Essential Images: 13 Scenes of Democracy Under Siege
From militarized raids to detention camps, these visuals expose and interrogate the country's slide into authoritarianism.
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What If They Gave A War And Nobody Came?
How LA residents refused Trump's invitation to violence—and why the most essential protest images tell a different story.
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Pictures Worth Noting: Extreme Symbolism and Arresting Juxtapositions
By Michael Shaw As I navigate endless galleries of photos across news sites, magazines, and social platforms, I encounter countless images that have stayed with us despite not making it to our main features. These are the photos that, for one reason or another, don’t find a place in...
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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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Chatting the Pictures: Naturalization Ceremony at GOP Convention All for Show
In this highlight video, we probe the ethical and visual dynamics of a "surprise" naturalization ceremony staged at the White House for the Republican Convention.
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Mexican Forces Give Their All for the Cameras to Placate Trump
With Trump on their backs over immigration deal, Mexico put the "show" in "show of force" at its southern border.
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Mexican American, American Mexican
The photo helps us visualize "remigration,” the controversial practice that sends thousands of American schoolchildren on a permanent semester abroad.
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Why Wall Breaching Photos Don’t Capture the Border Crossing Story
These photos remind us that immigrants are not an organized caravan or an impending wave of bodies. They are mostly alone, navigating one step at a time.
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