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More Drama, Less Reality: The Case for Fake War Photography
The staying power of US war culture depends on a citizenry that keeps its distance from actual warfare.
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On Those Presidential Campaign Selfies
What a twist of fate that the phenomenon of mobile photography would force presidential candidates -- on-the-spot, and over-and-over-again -- to have to actually cater to the will of the people.
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July 4th Special: Pick Your Flag
Scanning the newswire heading into the July 4th weekend, I came upon two photos speaking to today's flag politics, not to mention a serious fissure in "one nation under God."
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The Horror
Does this Reuters shot (from Jeb's campaign kickoff) look like a Hitchcock still?
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Why it's Fair Game for Getty to Tweak Christie as Gay (and for AP to Depict Ted Cruz with a Gun to his Head)
It's important to emphasize that the creation of news photos and editorial decisions about what to put on the wire do not take place a vacuum.
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