A collaborative turn in contemporary photography?

Abstract

This paper addresses emerging forms of collaborative photographic practice, including those enabled by digital networked technologies and by contemporary artists. I argue that although histories of photography invariably privilege individual figures, contemporary developments should be understood in terms of important precursors such as community photography in the 1970s. The paper concludes with some observations about artists Stephen Willats and Simon Terrill, who have sought to establish a relationship between authorship and community in their photography, and whose work can now be viewed in light of networked photography. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.