Ethnography and Photography
May 2nd, 2009 by Ofer
As part of my ethnographic work I use video and stills cameras to document people’s behaviours, work and social dynamic. These photos, of course, are confidential.
The photos below are a collection of some photos I can share.
The most important aspects of choosing photographic equipment for ethnography is to combine non-intrusive, understated, small, subtle and simple cameras. After all, you want people to be as natural and comfortable as possible. Therefore, I tend to choose cameras that are more suitable for street photography such as range-finders, journalistic compact cameras that provide manual controls, or small digital SLR cameras – ideally with flat (pancake) lenses.
- Ofer Deshe
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