“Visual Affluence” in Social Photography: Applicability of Image Segmentation as a Visually Oriented Approach to Study Instagram Hashtags

The aim of the study is to examine the applicability of image segmentation—identification of objects/regions by partitioning images—to examine online social photography. We argue that the need for a meaning-independent reading of online social photography within social markers, such as hashtags, ari...

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Main Authors: Chamil Rathnayake, Irida Ntalla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120924758