Zitat aus der Selbstbeschreibung der Zeitschrift:
„Depth of Field is a scientific open-access journal about photography and media culture in the Low Countries, published in English. Depth of Field considers the camera image both as a medium of art, and as a means of communication in its broadest sense. It offers an interdisciplinary platform for researchers from scientific disciplines such as art history, history, media technology, communication sciences and visual anthropology. It focuses on the publication of scientific articles about the history and theory of photography and media culture in the Netherlands and Belgium, within an international context. […]“