This might be of interest and worth participation
in by the Chapter.
Symposium Objectives
The main symposium objectives are to:
► Bring together thinkers, scholars and practitioners
of photography as well as the media, museums, social and
business institutions, to examine the state of ethics and
values in photography and to formulate a voluntary code of
ethical conduct for creators and consumers of photographs
► Promote a rich and open environment in which to
discuss these critical and urgent issues
► Develop effective strategies to disseminate and
implement across India the outcomes of the symposium.
Symposium Topics:
Relevant research work on all aspects of ethics in
relation to photography including but not limited to:
► Freedom of Expression
► Censorship
► Freedom of Information
► Morals or Ethics?
► Copyright/Copyleft /Creative commons
► Ethics policies: funding agencies and policy makers
► Information Law Language, Culture and Ethics Code of
conduct
► Principles and standards of ethical behavior
► Genres of photography and ethical differences
(nature/anthropological / photojournalism)
► Conservation ethics