Slow Violence, Slow Photography: Chris Gregory’s Portrait of Puerto Rico after Maria
How do you photograph systemic failure? Chris Gregory's Puerto Rico portrait does it through juxtaposition, capturing natural calamity and colonial neglect, both fast and slow.
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What We’re Looking At: Hurricanes Michael and Khashoggi
Visual news has been dominated by two hurricanes lately. Here are selected photos with commentary.
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Our Top Kavanaugh Pics Starting from the Beginning
We profile 17 top photos from the Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
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The Visual Bubble: White House Media Affairs Undoes a Breakfast
Not since the administration’s panic over the crowd size at the inauguration have we seen such visual damage control.
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From SCOTUS to NATO, the Pix Were Lit: Our Visual Roundup of the Week
The Queen. The NATO flyover. The Baby Blimp. Strzrok and Russiagate. Kavanaugh/SCOTUS. Manafort. What a visual week.
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Gangster Mindset: Pompeo Gets Owned on North Korea Visit
Taken during Mike Pompeo's empty visit to North Korea last week, Andrew Harnik's Instagram photo is pretty clever.
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On the Border Family Separation Crisis: There are Enough Pictures Now
I know enough to be skeptical that pictures of abuse will call people to action. And yet, that appears to be what is happening right now.
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Immigration Hysteria and a Show Summit: Our Visual Roundup of the Week
Before the Trump era, you could count on the news to slow down in the summer. Instead, drama, chaos, and hysteria continue as the order of the day.
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From the Olympics to Singapore: Kim Jong Un’s Remarkable Visual Makeover
Kim Jong Un has proved himself a master at softening his media image. His summit with Donald Trump in Singapore was just the latest example.
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Royals, Massacres and the Korea Dance: Our Visual Roundup of the Week
“Something old and something new” was the theme of the visual week. The royal wedding counted as both--and sadly, so did the latest school massacre.
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Between Jerusalem, Gaza and the Media: The Tear Gas Spectacular
What stokes the media as effectively as it fuels insurgency and state power--especially in the Trump era? Simply put, it's the fireworks.
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French Invasion: Our Visual Roundup of the Week
The visual news this week was dominated by the state visit of French President Macron and his wife, Brigitte. Korea, Cosby and Toronto were notable too.
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How John Moore’s Brilliant US-Mexico Border Photos Also Migrate
John Moore’s focus is not so much the US-Mexico border itself but the way the line infiltrates the lives of people in every direction.
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Our Take on that Viral “3 Presidents and Melania” Barbara Bush Funeral Pic
9 reasons why the photo from the Barbara Bush funeral won the internet.
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With Media Fixated on the Terror, a Good Time to Look Again at Everyday Middle East
With western media concentrated on Gaza and Douma, crisis and violence again come to stereotype the Middle East and Islam.
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Between Zuckerberg, Trump/Cohen and Syria — Our Visual Roundup of the Week
Between Zuckerberg, Syria and the latest Trump storms, the news photos this week were more complex than usual.
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Here’s Looking at You Kid: Mark Zuckerberg’s Elusive DC Testimony
As much as his appearance before Congress was a visual sensation, Zuckerberg was not going to be pinned down legally, rhetorically or photographically.
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Less Teflon, More Substance: Our Visual Roundup of the Week
News photos this week seemed to treat issues with more complexity, and there was more focus on Trump's policy than personality. Something is shifting.
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