Chatting the Pictures: Photo of Gaza Vigil an Appeal to the Senses
Amidst the rubble, this photo of Palestinian family members attending a candlelight vigil in Gaza makes an exquisite appeal to the senses.
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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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As Militarism Runs Rampant, Even the Virus Falls Victim
The display of military force has been so furious, it has even made Covid and the valorizing of medical workers disappear.
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Under MAGA, the Convergence of Militia and State
Those armed men prowling the Kentucky statehouse made one thing clear. Second amendment activism has fused with the militia movement and white supremacy.
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There Won’t Be Blood: Gun Violence and Visual Censorship
In light of the consecutive mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton, we discuss how gun violence is covered by U.S. media in terms of what we see and what we don’t see.
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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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At Trump’s Invitation: Revisiting Pulitzer-Winning Philippine Drug War Photos
When Daniel Berehulak's Philippine drug war photos won a Pulitzer last month, what was also on my mind was how they related to the homefront.
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North Korean Border Photos That Challenge Today’s War Hysteria
What these lighter North Korea photos get at is how much the president, gung-ho politicians and TV talking heads would have us cowering.
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On the Tillerson Photo at the North Korea DMZ
Simply put, you don't want to be photo bombed, or any other kind of bombed by North Korea.
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Black Soldiers as White House Props, Once Again
I predict a steady diet of pictures like this one as the White House panders along.
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Aleppo as the 21st Century Hiroshima?
Considering how much conventional warfare is excused because it is assumed to be less destructive than nuclear weapons.
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Memory, Poetry and Politics: Thoughtful Views from Instagram on the 15th Anniversary of 9/11
Far from the ash and the fireballs, we've collected a group of Instagram photos that evoke 9/11 in a more poetic, historical and/or political way.
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Trump vs the Khans in 3 Pairs of Pictures
If Trump's attack on the Khans is beyond offensive, the pictures it conjures are just as outrageous and hypocritical.
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Our Post-Orlando Riffs on Mark Peterson’s NRA Convention Photos
With Trump and the gun lobby turning the Orlando massacre into instant ammo, we thought we'd share some brief thoughts on these NRA convention photos. ...
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From Russia With Love: Pounding Syria in the Name of Paris
Given how the Russians are using the fight against ISIS to distract from its support for Assad, the phrase on the bomb can be ambiguous.
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