Social science perspectives on climate change and development

University of Copenhagen

Xaquín S. Pérez-Sindín López

Tag: visual sociology

  • Black-and-white highlights the social dimension of urban photography, Ouburg suggests

    Ouburg, photographer who prefers photographing “other people above all”. I like the way he expresses why he has predilection for black-and-white photos. In many occasions, colour distracts the spectator´s attention while black-and-white make it easier to concentrate on the topic. Although he doesn´t discard colour provided that it adds something to the image. Source and more photos [spanish]

  • Visual Dialogues in Postindustrial Societies: Transforming the Gaze

        Who could attend this conferences! I find it very interesting for several reasons. First of all, because of my growing interest on social photography and visual sociology. Secondly, due to the theme of the conference, i.e. post-industrial societies, since it is connected with my dissertation on a post mining region. Bellow you can see…

  • “Borderlands: The Edges of Europe”, a visual analysis

    “Borderlands: The Edges of Europe” is a collection of analogue photographs representing the people and places along the borders of the European Union, developed with the purpose of creating an archive of images narrating life at the edges of Europe. Since 2011 Leonardi has undertaken extensive walks along the land borders of the European Union. Proceeding slowly on foot and…

  • The Fraga Family: example of visual data and ethnography based research project

      ABOUT THE PROJECT When I got to New York, I briefly documented the lives of many Galician families there. At the same the time I was looking for a project to document more widely during the year. I photographed life in the Bronx, street parties, the subway, and it was not until I visited…