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Disaster Focus Photo March 12, 2014

The Photo that Sums up the Fukushima Anniversary

It's hard to tell what was most surreal as the Fukushima story surfaced for a day.

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War & Militarism Photo March 11, 2014

7 Reasons Why Donald Weber’s Kiev Molotov Cocktail Portraits are That Effective

At once dirty and pretty, an achievement here (in comparison to so much other war photography) is that these don't glamorize.

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President Obama Photo March 10, 2014

Methinks the White House Doth (Visually) Protest Too Much

I find it interesting how politicized and message-focused the job of White House photographer seems to have become.

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Photo March 7, 2014

Photographer Mark Peterson Does CPAC

Here are three portraits with our own captions capturing some of the key moments of this momentous political event.

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On the Barbie/SI Swimsuit Cover: The Advertorial Girl

So let me ask you: is it a promo for an American sport magazine's yearly franchise editorial feature or is it an advertisement for an iconic American children’s doll?

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International Focus Photo March 5, 2014

On the Russian Military Using Unmarked Uniforms

If soldiers are not wearing insignia, they are partially out of uniform; if they are partially out of uniform, they are that much closer to being private militias, gangs, or thugs.

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On that 26-Year-Old "Putin" – Reagan Photo in Moscow

All told, the photo is compelling for reasons that have little to do with its underlying accuracy.

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International Focus Photo March 4, 2014

Sochi 2014/Crimea: We Are All Neville Chamberlain?

Watching the tanks roll and the blood spill this week, what it points to is a great yet silent miasma as if the Olympics took place in a bubble.

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International Focus Photo March 3, 2014

Cold War Kiss: On Russia, the U.S. and the “Return to Normalcy"

It could be humans caught up in the worldly tensions between Eros and Thanatos. Or, it could be a “Return to Normalcy” where the war was “cold” and we could identify who our enemies were.

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Media Focus Photo

War III or the Oscars?

Who knows what pace and flow means anymore living in this buzzing world.

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For a PC Oscars, Ellen's Actually Not-So-Cheesy Intervention

If the Oscars were set to celebrate racial equality and gay rights last night (both themes reflected in the leading films this year), I don’t think the assembly expected to take on class, too.

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