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The social, political and media analysis of news images.

June 27, 2021
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Picturing Vaccination Reluctance Among Conservative Christians

Picturing Vaccination Reluctance Among Conservative Christians

Vaccination reluctance in these small Appalachian towns is less a matter of politics or social responsibility than a complex conflict with faith.
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Haunting for the Beauty, or the Stalking? Haunting for the Beauty, or the Stalking?
Disaster Focus Photo June 1, 2021

Haunting for the Beauty, or the Stalking?

Beauty and subtlety distracts from the reality of asylum seekers in this news photos from the US/Mexico border.

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Scenes from Work as Photographers Increasingly Caught Up in the Protests They Cover Scenes from Work as Photographers Increasingly Caught Up in the Protests They Cover
International Focus Photo May 27, 2021

Scenes from Work as Photographers Increasingly Caught Up in the Protests They Cover

These Instagram photos of Colombian news photographer Luis Robayo speak to the all-consuming challenge of covering protests today.

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Figure and Ground Figure and Ground
International Focus Photo May 11, 2021

Figure and Ground

We rarely discuss it this formally, but our analysis of important news photos always considers the relationship between figure and ground.

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Notable Faces from the Start of the George Floyd Murder Trial Notable Faces from the Start of the George Floyd Murder Trial
Photo March 31, 2021

Notable Faces from the Start of the George Floyd Murder Trial

At the start of jury selection in the George Floyd murder trial, seeing solidarity, and visualizing accountability.

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The Halfs and the Half-Nots The Halfs and the Half-Nots
COVID 19 Photo March 23, 2021

The Halfs and the Half-Nots

How photojournalism is channeling split-screens and divided societies. Perceptually and morally, the style serves as an apt social mirror.

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