Pro Vs Amateur, and the Instagram Gallery On The New York Times Front Page
I don't see how this front page impacts the pro versus amateur argument in that big a way. Not as much, at least, as the blizzard of (free) publicity bestowed on Instagram and Facebook.
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Pics from the Wire: Teach Your Children Well?
As conflict in Ukraine or in Syria blurs, these are things we can see, feel and think about.
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Pics from the Wire: The Overarching Obstacle in Iraq
The photo sums up the problem with western engagement -- in duplicate.
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Six Photos to Consider on the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
This is not a post about remembrance as much as it is about the applicability, universality and the visual influence of the occasion.
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Syria-Tokyo-Cairo: The Information and the Drama As One
If scenes of terror and trauma used to be something you had to notice, today they're ubiquitous.
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The Dream of Reconciliation: Martin and Trayvon, Eric, Wenjian and Rafael
If power is unequal, hearts are hard and communication in the public square is all too partitioned and barbed, I deeply appreciate both these images.
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At the White House, a Sense of Humor (and the Old Shazam!)
This photo might suggest a few things about Obama 2015 now that he has run his last campaign and seems lighter in his step.
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Brands Exploiting MLK Day: Not Just the Most Horrible Offenders, But Why
Focusing on tweets that were visual or hinged on visual language, I've identified ones that co-opted MLK into the brand, and in some instances, were overtly racist.
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After Brooklyn Execution, Has Media Sympathy Shifted Pro-Police?
With the exoneration of Officer Morrison overlapping the backlash by the NYPD, we have a poster example of a serious problem with video and police accountability. It's called over-sharing.
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Death by Illustration
If you hadn't been following the news, this photo might seem terribly cheeky. (Then, how fitting would that be.)
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The Boko Haram Massacre from Outer (or is it, Inner?) Space
Amidst the world wide attention and outrage focused on the murders in Paris last week, one could also hear a faint cry -- about a double standard.
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With All the Romney Buzz, We Return (Via the Lens of the Brilliant Stephen Crowley) to Where We Left Off
If we really are going to have Mitt to kick around a third time, it's worth the eloquent, if slightly wicked reminder of what we'd be re-subjected to.
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Front Pages: German Papers Point to Israel-Palestine in Paris Attacks
A feature in the German papers jumped out that made the erasure by the Orthodox paper that much more awkward and ironic.
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Our Take on the New Charlie Hebdo "Muhammad" Cover
The first Charlie Hebdo post-attack cover is brilliant and humane on two scores, one that is obvious and the other that is less so.
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Paris Post-Charlie: Questions and Comments in Getty's Newswire Street Photos
I know the majority of news attention went to the solidarity march in Paris on Sunday. I was more struck, however, by the angles and ideas percolating, non-verbally of course, in Getty's newswire photos from Saturday.
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A Real Cowboy: Delicious Chris Christie Swipe at NFL Playoff Game Via Dallas Morning Newsk
I can't tell whether or how much the Dallas Morning News or the photographer also saw this as ironic, political or character branding.
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Yes, More of This
On the scenes of fraternity and solidarity across France in the days following the Hedbo attack.
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