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Public Welfare Photography in China

Langxuan DengSchool of Design and Art, Communications University of Zhejiang, 998 Xueyuan Street, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Jiayi HuTransformation Academy of Shanghai, No. 2398 Tang Lu Highway, Tang Town, Shanghai, China* Heii LaiClifford International School, Clifford Estates, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Kexin XuThe University of Winnipeg Collegiate, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

Public welfare photography, a combination of photography and public service, has gradually become popular in China. In an environment where photography is gradually popularized among Chinese, it is meant to play a more significant role not only in the field of public services but also in the way of communication. At present, it is of great significance to see the problems of the development of public service photography in China. Therefore, this paper looks into three aspects, namely, photography as a tool for “charity shows”, the excessive focus on disadvantaged person, and the aggressive side of public service photography. Current research and reports about public service photography are combined with image analysis in this paper. This research finds that public service photography is used as a tool to show off sometimes and has distorted the essence of public service photography. Photographers put the underprivileged under over-exposure to capture the public’s unnecessary attention and even show aggression

Keywords: public welfare photography; media studies; charity; visual analysis
Published: May 17, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/4/20220487
Volume: CHR Vol.4
pp. 263-268
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