The Larger Reason China Wants to Strip Hong Kong Protesters of their Masks
By banning Hong Kong protesters from wearing face masks, China is also hoping to undermine the visual and the moral power of these disguises.
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Apocalypse (Then and) Now: Climate Crisis Channels the Bomb
On one level, the poster is just another creative climate change warning. On another, though, it’s a memory jolt to the boomers.
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Apartheid’s Legacy From Here: The Photo That Struck Me Most At Photoville
I'm sure this scene is more nuanced in South Africa. But to see a photo in America of black kids eyeballing a white kid is exceedingly rare.
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Chatting the Pictures: Saudi Show & Tell; Migrants Captured in Cotton Field; Greta, Obama Fist Bump
This week, we look at a Saudi wreckage display, migrants apprehended in a Texas cotton field, and the Obama/Greta Thunberg fist bump.
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Capturing the Audacity of Climate Youth
Most climate strike photos capture the passion and urgency of young activists. This shot speaks to their audacity.
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Salt Chimneys
These Dead Sea formations called "salt chimneys" crystalize around freshwater streams. They appeared with the drop in water levels, but nobody knows why.
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Migrant Mother and Child Stopped in Mexico; Greta Thunberg’s Look; Democratic Debate Show
This week, Chatting the Pictures looks at a migrant mother stopped in Mexico, a Greta Thunberg portrait, and a viewing room shot from the Democratic debate.
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Chatting the Pictures: The Squad; NOLA Flood; Drone Guns
This week, Chatting the Pictures looks at an elegant news portrait of "The Squad," the four Congresswomen under racial attack, and overly artful photos of the NOLA flooding and the French Bastille Day military parade.
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Chatting the Pictures: Jeffrey Epstein Protest; Megan Rapinoe SI Cover; Migrant X-Ray
This week, Chatting the Pictures looks at young women protesting Jeffrey Epstein, the Megan Rapinoe Sports Illustrated cover, and another disturbing immigration photo.
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Chatting the Pictures: Seeing a Shooter; Arctic Melt; Inflatable Couture
This week, our Chatting the Pictures webcast looks at a live photo from a Texas shooting, a unique climate change picture, and a provocative fashion shot.
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Trump’s Napalm Girl: Consequences of a Drowned Migrant Father and Daughter
The significance of the drowning photograph: America at a tipping point. What it says about Trump. When a photo like this should be seen.
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Chatting the Pictures: Hong Kong Democracy Protests
This week, our webcast looks at key photos from the massive democracy protests in Hong Kong.
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Mexican Forces Give Their All for the Cameras to Placate Trump
With Trump on their backs over immigration deal, Mexico put the "show" in "show of force" at its southern border.
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Chatting the Pictures: Graphic VA Beach Photo; Javanka at Buckingham Palace; Tank Man 30 Years On
This week on Chatting the Pictures, we discuss a graphic image from the Virginia Beach mass shooting, Jared and Ivanka at Buckingham Palace, and a photo from the 30th Tiananmen Square anniversary.
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A Defining Image of Trump’s America: The Cage Seller
If you had to choose one picture to illustrate Trump's larger motive, Mark Peterson's photograph is literally the money shot.
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Chatting the Pictures: Denver School Shooting, Met Gala, Royal Baby
This week, Chatting the Pictures looks at the school shooting in Denver; a “peerless” photo from the Met Gala; and “Baby Archie” meeting the Queen.
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Chatting the Pictures: Shifty Barr, Chabad Shooting, Buttigieg “First Family” TIME Cover
This week, our Chatting the Pictures webcast looks at what’s up with William Barr, a moving photo from the San Diego Chabad shooting, and the provocative Time Buttigieg “First Family” cover.
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Chatting the Pictures: The Black Hole, In Trump’s Eye, Viral Sudan: A Most Visual Week
This week, our Chatting the Pictures webcast looks at the mania over the black hole, the media in Trump’s eyeball, and the viral photo of a female protester in Sudan.
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