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Photography/Photojournalism Photo January 14, 2014

On Jim Estrin's 9/11 Meditation: Silence and Dust

What touches me about the photo, beyond the eloquence of the ritual, is its audacity and appeal for humanity in the midst of roiling injury and two wars of retaliation.

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Culture Focus Photo January 13, 2014

Deep Dive for Photo Editors: Ariel Sharon and the Politics of the Slideshow Retrospective

With the passing of Ariel Sharon, we were interested in the political nuances, and biases, in the photo galleries summarizing his career.

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Photography/Photojournalism Photo January 11, 2014

On any Given Day, What May be Needed is Not 400 Photographs, But Just 1

There is much more to the "photo excess" discussion than the likelihood of being overwhelmed. Bob Hariman weighs in.

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Scandal Focus Photo January 10, 2014

Chris Christie, Bridget Kelly and the Bridge Scandal: If the Photos Are Just Slighty More Complex

There's penance, and -- unbuttoning the jacket -- what you're going to do anyway.

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President Obama Photo January 9, 2014

The FLOTUS Selfie and Photo Jujitsu: The White House Year in Pictures

Sure, it's quite a photo on its own, but read as a counterpoint to Obama's infamous selfie, it's brilliant.

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Business Focus Photo January 7, 2014

So you Missed the Photos of Bangladeshi Garment Workers Having a "Gap/Walmart Bar-B-Que?"

I would say that it borders on anathema for Western media to be publishing photos of Bangladeshi garment workers publicly torching Western trade product.

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International Focus Photo January 6, 2014

The Quenelle Salute and the Urge to be Outraged

If the Quenelle has no meaning, it's significant for the (media) madness itself.

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Gun Violence Photo

Even if the Police Report Wasn’t Buried by the Holiday, What Photo Would Make Us Understand Sandy Hook?

Today, unlike the 1950s and 60s, we seek to insulate ourselves from an (often uninvited) deluge of visual obscenity, detaching from the deeper implications of these images.

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Photo January 4, 2014

No Single Point of View

It's one sweet example of positive/negative space.

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Photo January 3, 2014

You Know What I Like About Those de Blasios?

Let the de Bloomberg-ization begin.

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Media Focus Photo

De Blasio (and Getty) at Police Plaza: Let the Gaming Begin

What I can say, looking at these pictures from the Bratton ceremony, is how a series of unguarded expressions allowed Getty's Spencer Platt to at least suggest a sense of discomfort.

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Culture Focus Photo January 2, 2014

Let the (Media) Bogarting Begin

If pot culture has been having its own tea party for decades, what IS mind expanding is the sudden elimination of the taboo as maryjane transforms overnight into a mainstream discussion product.

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