January 2012 - Page 3 of 4 - Reading The Pictures

Campaign '12 Photo January 10, 2012

Agony of Da' Feet. What Do the Candidates Shoes Say, If Anything, About the GOP Pack? – Via Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire

On primary day in New Hampshire, I thought we'd drop our sights a little to get a toe-hold on the GOP candidates.

Campaign '12 Photo January 9, 2012

(First) Ladies in Waiting

Whether it's Michelle Obama or the wives of the GOP candidates, one thing the pictures reveal is the persistence of gender norms.

International Focus Photo

This Somali Pirate Shot — Why it Matters

An amazing pirate pic by Tyler Hicks for the NY Times. But does it say more, inadvertently, about desperation and hunger?

Campaign '12 Photo

The War of Campaign '12. (And Then, There's the Public.)

If the media is largely focused on GOP fratricide and all the brick-throwing camp-to-camp, what the pictures increasingly indicate is the public calling b.s., confronting candidate’s face-to-face over social and economic justice. With the election finally moving onto the national radar screen, it appears the spirit of Occupy is,...

Campaign '12 Photo

Santorum: Looks Like the Sweater's Come Off

Seeing Santorum from a new angle.

Campaign '12 Photo January 8, 2012

Air Mitt

Romney can't help but come off privileged.

Campaign '12 Photo

Obama, Romney, Or? — Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire

Yes, it calls out Washington as a "one-party" system, but it also dares to look beyond.

Campaign '12 Photo

What's the Difference Between Campaign '12 and a Ham Sandwich?: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire

We usually don't go in for pure ridicule, but given the circumstances this shot was hard to overlook.

Campaign '12 Photo January 7, 2012

The Campaign Trail and Recession Road: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire

Forlorn scenes in Manchester suggest a disconnect, and a cruel one, between the GOP candidate's economic policies and signs of the blowout from The Great Recession.

Campaign '12 Photo

Constitution Thumper: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire

Still largely unknown at this point, Santorum's geniality makes it harder to get a fix on his religious fundamentalism.

Campaign '12 Photo January 6, 2012

Your Turn: Romney Redux and the (Endlessly Flogged) Likeability Factor

Bag readers deconstruct (or re-construct) the new TIME cover in light of its earlier cousin.

Campaign '12 Photo

Santorum's Spell: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire

Now, it could just be that "the Santorum effect" hitting New Hampshire is simply the latest, abbreviated "not-Mitt honeymoon." Still, the photos from the appearances M. Scott Brauer covered yesterday (notice the glow in #1) revealed riveted audiences