The Role of Photography in Communicating Climate Change in Zimbabwe

Abstract

Climate change scholarship, particularly from the Global South, has predominantly focused on examining textual, rhetorical and linguistic aspects. This article makes a distinct contribution by exploring the role of photography in climate change communication. The article employs visual framing analysis to investigate climate change-related photographs published in The Chronicle, a Zimbabwean daily newspaper. The findings reveal that the publication's photographs raise awareness of the impact of climate change and the effectiveness of various adaptation and mitigation techniques. These findings demonstrate the fundamental role of photography in communicating climate change, as images provide a vivid depiction of climate change-related phenomena and strengthen the news media's storytelling abilities to provide a deeper understanding of climate change.