Portland Protests: Mary Poppins Has Had Enough
Until a few weeks ago, the demand for racial justice and an end to police violence was pretty straightforward. Clearly, things have gotten more complicated.
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Where John Lewis Meets the Present Moment
Crowley's photo honoring John Lewis elevates an important aspect of the movement. It highlights today's injustices as yet another opportunity to educate.
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This Fauci Cover Is Not Cool. It’s Sad.
Poor Dr. Fauci has been reduced to defending his stature by playing the White House's game.
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Death From Covid and the Western Gaze
This photo from Rio provides a view of poverty and the brutal outcome of the coronavirus that just isn't seen in America.
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Telling Image of Race at DC Emancipation Statue
It's an especially symbolic photo as America reckons with the legacy of Black slavery. Studying Evelyn Hockstein's photo, the question is where to begin?
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Refacing the Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond
As it awaits its fate, the Robert E. Lee monument has become nothing short of an artistic magnet—literally a canvas to change.
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The Intersection of Racial Violence and the Coronavirus
What the photo speaks to is two different viruses that attack the lungs and kill African Americans.
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Here Are the Photos of People Suffering and Dying of Covid
Some doubt the lethality of the virus. Others question whether dire images, or enough impactful images exist. But the photos are there to see.
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Stunning COVID Photo of Compassionate Nurse in Austin
At Ascension Seton Hays Hospital in Austin, they have a policy that nobody dies alone. Our thoughts on the deeply moving photo of nurse Colby Hutson.
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The Virus Has Not Been Kind To Our Elders
In photo after photo of the crisis, the aged have become the people trapped behind the glass.
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Are We All in the Spinner?
This photo is part of a series about a Brooklyn family during the coronavirus lockdown. Whatever meaning is behind it, it's something we can all relate to.
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In Lansing COVID Protest, Hate in the Smaller Details
I’ve seen this action in many news photos when police, especially riot cops, become violent with citizens, but never the other way around.
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The Coronavirus in Retrospect
As COVID-19 becomes history, the stages of the pandemic look clear and predictable. This photograph by Chris McGrath reminds us they weren't and aren't.
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Hospital Workers Cannot Begin to Express Their Anger
Since the virus crisis started, I have seen countless photos of medical workers in ICU’s. I have also seen photos of them outside their hospitals advocating for vitally necessary equipment and protective gear. Sometimes they carry signs. Other times they stand as witnesses holding up pictures of colleagues who...
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The Postal Service in the Days of the Virus
The photo reminds us that postal workers are also giving their all on the coronavirus front lines. But a closer look has darker implications for the USPS.
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Why Medical Workers Challenging Anti-Stay at Home Protesters Won the Internet
Why were these photos of Denver healthcare workers standing up to anti-stay-at-home protesters so popular? There's a "super" answer.
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A Reflection on Trauma, Coronavirus, and 9/11
I never thought I'd see or have to deal with a cultural trauma as profound as 9/11, but the coronavirus has proved me wrong.
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The Viral Coronavirus Protest Photo from Ohio
It's the first COVID-19 news photograph described as viral without a hint of irony. But that doesn't mean it's not deadly.
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