CODE OF ETHICS,
ACCESSIBILITY AND
PRIVACY POLICY
My Code of Ethics
BE INCLUSIVE.
Everyone is equal in my book. I welcome and support people of all backgrounds and identities. This includes sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, social and economic class, educational level, colour, immigration status, sex, age, size, family status, political belief, religion, and mental and physical ability.
USE PHOTOGRAPHY AS A TOOL FOR CHANGE.
I avoid stereotyping individuals, gender roles and groups in photography. I recognise and work to avoid presenting biases in my work. I want to educate clients about how we can push for more diversity in the media, and increase the visibility of underrepresented groups. Through my practice I want to consciously create images for social change.
HELP YOUR COLLEAGUES.
There is enough work for everyone in photography. I want to be a friend, mentor and colleague rather than a competitor. I want to share knowledge freely and work collaboratively to improve our industry and our art form.
BE PRO-ACTIVE AS AN ETHICAL BYSTANDER.
I believe if you observe harassment, disrespectful or bullying behaviour towards another, you have a duty of care to act. Don’t ignore it. Show you don’t condone it. Ignoring the behaviour could be seen as silent approval. Don’t underestimate your impact as a bystander.
TREAT EVERYONE EQUALLY.
It doesn’t matter where you were born, who you were born, or who you want to cuddle up to. Everyone deserves to earn a fair wage for a hard day’s work, and men and women should be paid an equal salary. That means in my work I treat everyone the same - from big business to sole trader - because I believe we all have the capacity for good.
CONDUCT YOURSELF PROFESSIONALLY.
I strive to choose my words and actions carefully. I believe in being kind, honest, having integrity, and giving the best of yourself to help others succeed. For me, it’s part of being professional, along with working towards excellence, exceeding expectations and delivering on time. In short, I work with respect.
MAKE DIFFERENCES INTO STRENGTHS.
Strength is be found through diversity. Different people have different opinions and perspectives on issues, which can be beneficial for solving problems or coming up with new ideas. Being unable to understand why someone holds a viewpoint doesn’t mean that they’re wrong.
LEAD WITH RESPECT.
I acknowledge that photographers should treat all subjects with respect. In a situation where someone needs assistance, and no one else is present, as photographers, we have a responsibility to act rather than document.
Accessibility
GENERAL.
I strive to ensure that my services are accessible to people with disabilities. I have tried to ensure that this website is made easier to use and more accessible for people with disabilities, with the strong belief that website accessibility efforts assist all users and that every person has the right to live with dignity, equality, comfort and independence.
ENABLING THE ACCESSIBILITY MENU.
The website accessibility menu can be enabled by clicking the accessibility menu icon that appears on the bottom left hand corner of the page. After triggering the accessibility menu, please wait a moment for the accessibility menu to load in its entirety.
HERE FOR YOU.
If you are experiencing difficulty with any content on this website or require assistance with any part of the site, please contact me at hello@marniehawson.com.au and I will be happy to assist.
ACCESSIBILITY ON THE WEBSITE.
My website makes UserWay's Web Accessibility Widget available, which is powered by a dedicated accessibility server. The software allows my website to improve its compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1).
DISCLAIMER.
I continue my efforts to constantly improve the accessibility of this site and services in the belief that it is my collective moral obligation to allow seamless, accessible and unhindered use also for those of us with disabilities.
In an ongoing effort to continually improve and remediate accessibility issues, I also regularly scan this website with UserWay's Accessibility Scanner to identify and fix every possible accessibility barrier on our site. Despite my efforts to make all pages and content on the website fully accessible, some content may not have yet been fully adapted to the strictest accessibility standards. This may be a result of not having found or identified the most appropriate technological solution.
Privacy
YOUR RIGHT, MY RESPONSIBILITY.
Our digital lives leave digital footprints. But I only collect the bare minimum of (anonymous) information to make my site better. And if you sign up for my newsletter, I only hold onto your email address - very securely!
I do not distribute this list anywhere else, and this information is only shared with third-party platforms (such as Squarespace or Mail Chimp) in order to manage my newsletter subscriber lists.
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES.
I use third-party analytics (Google Analytics) to collect anonymous user data. This helps me understand how visitors engage with my website, and allows me to identify the content that visitors prefer to see.
I use third-party cookies to gather website analytics, which provides me an overview of my visitors broken down by age, gender and location. This gives me an idea of my audience, and who I need to best serve.
You can opt out of Google Analytics without affecting how you visit my site. Optionally, your browser can delete or block third party cookies.
You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information I hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact me at hello@marniehawson.com.au.