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The social, political and media analysis of news images.

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Middle East Watch Photo March 7, 2026

Trump’s Iran Debacle: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Missiles

These Opinion visuals from the New York Times make Trump the poster boy for his own Middle East blowback

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Middle East Watch Photo March 4, 2026

Trump’s Iran War Big Lie

The address to Congress was wall-to-wall military symbolism — medals, heroes, even Pete's Blue Angel. It was everything you could ask for — except what a president is bound to disclose.

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Immigration Photo February 23, 2026

The People, United, Will Never Be Defeated: Leila Navidi’s Photograph as a Defining Image of Resistance to Trump’s ICE Regime

A spontaneous ICE encounter on a St. Paul block becomes a rare picture of practiced solidarity—and a case study in how images can answer federal power.

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Caught My Eye Photo February 12, 2026

Caught My Eye: Crushing the Press, Chinese Speed, Tulsi’s Tricks, Epstein’s Trail

A quick read on images of motion, spectacle, and selective seeing shaping the latest politics.

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Activism & Protest Photo February 4, 2026

The ICE Occupation of Minneapolis: They Call It ‘Security.’ The Pictures Say ‘War.’

As Trump sells ‘law and order,’ most of politics and media still treat ‘war’ as a metaphor. On the ground, photographers see it and show it for what it is.

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