Documenting a Protest Has Never Been More Challenging
This week has been unusually difficult for photographers who are trying to cover the George Floyd protests. Essay and images by photographer Alan Chin.
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The Intersection of Racial Violence and the Coronavirus
What the photo speaks to is two different viruses that attack the lungs and kill African Americans.
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In Lansing COVID Protest, Hate in the Smaller Details
I’ve seen this action in many news photos when police, especially riot cops, become violent with citizens, but never the other way around.
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The Larger Reason China Wants to Strip Hong Kong Protesters of their Masks
By banning Hong Kong protesters from wearing face masks, China is also hoping to undermine the visual and the moral power of these disguises.
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The Meaning of Emma in the Visual War on Parkland’s Survivor Activists
Emma has become the visual trademark of political dissent and generational change, a contemporary Rosie the Riveter.
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Our Favorite Cutaways from Oprah’s Golden Globes Speech
Oprah's speech turned out to be the emotional equivalent of a #MeToo keynote and call-to-arms.
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There’s #TakeAKnee, and There’s Take a Knee
Of course, we were owed a better caption. At the same time, though, it makes for an interesting experiment to see how much we assume.
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Stirring NFL Protest Optics: Unity to What End?
As encouraging as the explosion of protest in the NFL may be, let us not lose focus on the purpose of such protest in the first place.
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The Dreamers and the Pictures: Rising Above
The Dreamers' legitimacy was obvious in the widespread disdain for Trump's action. It is also echoing through the news photography.
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Phoenix Jesus: On Scott Mahaskey’s Trump Rally Protest Photo
M. Scott Mahaskey's photo taken outside Trump's rally in Phoenix on Tuesday night is as audacious, and biblical, as the times.
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Protest in Russia, Protest in America
The question is about how familiar Americans are with Russia. And it's about the burden placed on news photos.
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On the Fearless Girl Statue and the Wall Street Bull
I have a hard time giving board room gender reform anywhere near the same importance as the pillaging of the EPA, HUD or the Department of Education.
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The Woman in Red: A Town Hall Protest Photo Deconstructed
What empowers a protest photo?
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Trump In La La Land: Our Social Media Roundup
Amidst the town hall jigs, the climate change la de da and Trump's Ali shuffle, don't miss the Day Without Immigrants pirouette.
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Only Alt-Right Economics Could Create Such a Powerful Muslim Ban Protest Photo
Of course, the photo is making a moral argument. But then the picture "gets down to business."
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Telling Signs: Women’s March vs. March for Life
Do you know how to tell the difference between a more populist protest and one driven by special interest groups?
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On the Mirrors at Standing Rock
The symbolism of a mirror capturing law enforcement at the top of a ridge seems pretty straightforward, right?
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