Jonathan Shaffer

Aug 23, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Jonathan Shaffer |Sonya de Laat |Michael Parker |Patricia Kingori

ABSTRACTGlobal health photography has historically been commissioned and, therefore, dominated by the gaze of Western photographers on assignments in the Global South. This is changing as part of international calls to decolonise global health and stimulate ‘empowerment’, spawning a growing initiative to hire local photographers. This article, based on interviews with global health photographers, reflects on this paradigm shift.