be developed in the context of photography? 

· And what are the ethics of sharing and disseminating non-extractive research? 

On Day 1 our panel brings together practitioners across multiple domains: freelance photographers, journalists, and academics. Their diverse experiences will offer participants a plurality of perspectives, grounded in different professional, cultural, and ethical contexts. On Day 2, the participants will be divided in groups of four, with each group headed by a professional photographer training the participants on how to make a final edit from a larger pool of photographs. For this the participants need to upload 30 images from an ongoing project in the  form. 

The workshop is aimed at those who already use photography in their research, or would like to integrate it into their research practice. Because of the interactive nature of the programme, we will be able to accommodate a maximum of 20 researchers on Day 2. 

PFA detailed programme schedule including Panellists' bios.

To participate please fill the linked form. Last date to apply - 28/02/2026