Where faith is the first line of defense against illness, we are watching appeals to divine intervention succumb to the untamed physics of COVID-19.
Continue ReadingIt's a view you can instantly fall in love with–those saguaros, or giant cactus, sharing a "hug." That is, until you recognize the border wall.
Continue ReadingIn terms of what photographs do, this split view of tourists above and the stadium below projects us five months into the Olympic future.
Continue ReadingCamouflage is a common marvel in the biological world. Whether the dress here is purposeful or not is a different question.
Continue ReadingThose armed men prowling the Kentucky statehouse made one thing clear. Second amendment activism has fused with the militia movement and white supremacy.
Continue ReadingI noticed this picture from South Korea has been making the rounds again. It was taken as a (not-such-a-) joke photo at a wedding in Seoul in June 2015. At the time, the catalyst for the photo was the outbreak of the deadly MERS virus. Today, it strikes a...
Continue ReadingIn addition to being a (sometimes) illegal pastime of amateur photographers on subway trains and public staircases the world over, upskirting has long been a mainstay of fashion, advertising, and stock photography. It’s no surprise, then, that it pops up occasionally in the realm of sports photography in athletic...
Continue ReadingNot only is the media resorting to illustrators to capture the proceedings of the presidential impeachment trial, the view of the audience is also limiting.
Continue ReadingOnce again, young Greta Thunberg and Donald Trump find their way into the same international meeting photo. As the climate degenerates, we can expect more.
Continue ReadingEpstein's photo of Pennsylvania's Ashton Clatterbuck captures the urgency of the climate crisis, and it's appropriately fitting.
Continue ReadingWho would have imagined the biggest New Years social media drama would involve the pope slapping a well-wisher in St. Peter’s Square?
Continue ReadingThe nativity protest photo hit a nerve: Imagining what might happen if the most well-known refugee family in the world tried to seek asylum in today’s USA.
Continue ReadingAbstract geometries and pleasing color palettes make it hard to understand the experience of harm.
Continue ReadingThis holiday season, Reading the Pictures is asking for your support. In these divided times, bringing clarity to media imagery is as important as ever.
Continue ReadingPence can be counted on to deliver a steady diet of visual comfort food, indulging those who hunger for a return to the political style of Ronald and Nancy.
Continue ReadingMedia bias usually has to do with what's in the frame--not whether there is one. Turkey's Syria invasion is an example of bias for only showing one side.
Continue ReadingWith impeachment coming, far-right meme-makers and propagandists are helping to prop Trump up. We analyze PowerTie’s POTUS-retweeted line drawing animation.
Continue ReadingBetween the heat and the photography, it’s hard not to process this as a portrait of six scorched and very pissed off water buffalo.
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