July 2016 - Reading The Pictures

Campaign '16 Photo July 29, 2016

Hugs and Air Kisses: 2 Conventions in 6 Pictures

If the Democratic and Republican conventions produced thousands of media images, we've boiled them down to three pair.

Uncategorized Photo July 28, 2016

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Campaign '16 Photo July 27, 2016

Bernie Or Bust? What the Pix of Defiant Delegates Really Have to Say

As much as the media sees the Sanders delegates calling it quits, anger and disappointment is not an obvious indicator of future behavior.

Campaign '16 Photo July 26, 2016

All in the Family: Democratic Convention Day One

There was plenty of family angst between Bernie's insurgents, Hillary's followers and party regulars. Until the evening's lightening strike.

International Focus Photo July 24, 2016

Pokemon Syria

Embellishing hell on earth with the blue character reminds us that war is not just slideshow fodder or background noise.

Campaign '16 Photo July 22, 2016

Look of the RNC: Bold Prints, Neckties, and Handguns, of Course

I've been thinking about what it means to dress the part at the Republican National Convention.

Politics Photo July 21, 2016

GOP Convention: Regression to the Mean. Ugly Mean.

The hostility of Donald Trump has permeated the tone and tenor of the GOP convention.

Campaign '16 Photo July 20, 2016

Republican Convention ’16 — A Distortion Field

What I realize I'm witnessing is a distortion field. Or, a political party convention in a fun house mirror. These fine photographers address the disorientation.

Campaign '16 Photo July 18, 2016

Baton Rouge, the Convention and the Trump Show

Ben Lowy's photo anticipates a call-and-response between Cleveland, Baton Rouge and Dallas by a newly themed “law-and-order" Trump.

Robert Hariman Photo July 15, 2016

Into the Twilight Zone in Nice

The world seems to be pitching into another reality, one that is more unreal than real, both present and still to come, and defined primarily by separation and violence, and by madness and helplessness.

Protest Focus Photo July 14, 2016

Baton Rouge to Dallas: Our Twitter/Instagram Review

From Baton Rouge to St. Paul to Dallas, these have been two extraordinarily difficult weeks in the civil life of America. Here is a timeline of tweets and posts of what we saw and thought over this wrenching time.

Culture Focus Photo July 13, 2016

Baton Rouge: Channeling the Fire with Amazing Grace

Mindful of the smoldering racial and political atmosphere in the country right now, the photo's symbolism reaches far beyond a single instance of goodwill.

Christa Olson Photo July 10, 2016

Police Killings: On the Decision Not to Watch

Whether we watch the videos or not, witnessing requires us to acknowledge that racist violence is there to be seen.

Media Focus Photo July 7, 2016

On the Alton Sterling Daily News Cover. (Graphic, Yes.)

It might feel like there is nothing more to say, but it also feels like there was more to show.

Campaign '16 Photo July 6, 2016

Election 2016: Only Fanatics Need Apply

Is the world being taken over by the crazies, or would media and social media have it so?

Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo July 4, 2016

Turkey, Brexit, Pride: Check Out Our Twitter & Instagram Roundup

In our Twitter/Instagram roundup, we look at the trifecta that dominated the news cycle last week.