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Photography as a Social Research Method

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Authors:
  1. Sten Langmann

    1. Curtin University, Perth, Australia

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  2. David Pick

    1. Curtin Business School, Perth, Australia

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  • Highlights both the theoretical foundations and practical applications of research photography

  • Introduces the different domains of research photography.

  • Focuses strongly on the theoretical and practical ethical concerns in research photography

  • Offers example-based teaching using photographs from research projects to illustrate genres, deconstruction and analysis, and presentation

  • Provides guidance to readers, from the initial steps to the final published work

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Research Photography Is…

    • Sten Langmann, David Pick
    Pages 1-31

  3. Photography as an Art-Based Research Method

    • Sten Langmann, David Pick
    Pages 33-55

  4. Ethical Considerations in Photography as a Research Method

    • Sten Langmann, David Pick
    Pages 57-83

  5. Research Photography in the Field

    • Sten Langmann, David Pick
    Pages 85-102

  6. Photographic Analysis

    • Sten Langmann, David Pick
    Pages 103-131

  7. Publishing and Presenting Research Photographs

    • Sten Langmann, David Pick
    Pages 133-164

  8. Erratum to: Photography as a Social Research Method

    • Sten Langmann, David Pick
    Pages E1-E1

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 165-167
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About this book

This book focuses on photography within the social research field, building a solid foundation for photography as a social research method and describing different techniques and applications of photo research. It provides a comprehensive approach to research photography, from preparation and the ethical considerations that need to be understood prior to going into the field, to collecting data, analysis and preparing research for publication. It also introduces artistic genres of photography to help readers with the choices they make when pursuing photographic research and as a reminder that when collecting photographs that they are in fact producing art. The ethical issues examined place a new focus on dignity and considerations of participant anonymity and recognition, informed consent, working with vulnerable groups, unequal power relationships and possible intervention. Combining preparation and ethics, it examines how best to collect and take good photographs, and explores the practical issues of stigma and introduces Verstaendnis (german: understanding) to aid researchers in the field. Subsequently, the book discusses the different photo-analytical approaches for researchers and provides examples of how to analyse photographs using the different techniques. Lastly, it offers guidelines, with examples, for researchers wanting to publish their work.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Curtin University, Perth, Australia

    Sten Langmann

  • Curtin Business School, Perth, Australia

    David Pick

About the authors

Sten Langmann completed his PhD at Curtin University in Western Australia in 2014. His main research focus is on knowledge sharing for development and how development organisations which are engaged in knowledge clusters can help people to build capacities. Further research interests include the use of photography as useful and viable data collection method. In addition, Sten also has undertaken research into developing a new approach to training evaluation in HRM.     


David Pick is an Associate Professor in the School of Management at Curtin University. Since gaining his PhD in 2003, he has published research in social policy in a variety of contexts including the North West of Australia, Bhutan and Myanmar. In addition to an interest in visual research methods, he has also undertaken research into the use of fictional narratives in understanding organizations.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Photography as a Social Research Method

  • Authors: Sten Langmann, David Pick

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7279-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-7277-2Published: 14 March 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3932-5Published: 25 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7279-6Published: 12 December 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 167

  • Number of Illustrations: 46 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Methodology of the Social Sciences, Photography

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