The Ethical Image: Challenges in Visualising a Changing World
The University of Hong Kong
6 October 2018

This event is organized by the World Press Photo Foundation's 'Explore' program, the Journalism and Media Studies Centre of the University of Hong Kong, and Rights Exposure. It is supported by the WYNG Media Award (WMA) and the Google News Initiative.

Topic and program
The visual representation of critical and global issues is both necessary and ubiquitous. Visual representation both calls attention to problems and frames possible solutions. More people than ever before have the capacity to produce, share and receive images of important issues affecting our world today, in the human rights abuses, the degradation of the environment, or economic inequality. The proliferation of images not only raises urgent questions on the ethics of creating and disseminating photos of these issues, but also requires re-appraisal or past critiques and responses are still appropriate and effective in our 24/7 digital world.

This conference will bring together leading experts from Asia and beyond working in academia, the media and the NGO community to discuss the ethical challenges faced with the Rohingya crisis being the main case study.

Over a single day, three panels will be convened. The program and list of participants is as follows:

Panel 1: The Ethical Image: Challenges in Visualising a Changing World
David Campbell, World Press Photo Foundation - Moderator
Julia Chiung-wen Hsu, Country Contact, Chinese-Speaking Network, Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma
Iain Martin, News Editor (Asia), Storyful
Philippe Massonnet, APAC Regional Director, Agence France-Presse
Tanvi Mishra, Photo Editor / Curator, The Caravan magazine / PIX

Panel 2: The Rohingya Crisis Politics of Representation
Aunohita Mojumdar, Editor, Himal Southasian - Moderator
Patrick Brown, Photographer, Panos Pictures
Hannah McKay, Photographer, Reuters
Minzayar Oo, Photographer, Panos Pictures Matthew Smith, Founder and CEO, Fortify Rights

Panel 3: How to Produce and Use Images Ethically
Robert Godden, Rights Exposure - Moderator
Aarti Kapoor, Managing Director and Lead Consultant, Embode
Jessica Lim, Director, Angkor Photo Festival and Workshops
Jennifer Pritheeva Samuel, Photo Editor, National Geographic
Stanley So, Education Manager, Oxfam Hong Kong

The Way Forward - Building Practical Solutions:
Claudia Hinterseer, Senior Video Producer, South China Morning Post – Moderator
David Campbell, Director of Communications and Engagement, World Press Photo Foundation
Robert Godden, Director of Campaigns and Communications, Rights Exposure
Aunohita Mojumdar, Editor, Himal Southasian
Eric Wishart, Special Editorial Projects, Agence France-Presse

The outcome from each panel will be a two-page compilation of the insights provided by the panelists, including concrete suggestions for solutions and sharing of best practice. The conference will be filmed and made available online in order to be accessible to as wide an audience as possible.

The conference is free to attend.

Location:
Lecture Room 2, Level LG1, Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building
Main Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

A complimentary light lunch will be offered to all attendees. Please bring your own water bottle to refill at drinking water stations at the venue. Bottled water is not on sale or provided on campus.

The Ethical Image: Challenges in Visualising a Changing World

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