Hopkins, Rebecca L2024-03-132024-03-132023-10-19The First Years Ngā Tau Tuatahi, ISSN: 1175-0529 (Print), 25(1), 27-31.1175-0529http://hdl.handle.net/10292/17325Making “learning visible” through the use of photographs in assessment and documentation is an established and encouraged practice in early childhood education enabled through the accessibility of digital technologies and platforms. Yet, there has been very little guidance or critical discussion about photographing young children for pedagogical purposes. This article draws on theories and histories of photography to reveal and problematise issues of power and ethical tensions in the use of photographs and explores the possibilities for developing an ethics of engagement while using pedagogic photography.The First Years Ngā Tau Tuatahi journal publication is subject to the copyright provisions of Creative Commons (Attribution-NonCommercial) License. For full details of this license, please see here (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/1301 Education Systems1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy1607 Social Work3903 Education systemsJournal ArticleOpenAccess