A Review of Participant-Generated Image Methods in the Social Sciences

Balomenou, Nika; Garrod, Brian

doi:10.1177/1558689815581561

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“…The present study analyses forest visitors' associations with deadwood based on the VEP approach with 125 forest visitors participating. Balomenou and Garrod (2016) assume a mean of 113.2 participants after comparing almost 300 studies where the method was applied. But generally, VEP data sets have, as an initially qualitative research method, typically rather small case numbers, e.g.…”

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Using the visitor-employed photography method to analyse deadwood perceptions of forest visitors: a case study from Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany

Rathmann

Sacher²,

Volkmann³

et al. 2020

Eur J Forest Res

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This study investigates visitors' perceptions and preferences regarding the characteristics of deadwood in the Bavarian Forest National Park (SE-Germany). Visitor-employed photography has been used to collect information about visitors' preferences. Deadwood is the second most photographed forest element which underlines its important role in forest perception. Even though deadwood photographs are evaluated significantly worse than most other forest elements, most visitors nevertheless associate deadwood photographs with a positively rated forest image. Based on the relationship between aesthetics and recreation revealed in the interviews, it can be concluded that the forest path during the hike was both pleasant and restful. This is confirmed by the post-trip interviews, showing that a higher proportion of deadwood is associated with more aesthetics or recreational value. Regarding deadwood structure results show that deadwood fragments and debris are perceived negatively, while root stocks were assessed more positively. We also found a gradient with positive evaluations increasing with progressing decomposition.

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Using the visitor-employed photography method to analyse deadwood perceptions of forest visitors: a case study from Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany

Rathmann

Sacher²,

Volkmann³

et al. 2020

Eur J Forest Res

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“…In VEP, participants are requested to take photographs of their own environments and to accompany these with a word-based complementary method to ensure participants convey the meanings they wish to convey to the research team. A number of techniques consisting of the same components have been used over the years (see Balomenou and Garrod, 2016), with Visitor-Employed Photography (Traweek, 1977), Resident-Employed Photography (Stedman et al, 2004), and Host-Employed Photography (Brickell, 2012), among others. As it seems that the first of the three words in the name of the technique described above identifies a destination user group, and for the sake of common understanding and ease of literature searches, the authors of this paper prefer the umbrella term Volunteer-Employed Photography as it captures the nature of the activity, it allows for more than one volunteer groups to share the same technique, as they do the spaces they occupy, and also shares an acronym with the original VEP: Visitor-Employed Photography.…”

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“…These studies are precedents for a still-underused means of illustrating subjects' experiences in their natural state (Loeffler, 2004;MacKay and Couldwell, 2004;Garrod, 2008;Balomenou et al, 2017). A review of peer-reviewed and "grey" literature from the 1970s to 2014 by Balomenou and Garrod (2016) identified 35 different names used for closely similar techniques in nearly 300 studies using photographs captured by participants explicitly for research purposes in the social sciences. The same authors have identified 76 studies within the tourism literature specifically between 1972 and 2016 (Balomenou and Garrod, 2018).…”

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“…Nonetheless, the bringing together of ideas that Prosser (1998) called for 20 years ago, is yet to be achieved in tourism VEP. As a result, a profusion of articles is found in a variety of journals across a wide range of disciplines, using many different names for essentially the same technique (Balomenou and Garrod, 2016). No umbrella term exists, on the basis of which a comprehensive literature review can be confidently undertaken.…”

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Photographs in tourism research: Prejudice, power, performance and participant-generated images

2019

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Photography has often been considered tainted as a source of research data, even in tourism, its natural habitat. This situation is undoubtedly a legacy of the prejudice that many social scientists held toward the use of visual data when the academic study of tourism took off in the 1970s and 1980s. Tourism research has therefore persistently favoured textual data over visual data. This paper argues that the power of photography to prove and move can be harnessed to bridge this theoretical and practical cognitive gap. Issues relating to the performance of photography, including those of timing and intent, as well as the speed of information exchange, need however to be considered when designing and implementing research using photographic data. This implies a need to review the 'circle of representation' of tourism destination images, as well as to divide participant-generated image methods into two strands: found photographs and commissioned photographs.

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“…Dozens of terms for PP have been used in the literature over the years. A review by Balomenou and Garrod () found forty‐two terms used for this process since the 1970s. The term currently most popular is photovoice.…”

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Therapeutic benefits and limitations of participatory photography for adults with mental health problems: A systematic search and literature review

Buchan

2020

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Participatory photography has been reported to have therapeutic benefits for participants, such as a sense of empowerment and increased self‐knowledge. No known review has examined the potential of participatory photography as a therapeutic intervention in people with mental health problems. What the paper adds to existing knowledge? Participatory photography can have many therapeutic benefits for people with mental health problems. It can be used to work through problematic issues, can promote a sense of empowerment and strengthen therapeutic relationships. The most significant potential drawback of the process is the ethical issues that may arise with taking photographs of identifiable people. What are the implications for practice? Participatory photography can be a helpful therapeutic intervention for some adults with mental health problems, though not all. Further research is required for the effectiveness of this intervention before it can be considered as evidence‐based. Abstract IntroductionParticipatory photography (PP) has been reported to have therapeutic benefits for its participants, such as empowerment and critical reflection. No known review has examined this potential exclusively in people with mental health problems. AimTo identify what therapeutic benefits and limitation adults with mental health problems have experienced through PP. MethodSix academic databases were systematically searched. Eleven articles met inclusion/exclusion criteria and were of medium to high quality. Themes were extracted using thematic analysis. ResultsSeven themes were identified: empowerment, mental processing, enhanced therapeutic relationships, peer support, creative expression, sense of achievement and enjoyment, and limitations. DiscussionThe limited evidence base prevents firm conclusions. PP projects higher in personal relevance and intensity were linked with the greater therapeutic benefits. Most identified themes are supported by the wider literature on PP. The limitations indicate that PP is not suitable for all and requires adaptation for individuals and the potential seriousness of ethical issues. Implications for practiceParticipatory photography can be a helpful therapeutic intervention for some adults with mental health problems, though not all. Further research is required to develop the limited evidence base, particularly quantitative research that would enable comparisons to be made with other interventions.

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A Review of Participant-Generated Image Methods in the Social Sciences

Cited by 47 publications

References 38 publications

Using the visitor-employed photography method to analyse deadwood perceptions of forest visitors: a case study from Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany

Using the visitor-employed photography method to analyse deadwood perceptions of forest visitors: a case study from Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany

Photographs in tourism research: Prejudice, power, performance and participant-generated images

Therapeutic benefits and limitations of participatory photography for adults with mental health problems: A systematic search and literature review

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