Black and White Photo Documentary, Archival Systems and Social Media

To work effecvely, Mardey Ohui Ofoe, who works with the Foundaon for Female Photojournalists (FFP) as photojournalist and documentary filmmaker, said that you need the outside world. Mardey asked the queson, what are you documenng if life is at a standsll?

When the COVID-19 lockdown was announced, Mardey was supervised because she could not comprehend that all her family members were together all the me That rarely happens, she observed. Mardey noted that her mum and relaves were also with her. Nothing moved.She had many quesons. Was the COVID-19 lockdown long term? Whatwouldbetheimpactoflockdownrestriconson daily life and livelihood? Was the world ending?

Mardey explained that COVID-19 experiences coincided with her own life changing situaons and struggles.

To reset her life, and ease the burden of life she felt, Mardey gave away her video documentary produconequipment.

Mardey has been acve on social media and has seen the proliferaon of digital photography and audiovisual producons. This makes her queson the relevance of her creave pracce. Addionally, the kind of quality and longevity you get with prinng from film is compromised when you print digital images from everyday ink for long-term documentary purposes.

She posits the queson of what is there to create that has not been done, when it comes to audio visuals and documentary photography. Besides, Mardey noted that the taste of audio visual and meconsuming photo documentary content for consumers in the age of TikTok is comparable to the moon of a fast train. Documentary photography does not have a place in the fast-moving world of socialmedia,andshequesonswhethersuchcontent wouldbetrulyappreciatedbyanaudience.

Mardey is seeking answers to many quesons about her professional pracce and the challenges of documentary photography. In retrospect, Mardey is refocusingherworktowardsmuseumsbecauseofthe vintageapproachsheuses.

She menoned that archival is a big challenge and the digitalspaceisnotsecure.

According to her, ICT has made archival material more accessible, but it is also costly with monthly fees if the materialishostedonaserver.

women in the arts share experiences on “digitall: innovaon and technology for gender equality” within the COVID-19 context.

women in the arts share experiences on “digitall: innovaon and technology for gender equality” within the COVID-19 context.

A Knowledge production facilitator

Mardey Ohui Ofoe is concerned about improving the livelihoods of the crical mass of Africancizens.Sheisinterestedindevelopmentiniavesthatwork.

Her leadership focuses on sustainability and transformaon. She is interested in providing opportuniestomakelifebeerforvulnerablegroupsandkeenongengthejobdone.

She is movated by creang opportunies for women and minority groups to explore their potenal. She thrives on mutual partnership and can work with anyone liable for a cause regardlessofageorothersocialstatus.

Mardey provides clear communicaon to her teammates because it forms the bedrock of producvity She is intrigued by the following slogan in the context of work. “THERE ARE NO IFS, THERE ARE NO BUTS, THERE ARE NO HOWEVERS”. “HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL, TALK NO EVIL. MINDYOURBUSINESS.”