By Michael Shaw — Epstein's photo of Pennsylvania's Ashton Clatterbuck captures the urgency of the climate crisis, and it's appropriately fitting.

By Michael Shaw — The public split on whose fault it was. But the Pope’s slap doesn't help the church’s abuse profile or a spreading backlash against power and authority.

By Philip Perdue — The 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.

By Hanna Morris — Abstract geometries and pleasing color palettes make it hard to understand the experience of harm.

By Michael Shaw — This holiday season, Reading the Pictures is asking for your support. In these divided times, bringing clarity to media imagery is as important as ever.