On Der Spiegel's Jolly “Angela Merkel and the 7 Nazis” Cover
What’s going on, if you ask me, is the use of exaggeration and a bit of mockery to minimize the Greeks.
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How We Look at the Black Man Who May or May Not Have Been Shooting at Two Officers in Ferguson
One would hope that editors would understand the moral and political liability of framing Williams as a protester, tainting the rallies and protests in Ferguson by suggesting the shooting of the officers was intentional, retaliatory or racially-motivated.
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Israel: Election Landscape
There is a mountain of imagery on the newswire right now on the impending Israeli election. This, though, seems to strike the perfect note of irony.
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Horns Are The Least Of It: Quick Takes On The New TIME Hillary Cover
Of course, if you want to avoid the silhouette altogether....
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On Men Cross-Dressing in Kabul, Istanbul in Support of Women's Rights
I’m wondering if these displays might also reflect a shift in consciousness when it comes to sexual identity and gender roles.
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ISIS Art Attack: Less than Meets the Eye?
If the amount of authentic art in the ISIS video truly is nominal, the question is how much (more) we are being manipulated?
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A Different View of the Edmund Pettus Bridge — Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein
The way this photo is situated has a lot to say about how much race continues to represent one of America's greatest obstacles.
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Character Moments Versus Political Ones: Netanyahu's State of Disunion
If the general public failed to grasp the audacity of Tuesday's imagery, it's only because commentators, activists and partisans were so overwhelming focused on the politics and ideology.
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A First Place Photo in Light of the Damning Justice Report on Ferguson
If Philip Montgomery's First Place "Picture of the Year, International" Feature photo was good before, it's even better today in light of the newly released DOJ report.
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Belgian Distress Over World Press Winning Pictures: Considering News Photos in a Larger Atmosphere
The fact that city representatives or the public-at-large would take issue with such depictions has been primarily characterized by the publishing world and the photo establishment as misplaced, as a misunderstanding of press photography rather than some misunderstanding or insensitivity on the part of the industry toward the public.
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An "Eye Flying" Photo: News Pics Playing With Perception
If most people who saw this in various "photo of the week" galleries simply thought, "that’s cool," I think there’s more to it than that.
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Poor Kanye: Cell Phones, Martyrdom and Celebrity Culture
I am partly posting Kanye’s shaming of the celebrity-crazed public and his indictment of mobile photography as an example of how much pictures can take on a life of their own.
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On Texas Muslim Capitol Day: Photos by Nina Berman from Austin
The hostility of anti-Muslim protesters on the seventh annual Texas Muslim Capitol Day pales in comparison to the recognition and appreciation of the different cultural and religious communities among us.
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"Breaking" Pic from Fukushima
Don't worry yourself what's bubbling beyond the tarp?
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ISIS Attacks Iraqi Base Full of US Trainers, Ho Hum
Whatever the reasons for the quiet, America's reengagement in Iraq is primarily significant for the lack of attention.
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War Photography Family Portrait of the Year
What I find so powerful is how much Alexey Furman's photo from Ukraine manages to capture and express war as an act of domestic violence.
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Seven Years into a Presidency, What Lurks Beneath the Laugh Track
What's brilliant is the way the photo, on the surface a textbook example of political celebrity, also taps into America's racial polarization.
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