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Citation

Hadland A, Pixley T & Smith-Rodden M (2024) Precarity and Inequity in the Global Photography Sector. Visual Communication Quarterly.

Abstract
This article is based on the data from a survey of 1,325 photographers from 87 countries conducted in 2021. The survey was the first of its kind to examine a diverse cohort of photographers operating across varied visual sectors such as news, commercial, sport, weddings and art photography, alongside other image genres. The article unpacks the data of the study to better understand how socioeconomics, race, gender, disability and nationality, among other factors, might affect access to and success within a photography career. The analysis finds photographers were hit particularly hard by Covid-19’s global health crisis. Women and non-binary photographers and those who identify as photographers of color suffered disproportionately which added significantly to the danger of shrinking diversity within the photography profession. In addition, study participants agreed overwhelmingly that sexism, socioeconomic disparity and structural racism are all embedded within the global photo industry. This analysis further provides implications for the photography sector and nods to future directions for this genre of study.

Keywords
photography; precarity; labour; skills; employment; inequality

Notes
Output Status: Forthcoming

Journal
Visual Communication Quarterly