Positions and Practice

M1

Authorship and Collaboration

T3

14 June, 2024

How have you allowed the input of others to shape your photographic practice?

I believe embracing different perspectives in my photography practice is essential to growing and evolving as an artist. Constructive feedback, collaborating with others, engaging with the community, and drawing inspiration from fellow Shannon cohorts enhance and diversify my photography. Embracing these influences improves my technical skills and fosters creativity, resulting in a more impactful body of work.

What is your attitude towards drawing on other people's ideas or their work?

Drawing on other people's ideas or work is vital to the creative process as it enables inspiration, learning, and developing a more diverse body of work. However, it is essential to do so ethically by giving proper attribution and respecting the original creators (I am a librarian). Embracing a collaborative spirit and continuously evolving through experimentation and adaptation ensures that the influence/opinions of others improves my work.

Where do you see the line between 'collaboration' and 'plagiarism'?

Collaboration is about working together with honesty and integrity, while plagiarism involves taking credit for someone else's work without permission or acknowledgement. Some ways to avoid plagiarism while collaborating include using citations, paraphrasing properly, documenting contributions (ensuring everyone's input is recognised), and discussing what is acceptable regarding sharing and using each other's work.

Collaboration Project

Morning Commute

Walker Evans Authorship and Collaboration

HAGEN, C., 1991/12/31/, 1991 Dec 31. Review/Photography; What Walker Evans Saw on His Subway Rides: [Review]. New York Times. ISSN 03624331.

PUBLIC DELIVERY. 2022. ‘Photographer Walker Evans in the Subway - Many Are Called’. Public Delivery [online]. Available at: https://publicdelivery.org/walker-evans-many-are-called/ [accessed 1 Jun 2024].

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Walker Evans' candid photos of 1930s subway passengers are early conceptual art

Resource:
THE MET FIFTH AVENUE. 2023. ‘Walker Evans’ Candid Photos of 1930s Subway Passengers Are Early Conceptual Art | Perspectives’. The Metropolitan Museum of Art [online]. Available at: https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/videos/2013/12/walker-evans-subway-series-art-explained.

Positions and Practice

M1

Authorship and Collaboration

T3

Collaboration Project

Walker Evans' candid photos of 1930s subway passengers are early conceptual art

Resource: THE MET FIFTH AVENUE. 2023. ‘Walker Evans’ Candid Photos of 1930s Subway Passengers Are Early Conceptual Art | Perspectives’. The Metropolitan Museum of Art [online]. Available at: https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/videos/2013/12/walker-evans-subway-series-art-explained.

Resource:
THE MET FIFTH AVENUE. 2023. ‘Walker Evans’ Candid Photos of 1930s Subway Passengers Are Early Conceptual Art | Perspectives’. The Metropolitan Museum of Art [online]. Available at: https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/videos/2013/12/walker-evans-subway-series-art-explained.