Why title my blog section “Single-Lens Reflective”?

About my blog section title:

For those unfamiliar with photographic technology, the SLR in DSLR stands for “single-lens reflex,” the most common type of interchangeable-lens camera being used today. Some fifty-odd years ago, twin-lens reflex cameras were also very common, but fell out of fashion with the advent of the single-lens version, largely because of the ease of use afforded by the newer technology. The addition of the "D" is a more recent prefix referring to the camera being digital rather than analog film. 

Despite having a technologically based title, this site is not about photographic technology (though it may figure in some of my interpretations and thoughts). On this site I present my intellectual engagement with photography, and my formal and informal academic developments in visual and media culture.

To be reflexive of one's own biases and influences is an enormously important element in critical qualitative research, particularly when entrusted with the task of making sense of or representing the experiences of research participants, of other scholars and artists, or anyone else for that matter. Interpretations and analysis can easily be confounded by our own contexts. To be able to identify and be aware of these filters makes the research more transparent and accountable. It is about how our thoughts (reflections) interact with that which we are exploring. And while it includes a great amount of reflection (inward thinking) it necessarily includes consideration of our interactions with the outside we are encountering. Thus, I apply 'reflection' in two ways: as my considered intellectualization of the topic at hand, and my sincere attempt at being clear about the contextual elements that reflect and reverberate in my thinking and analysis. I am consciously trying to avoid responses that are uncritical and knee-jerk in their origins and orientation, with an aim of rendering critical approaches as the ultimate reflex.