Photography in Public Space
In collaboration with Centre for Contemporary Photography, researchers at Monash University are currently undertaking a study of contemporary restrictions on photography in public space, funded through a major grant from the Australian Research Council.
In the past decade, the proliferation of digital cameras and camera phones and the ease of distribution over the Internet have created anxieties and controversies, leading to bans on photography in many swimming pools, shopping centres and train stations. We are concerned that the current climate of suspicion will adversely impact on photographers, and are calling on photographers to share their experiences.
Such research will be important to the continuing practice of photographers from art to photojournalism and documentary and responses are crucial to developing this study. The results will be available next year via the CCP website as a PDF with a link to Monash Universityâ
Last Updated 31 March 2010
