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Technology has transformed the way we live our lives. From the way we interact with others to the way we connect and share with those around us. It has informed the way we engage in understanding other cultures and therefore expanding our worldview. With this great transformation comes new ways and methods by which we are able to adapt and learn about\u00a0 the world around us.<\/p>\n
With the introduction of technology, it has given\u00a0way to the “information age” being driven by the adoption of the internet. The internet which was\u00a0once seen as \u00a0a disruptive technological advance has\u00a0now not only been adopted by most people in the\u00a021st century \u00a0but has become\u00a0fully integrated into\u00a0the daily activity of how interact in our daily lives. Since this \u00a0technology \u00a0came on the scene it has continued \u00a0to change rapidly. What may have been relevant in the context of technology today will\u00a0not be as relevant and useful in the future. Therefore, navigating this space within a research context presents a challenge. This challenge encompasses\u00a0the fundamental basis for why the theoretical understanding of the discipline of Ethnography must be understood in order to be able to be applied to the \u00a0practical interpretation of the methodological practices within a constantly changing digital environment.<\/p>\n
The emergence of technology has impacted the way we look at traditional methods of research. Ethnography, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is the study of human races and cultures. Sarah Pink would emphasize that Ethnography is a methodology. “Ethnography as practiced\u00a0is shaped and formed\u00a0by disciplinary theories and priorities that inform the work it is required to under take<\/em>” (Pink,18). \u00a0Ethnography as a research method has been adopted not only by noted written works but through the incorporation of contemporary and newly accepted\u00a0visual formats\u00a0such as photos and video. Visual Ethnography has illuminated the pathway\u00a0for greater collaboration and dynamic exchange of conveying pertinent researched information. Questions in regards to validity of digital visual ethnography research still\u00a0\u00a0remain as the digital environment continues to evolve. Despite the questions, Pink is an advocate for the use of \u00a0digital visual ethnography as a valid research method. This was highly noted when she wrote “Finally<\/em>\u00a0I would stress the we should not disregard digital visual ethnography as something different or disconnected with the wider practice \u00a0of using visual method and media research. To start with digital media tend to become part of \u00a0most visual ethnography practice in some way or another, and for this reason alone it is important to attend to their affordances and qualities. Yet there are more continues<\/em>“(Pink, 138). There is definitely a space where a formal discussion within the discipline can occur to discern how and where this method warrants the best intended results when addressing how best to collect research within the anthropological context.<\/p>\n There is an old \u00a0English idiom that says “a picture is worth a thousand words”(regardless of \u00a0this quotes origin), I do believe that visual images do convey more than words can at times communicate. I find it very intriguing to engage in a dynamic form of ethnography from not only a visual perspective but a digital framework. Legitimizing the methodology in a visual way opens the door to the nuanced possibilities of how we can best understand humanity and cultures within our world.<\/p>\n
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