Praxis, time, seeing: thoughts on the relationship between Zygmunt Bauman's sociology and his photography

This chapter considers the relationship between Bauman’s sociology and his photography. Making original use of items in the archives of the Bauman Institute at the University of Leeds it looks closely at Bauman’s photographic practice – in the Leeds Camera Club, and in numerous photography competitions and exhibitions. It considers in detail the importance of a residency in Newfoundland in 1986, and its implications for his work and his photography