The Visual Politics of the LA Fires
From a man rescuing Old Glory to a haunting ‘stairway to nowhere,’ key photos from LA’s devastating fires expose America’s most profound social divisions inflamed by Trump’s sabotage. By Michael Shaw In our latest short Chatting the Pictures video, Cara and I analyze a defining image from the LA fires: a...
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What’s in a “Top 100 Photos of the Year” List?
TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2024 captures the year’s defining crises, from war and climate disasters to political polarization. This analysis explores what the images reveal—and what they leave out. By Michael Shaw Every year-end, media organizations and news photo publishers ritually curate their choice of best images. Both...
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Pictures Worth Noting: Extreme Symbolism and Arresting Juxtapositions
We're thrilled to introduce a new newsletter feature: "Pictures Worth Noting." Today's focus ranges from climate, to politics, to the border.
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Chatting the Pictures: Personal Meets Political in Undersea Climate Change Portraits
We survey the powerful blending of portraiture and landscape and the brilliant tension between domesticity and disaster in this photo project.
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