Showing posts with label cultural imperialism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cultural imperialism. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Fair Trade Photography Battles ‘Development Pornography'


What's the difference between these two photos of Haitian girls? One was taken by a Haitian-American woman and one taken by a white photographer on the same trip....the posing was done by the girls themselves, not the photographers.
“Upwards of 90% of the images of the majority world that are seen in the western media are produced by white photographers from the USA or Europe. This results in a one dimensional view often driven by a negative news agenda or the need to raise money.”
See Technology, Health and Development for more on this thought-provoking subject. Thanks to Boing Boing for a lead on this.