This article examines first-generation social scientists’ uses and understandings of photo-elicitation practices as they evolved over time and experiences. Participants have extensive experience with photo-elicitation in their own visual research practices. The research included speaking with respected visual researchers Doug Harper, Eric Margolis, Gillian Rose, and Dona Schwartz. As participants in a larger research project, they each take up photo-elicitation over video conferencing in unique and varied ways expanding what photo-elicitation means and is capable of achieving as a visual research method. The wider research project used photo-elicitation over Skype as an approach to expand traditional face-to-face sessions producing trustworthy, in-depth data and indicated that photographic practices by social scientists evolve but also carry disciplinary traditions, expectations, and practices. This paper documents some historical developments of first-generation photo-elicitation researchers demonstrating that practices are not static but can transform and contribute to co-creating new meanings, are open to unexpected developments, and accommodating new approaches as they arise. Practices based on first-generation researchers continue to influence and evolve visual research practices.

本文研究了第一代社会科学家对照片启发实践的使用和理解，因为它们随着时间和经验的发展而演变。参与者在自己的视觉研究实践中拥有丰富的照片启发经验。该研究包括与受人尊敬的视觉研究人员 Doug Harper、Eric Margolis、Gillian Rose 和 Dona Schwartz 交谈。作为一个更大的研究项目的参与者，他们每个人都以独特而多样的方式在视频会议上进行照片启发，扩展了照片启发作为一种视觉研究方法的意义和能力。更广泛的研究项目使用 Skype 上的照片启发作为扩展传统面对面会话的方法，从而产生值得信赖的、深入的数据表明，社会科学家的摄影实践不断发展，但也承载着学科传统、期望和实践。本文记录了第一代照片启发研究人员的一些历史发展，证明实践不是静态的，而是可以转变并有助于共同创造新意义，对意想不到的发展持开放态度，并在新方法出现时适应新方法。基于第一代研究人员的实践继续影响和发展视觉研究实践。并适应出现的新方法。基于第一代研究人员的实践继续影响和发展视觉研究实践。并适应出现的新方法。基于第一代研究人员的实践继续影响和发展视觉研究实践。