Through the lens of the camera in remote mining sites in the Peruvian highlands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19004559 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edoardo Gianotti (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 126-134 |
| Publication date | 2004-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Visual Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-586X • E-ISSN: 1472-5878 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1472586042000301629 |
| OpenAlex | W2059481926 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
A freelance photography assignment took me to the remote mountain highlands of Peru in 1999, where, in addition to covering the brutal working conditions to which children and their parents are exposed in the mines, I learned about the myths and legends that permeate the lives of the miners. In sharing the myths and the lives of the inhabitants of the place, however, I must account for my role as an observer with a camera. In this paper I aim to provide a brief introduction to the culture, the myths and legends of the mining populations of the highlands as they were conveyed to me. I discuss some of the ethical concerns of using a camera to capture and convey child labour in the highlands and the ethics of photographic and humanitarian interventions
Art · Mythology · Photography · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Visual arts · Children's Rights and Participation · History · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |