Gallery

Power behind the lens: the hidden language of photos

Look closely at these pictures. The way things are framed, lit, and positioned isn't random - these choices shape how we see people and cultures. This gallery shows how photography's techniques create a specific framing, a specific gaze, often used to reinforce unfair power dynamics and racial stereotypes.

Lindström, Carl Johan

Museum of World Culture

TopFoto

TopFoto

Liljeblad, Emil

Finnish Heritage Agency

Schebesta, Paul

Austrian National Library

Schebesta, Paul

Austrian National Library

Schebesta, Paul

Austrian National Library

Schebesta, Paul

Austrian National Library

Elmano Cunha e Costa

Institute for Tropical Scientific Research

Stoedtner, Franz (Lichtbildverlag) (Herstellung) (Fotograf)

Deutsche Fotothek