Social Function of Family Photography

Abstract

I describe the social function of the family photo album and the importance of surveying them. I review methods of the Western research for analysing the family photo album and consider their function and importance in the scientific research domain. I have read an Iranian family album dating to 1990. The album has a social function to maintain individual and collection memories.

Presenters

Elham Payamani
Professor, Fine Art, University of Tehran, Iran

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

2026 Special Focus—The Image as Advocate: Shaping Cultural Conversations

KEYWORDS

Archives, Family Album, Social Function, Snapshot, Family photography