The three studies of this issue present the ethnographer with the camera in new situations. Previously expressed by filmmakers and political critics of the documentary film, the desire for genuine parity is now demanded by the people who are filmed. The ethnographer with the camera finds him/herself in a paradoxical situation on the field. Image practices are prevalent, yet his/her position of observer is not necessarily evident. Moreover, as his/her interlocutors master the logics of circulation of images, new negotiations on the activity of the filmmaker arise. More than practical choices, such transactions engage with core issues in filmed and visual anthropology.