Visual Anthropology: Photography as a Research Method
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, revised and expanded ed. (1986), xvii, 248 pp.
Contains many illustrations, index
ISBN 0-8263-0898-8 (hbk); 0-8263-0899-6 (pbk)
Signature commbox: 60-Photography-E 1986
""Visual Anthropology: Photography as a Research Method" is a classic and influential book by John Collier, Jr. and Malcolm Collier that teaches how to use photography as a scientific tool in anthropological research. The book focuses on developing thorough observation skills and outlines methods for the systematic gathering, analysis, and interpretation of photographic data to understand human behavior and culture. It covers the process from initial orientation and data gathering to more complex analysis of subjects like social interaction and technology." (AI-created abstract)
1 The Challenge of Observation and the Nature of Photography, 5
2 The Camera in the Field, 15
3 Orientation and Rapport, 19
4 Photographing the Overview: Mapping and Surveying, 29
5 The Cultural Inventory, 45
6 Photographing Technology, 65
7 Photographing Social Circumstance and Interaction, 77
8 Interviewing with Photographs, 99
9 Psychological Significance and Overtones of Visual Imagery in Projective Interviewing, 117
10 Risks to Rapport in Photographing Probing, 133
11 Film and Video, 139
12 Film and Video in Field Research, 145
13 Ethnographic Film and Its Relationship to Film for Research, 151
14 Principles of Visual Research, 161
15 Analysis of Still and Moving Images, 175
16 Practical Procedures in Analysis, 185
17 Finding Patterns and Meaning, 195
18 Making Conclusions, 203
19 Technical Considerations in Visual Anthropology, 207
2 The Camera in the Field, 15
3 Orientation and Rapport, 19
4 Photographing the Overview: Mapping and Surveying, 29
5 The Cultural Inventory, 45
6 Photographing Technology, 65
7 Photographing Social Circumstance and Interaction, 77
8 Interviewing with Photographs, 99
9 Psychological Significance and Overtones of Visual Imagery in Projective Interviewing, 117
10 Risks to Rapport in Photographing Probing, 133
11 Film and Video, 139
12 Film and Video in Field Research, 145
13 Ethnographic Film and Its Relationship to Film for Research, 151
14 Principles of Visual Research, 161
15 Analysis of Still and Moving Images, 175
16 Practical Procedures in Analysis, 185
17 Finding Patterns and Meaning, 195
18 Making Conclusions, 203
19 Technical Considerations in Visual Anthropology, 207
