Purpose The expanded reuse of images as research data in the social sciences and humanities necessitates the understanding of scholars’ real-life interactions with the type of data. The aim of this study is to analyse activities constituting image data interactions in social science and...

Photos have become an important part of private and public communication due to technical and digital developments. Photo-based qualitative interviews are capable not only of investigating subjective and implicit conditions, but also of making use of the everyday social practice of taking...

Fotos sind aufgrund technischer und digitaler Entwicklungen ein wichtiger Bestandteil der privaten und öffentlichen Kommunikation geworden. Die qualitative Fotobefragung ermöglicht es, nicht nur subjektive und implizite Faktoren zu untersuchen, sondern sich auch die alltagsweltliche soziale...

Since the turn of the millennium researchers have access to an ever-increasing pool of novel types of video recordings. People use camcorders, mobile phone cameras, and even drones to film and photograph social life, and many public spaces are under video surveillance. More and more...