Мегаполис в объективе: фотографии в социальных сетях как источник данных о пользовании территорией
Megalopolis through the lens: photos in social networks as a source of information on the usage of a territory

Summary/Abstract: The range of amateur photographs in social networks is both a factor, defining the perception of an urban space by certain social groups, and a reflection of it. The analysis of a big array of users’ photos on the net, based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, allows not only describing the typical practices of amateur photography, but also seeing a territory through the eyes of its visitors, revealing its key activities, objects, “blind zones” and barriers for development. The paper describes the methods and approaches to the analysis of such photographs based on the data collected in course of research of digital photography in certain Moscow areas.

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