The recent explosion and changes in camera technologies has had a bearing on state surveillance, amateur photographic practices, and people’s involvement with camera cultures. Much of urban life is now mediated by photography in different forms—from being caught, often unaware, on CCTVs, to a far more self-conscious engagement with some of the more readily available camera forms. This article is an attempt to open up some of the issues at stake when engaging with this array of cameras, and to think about the stakes involved. Would the manner in which one engaged photography differ if it were produced by a surveillance device rather than by a personal camera? The article is divided into two main parts. The first engages the contexts and nature of surveillance technology, focusing particularly on the CCTV camera. The second locates the CCTV discussion within campus politics and attempts to think about the uneasy and challenging relationship between photography, truth and politics.

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影像技术时代的相机、校园和政治的未来

最近相机技术的爆炸和变化对国家监控、业余摄影实践以及人们对相机文化的参与产生了影响。现在，大部分城市生活都以不同形式的摄影为媒介——从被闭路电视捕捉到，通常不知道，到更加自觉地参与一些更容易获得的相机形式。本文试图揭示在使用这一系列相机时存在的一些利害关系，并思考所涉及的利害关系。如果拍摄是由监控设备而不是个人相机拍摄的，那么拍摄的方式会有所不同吗？文章分为两个主要部分。第一个涉及监控技术的背景和性质，特别关注闭路电视摄像机。