Though the gun is pointing forward of the child, the perspective and photographic proximity of barrel-to-cheek arms this photo with the almost indescribable tension that such a weapon could blow a head off.
Continue ReadingAlthough much of it was self-inflicted, the Romney/Ryan campaign didn't get a lot of visual respect during the presidential campaign. Bag takes a look at some of the visual low lights in 2012 GOP campaign politics.
Continue ReadingDuring the holiday break, Bag is noting the notable: the most interesting shots in the many 2012 Picture of the Year galleries. The photo in this post came from the Associated Press Picture of the Year collection.
Continue ReadingDuring the holiday break, Bag is noting the notable: the most interesting shots in the many 2012 Picture of the Year galleries. The photo in this post came from The Vancouver Sun's Top photos from the year shot by Getty Images photographers around the world.
Continue ReadingDuring the holiday break, Bag is noting the notable: the most interesting shots in the many 2012 Picture of the Year galleries. The photo in this post came from the Associated Press Picture of the Year collection.
Continue ReadingSocial media amplifies the change wrought by the advent of the cell phone camera: any reporter, photographer, any government, any person can post photos of events immediately after they happen for whatever purpose. Of course, Bag will look at that purpose and did so for our collection of social...
Continue ReadingAs the battle over reproductive rights played out in state houses across the country, in 2012 BagNews saw women portrayed through the lens of familiar memes: the seductress, the sex object, the subjective submissive, the second fiddle. As usual, we explored these portrayals whenever they caught our eye.
Continue ReadingDuring the holiday break, Bag is noting the notable: the most interesting shots in the many 2012 Picture of the Year galleries.
Continue ReadingBag revisits some of the best photos and posts of 2012, this one Stephen Crowley's extraordinary capture of Rick Santorum on the GOP primary campaign trail.
Continue ReadingHow a powerful photo from Syria reflects the American conscience.
Continue ReadingBag revisits the best of our 2012 posts, this one examining the compromise of war coverage in this age of embedding and advocated oversight of media-military engagement. It's one of Bagnews' (and Michael's) best posts of the year.
Continue ReadingWe wish you the warmest holidays as we prepare and look forward to making BagNews a bigger, better and more satisfying experience in 2013.
Continue ReadingGiven that TIME's selection was inspired by Obama's role as a cultural figure, what in this photo anchors him to the particular shifts in the culture?
Continue ReadingIf we're going to learn from this tragedy, especially with all the question marks that exist, distorting Lanza's image beyond his already thoroughly internally-distorted self is a bad idea.
Continue ReadingThe nationalistic imagery stands out for me in the photo because I know how seamlessly it is woven into the fabric of the sport itself, especially in its most muscular, militaristic forms.
Continue ReadingPerhaps the issue is not just how to curtail the availability of assault weapons but how do we as a culture, overall, start to demilitarize?
Continue ReadingSeldom has the President appeared so emotionally raw, so out there alone with a clear line to cross.
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