Dee Byrne

I am especially interested in the internalisation of photographic viewing. That is, how we to perceive the world to be as it appears to us in photographs. This has implications for me as a photographer. If the fundamentally modern medium of photography has been assimilated by modern capitalism and been instrumentalised to make that ideology appear the norm, even natural, it is imperative for me to be fully conscious and aware of my occupational responsibilities as a photographer.

I do not have a one size fits all philosophy. Research in the digital humanities helps me to see where I stand in terms of the human and non-human decision makers that engage in the curation of my metadata in the digital environment: an important ethical matter for me. Photography is a powerful instrument of change. I combine my technical know-how with the knowledge I have gained as a professional wedding photographer and fashion photographer’s assistant to take a multiple-participation approach to the power dynamic between me and those I photograph. In this way, my engagement with critical concepts like image capital and the silent production of value are vital to my work and studies.

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