July 2012 - Page 2 of 3 - Reading The Pictures

Bush Focus Photo July 20, 2012

Homophobic Boy Scouts, Paterno on the Run, Dubya the Economist? Notorious Photo Edits of the Week

It seems photo editors were in a quite a mood this week.

Sports Focus Photo July 19, 2012

ESPN's Body Issues

Every so quick to mock or complete bail on the sports, these irony-challenged covers might have been sexy and meaningful, too.

Scandal Focus Photo July 18, 2012

Weiners and People

Given that Weiner was Congressional Washington's closest thing to a porn star, how much symbolism can you pack into a simple family photo?

Campaign '12 Photo

Obama: Fast Food JFK

It's not just the charisma, though. It's the comfort.

BAGannouncements Photo

The State of the News Photo — Part 1 of 3

This "long read" is an online version of a talk presented June 23, 2012 at the Photoville photo festival in Brooklyn, NY about the growing prominence and editorial capabilities of the news photo.

Culture Focus Photo July 17, 2012

A Closer Look at ’99 Photo of Sandusky Touching a Player

There's more to appreciate here beyond just the irony we read in an instant. ... As there often is.

Campaign '12 Photo

Kiss Cam: A Metaphor

During Monday's Olympic basketball game in D.C., Obama gets a test of passion he wasn't bargaining for.

Campaign '12 Photo July 16, 2012

Campaign 2012: So What’s With All the Slogans?

The question is: what's with the rapid cycling of slogans on backdrops and posters in the presidential campaign?

Campaign '12 Photo July 15, 2012

Obama: Re-birth of the Cool

Given his wonky governing style, it still seems like a surprise when the charismatic and fired-up Obama comes charging out.

Business Focus Photo July 14, 2012

No Shame: Kozyrev Photographs Syrians at Russian Weapons Bazaar

Forget the Russian women in the short skirts helping peddle all that hardware. What Yuri has to show us are photos of the head of the Syrian delegation looking like a first cousin of Russia's weapons export staff.

Campaign '12 Photo July 13, 2012

Businessweek Cover: The Mormon Empire, Burger King and Romney the Almighty

To the extent Romney and Bain Capital donated $2 million worth of Burger King stock to the Mormon Church, this almost doubles as a "church and treasury" warning poster.

Campaign '12 Photo

A Scanner Moment Just Waiting To Happen: Romney in Retail Land

As out of touch as he is with Main Street, the picture draws Mitt dangerously close to George H. W. Bush territory.

Business Focus Photo July 12, 2012

The United States of Ralph Lauren

Adbuster alert.

Campaign '12 Photo

Facing an Unfriendly Crowd Vs. Creating One: Romney at the NAACP

There's quite a difference between facing an unfriendly crowd and creating one. An analysis of the audience response to Mitt Romney at the NAACP national convention.

Culture Focus Photo July 11, 2012

San Quentin Group Therapy?? The Oxymoron of the Century

One of the saddest, damning and most ironic photos I've ever seen -- and then some.

Campaign '12 Photo July 10, 2012

Obama Finally Has the Beer Thing Down

I mean, if you didn't know he was the President of the United States....

Media Focus Photo

More on Olympic Pics, Eye Caramba and Why Bad Photography Such a Threat Right Now

God forbid, for the status quo, that the bad becomes interesting.

Photo July 9, 2012

Pictures from the Drone War: America's Kill Box

I love the wheels. I love the fat snaking cables. I love that there's no branding or markings except for the insignia and number on the door. Now can I be ill?