New York Primary: Hillary Parsing the Cheesecake
Thumbs up to photographer Hilary Swift for this Instagram projective from Junior's.
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The Cinematic: Our Twitter / Instagram Favs of the Week
If Instagram pulls for more artful and cinematic news photos, we tried this week to put words to the attraction.
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On That Bubbly Obama Science Fair Photo
Given the atmosphere, it's no surprise why this White House Science Fair photo is so much fun.
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Campaign Pix Turning Bitter?
As this campaign wears on, are the picture taking on a derogatory tone?
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Campaign ’16: Why Aren’t Voters the Rock Stars?
Are we, the American people, the focus of the campaign only in our own minds (and viewfinders)? In the face of the candidates, what about us?
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Popcorn Ted, Panama & Bunnies: Our Twitter / Instagram Favs of the Week
In our weekly Twitter / Instagram Roundup, Cruz goes to the movies, there's "all that Panama" hiding in plain sight ... and don't forget the bunnies.
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No One Thinking About Nuclear Summit? Listen to the Ruins.
The nuclear summit was important–unless, that is, you don’t mind having Your Town looking like this.
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Is Campaign ’16 a “No Win” Exercise? Two Back to Back Photos.
Is there a greater symbolism to this rear view pairing of Clinton and Trump? Perhaps there is only so much people can face.
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Abortion and Breastfeeding: Both Part of the Ordinary Life of Ordinary Women
Reviewing these photographs while feeding my own newborn, I am reminded that reproductive rights are a crucial part of women balancing work and family.
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Earth, Air, Fire, Water: Our Weekly Twitter / Instagram Roundup
On Twitter and Instagram this week, we focused on pictures emphasizing the basic elements of existence.
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Wire Services, Instagram and Migrant Despair: Woohoo!
Publishing more colorful, interesting and entertaining photos to Instagram, are media organizations doing justice to hard news?
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On the Selfie with the EgyptAir Hijacker: We are Hostages to the Sphere
If the hive made this picture mostly about the passenger, the real headliner is the hijacker ... and the vanity of social media.
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Brussels, Tintin and White House Wild Things: Juxtaposition of the Day
Two popular children's books, right? But here's where the twist comes....
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Sacrilege
These photos, in the aftermath of the attacks in Brussels and Lahore, share a profane symmetry.
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Holy and Unholy Fragments: Our Weekly Twitter/Instragram Round Up
Holy Week, Brussels, Brussels and the refugees, Obama's Cuba moves, less Supreme Court and Trump as reptile. Our selective Twitter/Instagram round up this week.
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Two Getty Photographers Use Instagram to Respond to the Insanity
The photos by Platt and Olson step us back, way back, from the hostility of the day and replaces it with eloquence.
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The Brussels Attack: Between Two Cell Phone Photos of the Same Scene
What stood out from the terror attack in Brussels is how two slightly different cell phone photos became defining images of the event.
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Media, Pix and the Cuba Visit: Beyond Obama and Ché
Obama's alignment with a Ché Guevara mural is a cheap thing to focus on when the real challenge of the Cuba trip is the human condition.
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