Chatting the Pictures
Chatting the Pictures: Our Top Biden/Harris Victory Photograph
Welcome to Chatting the Pictures. Every two weeks, we present short highlights of a lively discussion between Michael Shaw, publisher of Reading the Pictures, and writer, professor and historian, Cara Finnegan. Each video is dedicated to analyzing a significant picture in the news.
Four days after the vote, the media finally called the presidency for Biden. Despite the pandemic, citizens poured into the streets to celebrate. Of the media pictures that captured the milestone, we were drawn to this one taken by Andrew Kelly for Reuters. As we explain, the photo of a jubilant cab driver in Manhattan’s Union Square had plenty to say about politics, ethnicity, and a massive and widespread sense of joy and relief.
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An analyst of news photos and visual journalism, and a frequent lecturer and writer on visual politics, photojournalism and media literacy, Michael is the founder and publisher of Reading the Pictures.
Cara Finnegan is a writer, photo historian, and professor of Communication at the University of Illinois. She has been affiliated with Reading The Pictures for nearly 15 years, most recently as co-host of Chatting The Pictures. Her latest book is Photographic Presidents: Making History from Daguerreotype to Digital, out with University of Illinois Press in spring 2021.
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