Kolloquium: Unequal Scenes. How photography can communicate disparities

Unequal Scenes reveals how spatial inequality shapes human experience by using drone photography to expose stark environmental divides. In the context of environmental neuroscience and exposomes, the project illustrates how lived environments—segregated by design—may influence stress, health outcomes, and neural development through chronic exposure to structural disadvantage.

Bio: Johnny Miller is a South African photographer, social entrepreneur and ethnographic researcher renowned for his project Unequal Scenes, which uses drone photography to expose stark (socio-economic, pollution, exposome) inequalities around the world. Through powerful aerial images, Miller captures the dramatic contrasts between wealth and poverty, making visible the spatial divides that often go unnoticed from the ground. His work has been featured in major global outlets like National Geographic and has sparked conversations about social justice, urban planning, and human rights at the UN and other global organizations. Beyond photography, Johnny Miller is an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, BMW Responsible Leader, and a passionate advocate for using visual storytelling as a catalyst for policy change and global awareness.

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