So you Missed the Photos of Bangladeshi Garment Workers Having a "Gap/Walmart Bar-B-Que?"
I would say that it borders on anathema for Western media to be publishing photos of Bangladeshi garment workers publicly torching Western trade product.
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The Quenelle Salute and the Urge to be Outraged
If the Quenelle has no meaning, it's significant for the (media) madness itself.
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Even if the Police Report Wasn’t Buried by the Holiday, What Photo Would Make Us Understand Sandy Hook?
Today, unlike the 1950s and 60s, we seek to insulate ourselves from an (often uninvited) deluge of visual obscenity, detaching from the deeper implications of these images.
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De Blasio (and Getty) at Police Plaza: Let the Gaming Begin
What I can say, looking at these pictures from the Bratton ceremony, is how a series of unguarded expressions allowed Getty's Spencer Platt to at least suggest a sense of discomfort.
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Let the (Media) Bogarting Begin
If pot culture has been having its own tea party for decades, what IS mind expanding is the sudden elimination of the taboo as maryjane transforms overnight into a mainstream discussion product.
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Going Out Smiling
True health and sanity depends on two things: perspective and a sense of humor. How fitting this hit the radar today.
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News Photography: The Year of the Selfie, Too
If "the selfie" was the dominant theme this year in social media and personal photography, I would argue that the theme of "self absorption" (or, "the absorption of self") applied as much to news photography.
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The BagNews Best 13 Posts of 2013
2013, by all measures, was a year of milestones here at BagNews. We hope you'll commit some time to absorb this work and return more than once to share your thoughts.
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History, Holiday Cards and that Obama "Visual Propaganda" Machine
Before Souza (the White House, Flickr and Instagram edition), before Callie Shell and before Obama was running for President, the Obamas were exhibiting some very sophisticated moves, and product, when it came to photography and photojournalism.
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Reading the Jamie Dimon Holiday Card: Let the Wild Rumpus Re-Start
After settling all civil and criminal charges with the Justice Department last month for $13 billion, it's back to fun and games.
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Photo Ops and Staging: Beyond White House Access, the Larger Issue is What We Have Access To
The current antagonism between photographers and the White House needs to be broadened beyond the simple question of access. It is time to look at the bigger picture, and make the photo-op as much the subject, so we have a visual record of how events and issues are...
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She is Seeing Terror. You are Seeing Terror. We Will Continue to See Terror.
The narrow aperture is as salient as the face behind it, while the blinds on each side make a thick frame designed to obscure. The message is clear: what you see through the aperture of the camera is not the whole picture.
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Arapahoe and Sandy Hook School Shootings: That Was Then, This is … Still Then?
We were horrified to hear of a school shooting at Arapahoe High School in Colorado, just one day before the one year mark of the Sandy Hook shootings.
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The BagNews Top 10 News Photos of 2013
BagNews offers its top 10 news photos of the year. Featuring the work of Todd Heisler, Charles Dharapak, Paul Hansen, Chip Somodevilla, Charles Dharapak, Thomas Rassloff, Jonathan Ernst, Pete Souza and Jason Reed.
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Portraits of the Year
Some girls can rise to international fame and brand status while, for others....
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As Press Battles WH Over Photo Access, Did Media Cross its Own Line Publishing Obama/Bush Mandela Trip Pictures?
What's the point of major media companies challenging the release of exclusive photos by the White House when many of these companies, not three weeks later, just turn around and publish those photos?
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