Maybe the Trump flag attack would have been more effective six months ago when the Russia story still dominated the news. Otherwise, all it hit was teflon.
Continue ReadingWhy the New York Times published the photo it did of Trump and Kelly visiting the General's son's grave.
Continue ReadingWe are pleased to announce that Michael Shaw has been awarded the Eugene Smith Memorial Fund's Chapnick grant on behalf of Reading the Pictures.
Continue ReadingCalifornia is used to the edge. With the multi-year drought and now these firestorms, however, I'm wondering if climate change has tipped the scale.
Continue ReadingAnother week, another conflagration. Next week, we’re praying for fire containment in California, more power and water in Puerto Rico, and no new disasters.
Continue ReadingIn another instance, a woman fit into a too-small basket might be a visual joke. In this case though, carrying something is a larger communicative act.
Continue ReadingHurricanes, earthquakes, the threat of nuclear war. Just when you thought another cataclysm couldn't possibly happen, the Las Vegas massacre happened.
Continue ReadingThe image channels every photo we've seen of the Mandalay Hotel's exterior since the attack.
Continue ReadingPutting Air Force One and the stricken hotel together as objects demands the consideration of one in terms of the other.
Continue ReadingWhat makes the photos from Las Vegas different than those of previous gun massacres? The politics are baked in this time.
Continue ReadingWatch Michael Shaw and Pete Souza discuss key Obama photos at Photoville 2017 before the start of Pete's national book tour.
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