Photo-A-Day
A digital photographic practice and its impact on wellbeing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12919495 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aimee Meredith Cox (0000-0002-2587-245X, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Liz Brewster (0000-0003-3604-2897, Lancaster University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 113-129 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Photographies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1754-0763 • E-ISSN: 1754-0771 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17540763.2017.1399288 |
| OpenAlex | W2611635736 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 26 |
The practice of taking and sharing one photo every day for a year has become a popular new form of photography enabled by the internet. The purpose of this study was to investigate how people use photo-a-day to enhance their wellbeing. The data for the study were 16 interviews with people who practised photo-a-day, analysed by thematic analysis. The analysis showed how photos offer positive affordances because of the conventions to take aesthetically pleasing images, share positive events and comment positively. A seemingly simple activity, photo-a-day creates a new layer of interest woven around daily activities, and expands social relationships. Representations of identity are complex, emerging through photos taken, rather than a premeditated profile
Aesthetics · Affordance · Art · Day to day · Identity (music · Photography · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · Thematic analysis · Visual arts · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Engineering · Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology
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The iconic habit. The agency of networked images in social media
‘Privacy does not interest me’. A comparative analysis of photo sharing on Instagram and Blipfoto
Vernacular Narratives of Well-Being and the Practice of Photo-a-Day
Taking Pictures is Like Treasure Hunting
The daily digital practice as a form of self-care
Snapshot Versions of Life
How Do Simple Positive Activities Increase Well-Being?
The challenge of defining wellbeing
The Origins of Happiness
Governing Citizens Through Self-Help Literature
Positive psychology
A Life More Photographic
Digital photography
What does the photoblog want
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being
You have one identity
Happiness and Memory
Not Smiling but Frowning
Love Yourself
| Citations per year | 0.86 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |