What’s Not Deplorable About “Deplorable Lives Matter”
OK, Trump supporters are sporting this phrase out of spite. But, what about the truth underlying all defensive gestures?
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Clinton “Healthers” Infect the Visual Newswire, Cough! Cough!
These pictures provide a clear example how the politics of destruction, and malignant rumors about Hillary Clinton's health, infected the visual news.
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Memory, Poetry and Politics: Thoughtful Views from Instagram on the 15th Anniversary of 9/11
Far from the ash and the fireballs, we've collected a group of Instagram photos that evoke 9/11 in a more poetic, historical and/or political way.
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Trump’s Last Supper
You could imagine the photo, as he performs this incongruous campaign pivot, is a twist on the expectation of new followers and their allegiance.
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Everywhere is Fashion
One thing this gorgeous picture illustrates is how nature photography, like so much else, is channeling high style.
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Earth, Air, Fire, Water: Our Twitter/Instagram Favs of the Week
The elements are all there in our social media roundup, from the Mediterranean to King's River to Vegas. And of course, Election '16 continues to generate plenty of heat.
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Making Faith Visible: Picturing the Spiritual through the Ultimate Anguish
It's hard to visually convey faith or spirituality, especially through the ultimate anguish. That's what's so moving, and accomplished, about Lisa Krantz's images.
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On that Crazy Pete Souza Obama VR Shot
If, a few years ago, someone told us this picture celebrated the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service…. mind blown!
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It’s Not Just a Photo, it’s a Story — The Italian Earthquake, and What News Photos Can Do Today
Because we’re all story makers and explanation seekers, we can help but “fill in the picture” and experience how it all blew apart.
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What Do They Have to Lose? And Other Scenes from the Trump Debacle
With Trump all about amplifying stereotypes, Reuters has surfaced an image that primes the palette.
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A Transfixing Picture from the Flood Zone
The flood not withstanding, it’s an excruciatingly ordinary domestic picture.
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Omran and Alan: The Limits of the Photo of the Wounded Aleppo Boy
Ultimately, and in contrast to the Alan Kurdi wake-up call, the photograph of Omran, the wounded Syrian boy in the ambulance, is a rescue fantasy.
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Trump Campaign Ad Puts Border Militia on Par With US Enforcement Agencies
To frame these militia types as equivalent to U.S. law enforcement personnel is its own form of terror.
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Some Thoughts on the Louisiana Flood Pictures
It's hard not to look at the photos of the historic flooding in Louisiana outside the frame of the presidential campaign and our national identity.
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The Art and Technology of this Year’s Olympic Photographs
Looking at this year's Olympic photos, it's impossible not to take awe at the creativity and imagination of the news photography.
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Trump: Understanding the Meltdown
Donald Trump is coming apart and the largest factor in the calamity is his crippling narcissism.
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Far Right Pounces on 6 Month Old Hillary (Porch) Stumble
Hillary haters love to pounce on every visible sign that Mrs. Clinton has an actual human body.
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Let the Games Begin! Our Rio2016 Opening Roundup
These are some of the images that caught our eye in the first few days of the Olympic games. We're hoping to be as playful and positive (or satirical, at least) as we can.
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