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New Economy for Photography podcast is part of an ongoing research by Marga Rotteveel:

A podcast about a new economy for photographers. The ideal picture is that that economy is for everyone who plays a role in it, but practice shows that is not a reality. Underpayments, lack of Fair Pay, uneven playing field, power structures and exploitation also play out in the photography field. To be able to deal with this, but above all to come up with alternatives, it is important to first take stock of what each person considers of value in his or her life and work. This values-based mindset allows us to connect with each other and with the needs of ourselves and the needs of the world. It is this connection that builds the resilience needed for change to occur.

The Master Photography & Society, led by lecturer Marga Rotteveel, organized a four-day workshop entitled 'A New Photo Economy'. During those days, we worked with the first-year students to visualize what is of value, and then to see what common values emerge from that, because more is possible in collectivity than alone. 

From these insights, the economics of photography can be influenced, allowing photographers to build a healthy practice and livelihood and thus be able to continue making their work. Because we need those visual stories in our economy because they act as a catalyst for much-needed social change on important and urgent issues. This podcast is a reflection of this four-day workshop.

Students:

Anastasia Miseyko

Azin Nafar Haghighi

Aline Papenheim

Fabio Meinardi

Gundega Strauberga

Hana Selena Sokolović

Niside Panebianco

Hana Selena Sokolović

Lecturer: Marga Rotteveel

Teaching assistant: Beatrice Cera

Podcast recording: Emi Martin and Sophie Allerding

Master Photography & Society, Royal Academy of Art. The Hague, 2024

New Economy for Photography podcast is part of an ongoing research by Marga Rotteveel:

A podcast about a new economy for photographers. The ideal picture is that that economy is for everyone who plays a role in it, but practice shows that is not a reality. Underpayments, lack of Fair Pay, uneven playing field, power structures and exploitation also play out in the photography field. To be able to deal with this, but above all to come up with alternatives, it is important to first take stock of what each person considers of value in his or her life and work. This values-based mindset allows us to connect with each other and with the needs of ourselves and the needs of the world. It is this connection that builds the resilience needed for change to occur.

To make a start, the Master Photography & Society, led by lecturer Marga Rotteveel, organized a four-day workshop entitled 'A New Photo Economy'. During those days, we worked with the first-year students to visualize what is of value, and then to see what common values emerge from that, because more is possible in collectivity than alone. 

From these insights, the economics of photography can be influenced, allowing photographers to build a healthy practice and livelihood and thus be able to continue making their work. Because we need those visual stories in our economy because they act as a catalyst for much-needed social change on important and urgent issues. This podcast is a reflection of this four-day workshop.

Students:

Kristina Čulo

Niké Dolman

Joseph Kennel

Alia Léonardi

Alina Lupu

Tashiya Mel

Ben Morrison

Lara Varat

Daniel Zduniuk

Lecturer: Marga Rotteveel

Teaching assistant: Petra Kroon

Podcast recording: Emi Martin and Sophie Allerding

Master Photography & Society, Royal Academy of Art. The Hague, 2023

In this episode you will hear Jonathan Tang reflect on his graduation work "The Landscape That Should Not Exist" and the research behind it.

You can follow Jonathan on instagram: @jonathantang

You can see more of his work on his website: https://www.jonathanhtang.com

In the new season of Photography & Society – The Podcast, 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡, the graduates of 2023 are giving inside in their research process of their graduation works. What does it mean to do research as a visual maker? In what ways can research be conducted? How can making things guide thinking processes and vice versa? These are some of the guiding questions behind this podcast.

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In this episode you will hear Diego reflect on his graduation work "The Gut-Knowing - Transformation Without a Blueprint" and the research behind it.

You can follow Diego on instagram: @diegoreindel

and you can see his work on his website: https://diegoreindel.com

In the episode you can hear a fragment of Diego's song "heavy" released together with Paul Kowol and produced by Bonifaz.

In the new season of Photography & Society – The Podcast, 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡, the graduates of 2023 are giving inside in their research process of their graduation works. What does it mean to do research as a visual maker? In what ways can research be conducted? How can making things guide thinking processes and vice versa? These are some of the guiding questions behind this podcast.

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In this episode you will hear HeBo reflect on his graduation work "Where Can I Wish You Happy?" and the research behind it.

You can follow HeBo on instagram: @hebo_mimic

and you can see his work on his website: https://hebo.photography

In the new season of Photography & Society – The Podcast, 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡, the graduates of 2023 are giving inside in their research process of their graduation works. What does it mean to do research as a visual maker? In what ways can research be conducted? How can making things guide thinking processes and vice versa? These are some of the guiding questions behind this podcast.

Follow Photography & Society on instagram: @photographyandsociety

In this episode you will hear Lea Novi reflect on her graduation work and the research behind it.

You can follow Jonathan on instagram: @lea.novi

In the new season of Photography & Society – The Podcast, 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡, the graduates of 2023 are giving inside in their research process of their graduation works. What does it mean to do research as a visual maker? In what ways can research be conducted? How can making things guide thinking processes and vice versa? These are some of the guiding questions behind this podcast.

Follow Photography & Society on instagram: @photographyandsociety

In this episode you will hear Daniel Chatard reflect on his graduation work "Not All That Is Buried Remains in the Soil" and the research behind it.

You can follow Daniel on instagram: @daniel_chatard

You can see his work on: http://www.chatard.de

In the new season of Photography & Society – The Podcast, 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡, the graduates of 2023 are giving inside in their research process of their graduation works. What does it mean to do research as a visual maker? In what ways can research be conducted? How can making things guide thinking processes and vice versa? These are some of the guiding questions behind this podcast.

Follow Photography & Society on instagram: @photographyandsociety

In this episode you will hear Beatrice Cera reflect on her graduation work "Possibilities of Co-Existence" and the research behind it.

You can follow Beatrice on instagram: @therewasbeatrice

You can see some of her work on: http://www.beatricecera.it

In the new season of Photography & Society – The Podcast, 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡, the graduates of 2023 are giving inside in their research process of their graduation works. What does it mean to do research as a visual maker? In what ways can research be conducted? How can making things guide thinking processes and vice versa? These are some of the guiding questions behind this podcast.

Follow Photography & Society on instagram: @photographyandsociety

In this episode you will hear Alexey Yurenev reflect on his graduation work "SILENT HERO" and the research behind it.

You can follow Alexey on instagram: @yurenev

You can see his work on: http://yurenev.com

In the new season of Photography & Society – The Podcast, 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡, the graduates of 2023 are giving inside in their research process of their graduation works. What does it mean to do research as a visual maker? In what ways can research be conducted? How can making things guide thinking processes and vice versa? These are some of the guiding questions behind this podcast.

Follow Photography & Society on instagram: @photographyandsociety

In this episode Emilia Martin @itsemimartin talks with a photographer, educator, activist and a generous, wonderful person - Alexa Vachon @alexavachon. Alexa is a recent Photography and Society MA graduate and a current PhD student in Toronto, Canada. Alexa's work deals with themes including women's rights, human rights, queer identity, cultural integration and the responsibility of artists today. She's drawn to issues that she has personal experience with, connecting with those who often don't fit neatly into society's boxes.

This episode is about bodies, consent, portraiture, hope and many many more.

To see Alexa's work, visit: https://alexavachon.com/

Follow us on Instagram @photographyandsociety

This season of the podcast was created under the guidance of Ben Smith.

In this episode about imperialism, Rafael Roncato introduces and invites Brazilian artists Bárbara Wagner and Jonathas de Andrade to discuss how this theme is artistically explored, reproduced, and counter-practiced through their works. We navigate how collaborative photography, so present in their practices, permeates bodies, rhythm, colors, and also the Brazilian political and cultural situation.

If you’re curious about their work:
https://barbarawagner.com.br
http://www.jonathasdeandrade.com.br/

For more information check the symposium website
https://undiscipliningphotography.org and follow us on Instagram @undiscipliningphotography

This season of the podcast was created under the guidance of Ben Smith.

In this episode Petra Kroon discusses entangled landscapes with Olga Roszkowska. You will hear background soundscapes from Rotterdam Harbour, meditation and sirens, seagulls and an exploration on entanglement between photography, humans and landscapes.

For more information, check out the symposium website:

https://undiscipliningphotography.org/

This season of the podcast was created under the guidance of Ben Smith.

In this episode, Emilia Martin talks to Karolina Gembara: a photographer, academic, activist, a great thinker and a cat lover.

We all live and function within bigger or smaller structures and systems. Sometimes we conform to them, question them, or actively fight against them. How is a person affected by structures and systems? How can we effectively challange and reconstruct them? What is the role of photography in it? 

For more information, check out the symposium website:

https://undiscipliningphotography.org/

This season of the podcast was created under the guidance of Ben Smith.

The Unforgettable Loss is about trauma, post-memory and identity. In this episode, Sophie Allerding talks to Shailoh Phillips: an artist, researcher, educator and community organizer, who presents this theme for the Undisciplining Photography Symposium.

For more information, check out the symposium website:

https://undiscipliningphotography.org/

This season of the podcast was created under the guidance of Ben Smith.

This is the Photography & Society Podcast season 1: Undisciplining Photography created by Emilia Martin, Rafael Roncato, Petra Kroon, Sophie Allerding and Patricia Kuhfuss, the alumini of the MA Photography & Society at the Royal Academy of the Art in the Hague.

This season of the podcast emerged in response to the Undisciplining Photography Symposium.

In this episode we would like to introduce ourselves and you can get a peek at the themes and issues addressed in the symposium.

For more information, check out the symposium website:

https://undiscipliningphotography.org/

This season of the podcast was created under the guidance of Ben Smith.