Mobgraphy: Mobile Visual Practices, Sociotechnical Processes, and Connections to the Field of Education
Mobgraphy: Mobile Visual Practices, Sociotechnical Processes, and Connections to the Field of Education
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https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i2.2025.1786Keywords:
Mobgraphy. Mobile devices. Post-photography. Education. Visual literacy.Abstract
This article, derived from a chapter of the doctoral thesis From the Decisive Moment to the Continuous: Experimentations in Fine Art based on Mobile Photography (Viola, 2023), offers a comprehensive analysis of mobile photography — from conceptual definition and technical specifications to diverse applications, including in education. Mobgraphy emerges as a characteristic image modality of the mobile age, marked by the convergence of capture, processing, and distribution of images through portable devices. With the democratization of devices and increasing technical sophistication, this practice attains aesthetic, communicative, and pedagogical relevance. By framing mobgraphy as a sociotechnical practice and exploring it as a resource for visual literacy and formation of visual sensitivity, the article highlights its central role in contemporary communicational and educational dynamics
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