Digital Photography and Picture Sharing: Redefining the Public/Private Divide |
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Authors: | Amparo Lasén Edgar Gómez-Cruz |
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Institution: | (1) Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain;(2) Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain |
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Abstract: | Digital photography is contributing to the renegotiation of the public and private divide and to the transformation of privacy
and intimacy, especially with the convergence of digital cameras, mobile phones, and web sites. This convergence contributes
to the redefinition of public and private and to the transformation of their boundaries, which have always been subject to
historical and geographical change. Taking pictures or filming videos of strangers in public places and showing them in webs
like Flickr or YouTube, or making self-portraits available to strangers in instant messenger, social network sites, or photo
blogs are becoming a current practice for a growing number of Internet users. Both are examples of the intertwining of online
and offline practices, experiences, and meanings that challenge the traditional concepts of the public and the private. Uses
of digital images play a role in the way people perform being a stranger and in the way they relate to strangers, online and
offline. The mere claims about the privatization of the public space or the public disclosure of intimacy do not account for
all these practices, situations, and attitudes, as they are not a simple translation of behaviors and codes from one realm
to the other. |
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