Working the Image

The use of visual methodologies within the area of qualitative research has seen a marked shift over the last century. These changes have been driven by a variety of factors: the development of camera technologies, approaches to visual research, increasing attention to the ethics of image-making and circulation, among others. In this chapter, we articulate some significant shifts in visual methodologies related to camera technologies, approaches to visual research, and ethics in image-making. Finally, accounting for the ubiquity of image-making technologies and practices in everyday life, we consider emergent methodological turns that will continue to reframe the field over the coming years.

Cognitive reframing · Field (mathematics) · Image (mathematics) · Variety (cybernetics) · Visual methods · Visual research · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Photography and Visual Culture