Photo-a-day : a digital photographic practice and its impact on wellbeing

Cox, Andrew and Brewster, Liz (2018) Photo-a-day : a digital photographic practice and its impact on wellbeing. Photographies, 11 (1). pp. 113-129. ISSN 1754-0771

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Abstract

The practice of taking and sharing one photo every day for a year has become a popular new form of photography enabled by the internet. The purpose of this study was to investigate how people use photo-a-day to enhance their wellbeing. The data for the study were 16 interviews with people who practised photo-a-day, analysed by thematic analysis. The analysis showed how photos offer positive affordances because of the conventions to take aesthetically pleasing images, share positive events and comment positively. A seemingly simple activity, photo-a-day creates a new layer of interest woven around daily activities, and expands social relationships. Representations of identity are complex, emerging through photos taken, rather than a premeditated profile.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Photographies
Additional Information:
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Photographies on 23/02/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17540763.2017.1399288
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3316
Subjects:
?? cultural studiescommunicationvisual arts and performing artsarts and humanities(all) ??
ID Code:
86047
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Deposited On:
26 Apr 2017 15:50
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Yes
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