Over the past few weeks, we have been releasing weekly videos from our event, Talks on Everyday Imaging Vol. 2: The Self-Centred and the Networked, held on 13–14 February 2025 at The Photographers’ Gallery, London.
Now, in the final video, you can watch the full panel discussion titled "Computational aspects of everyday imaging," moderated by Kendal Beynon, PhD researcher at CSNI in partnership with The Photographers’ Gallery. The discussion features Olga Goriunova, Professor and Director of Research in the Media Arts Department at Royal Holloway, University of London, in conversation with George Oates, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Flickr Foundation.
In an era characterised by an overwhelming volume of images and the saturation of computational visual content, the fundamental question arises: What is the role of vernacular image-making in our visual culture both online and AFK (away from keyboard)? With the rise of internet-driven aesthetics such as "corecore" and the proliferation of AI-generated imagery, we, as users, face a challenge in discerning meaning and purpose through the huge amount of visual content.
This discussion explores how the flattening of culture influences the vernacular image and whether there is now a greater need for vernacular photography—not merely as a tool for documentation, but as a means of preserving personal memory and emotion in moments already extensively recorded by others, while also examining the role of platforms in the shaping of these aesthetics.
You can watch all lectures from Talks on Everyday Imaging Vol. 2: The Self-Centred and the Networked on this YouTube playlist. (The recordings of the lectures are published weekly starting March 13, 2025.)
Conference Conveners:
Róza Tekla Szilágyi – Director of Eidolon Centre for Everyday Photography, Endre Cserna – Head of programming at Eidolon Centre for Everyday Photography, Sam Mercer – Producer of the Digital Programme at The Photographers' Gallery, Luisa Ulyett – Curator of Talks and Events at The Photographers' Gallery
Event Concept: Róza Tekla Szilágyi, Endre Cserna
Video: Zsuzsi Simon, Benedek Bognár, Márton Schneider
Music: Áron Lörinczi
Design: L2 Studio
The lectures took place on 13th and 14th of February, 2025 at The Photographers' Gallery, London.
