Combat Photographer’s Last Photo a Resounding Media Failure
The rush to publish a combat photographer’s last photo led to a fundamental lack of context and a widespread, culturally tone-deaf photo editing failure.
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Ivanka and the Settling Mess: Our Social Media Roundup
What with the 100 day milestone and his manic push to put anything on his resume, this was another week of wall-to-wall Trump. Still, I wonder if the tone is shifting.
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Overshadowed by his Photo: The Afterlives of Omran Daqneesh
Omran's suffering essentially disappeared at the very moment the image of it became visible.
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On That Eerie Aleppo Photo Doubling Man and Child
Once one man leaves the frame, another will follow, and once there are no men left to exit, there will be more Aleppos.
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Why Photographs Don’t Stop the War
Photographs may have long wave influence, but they don’t end wars or famines or otherwise stop history in its tracks.
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Pokemon Syria
Embellishing hell on earth with the blue character reminds us that war is not just slideshow fodder or background noise.
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Not Again: Photographer David Gilkey, RIP
The black hole known as the Afghan War claims the life of another outstanding photographer.
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Echo of the Bomb in Photos of Obama’s Visit to Hiroshima
Beyond the photos of Obama at the memorial, it felt like the horror, grief, memory and subordination was creeping into the other images.
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About that Striking Overhead Photo from a Manhattan Shooting
On Instagram, reactions to Spencer Platt's photo include one word statements like “amazing” or “unbelievable.” We can only assume why, though.
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Lufthansa Fashion: Our Latest Twitter/Instagram Roundup
For the first time in weeks, our Twitter/Instagam round up has fewer Campaign ’16 pics. Could fatigue be setting in? Or maybe the front has just shifted.
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Gun Control Battle: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Rounds
Outrage is no longer enough. To win the battle over guns, more aggressive and creative images are needed.
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Why it’s Critical to View the Photos Inside the MSF Hospital in Kunduz
The photos are crucial for the opportunity to substantiate what we only know to be true.
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That All-Too-Dark Iran Nuke Disarmament Photo
Marking the concluding instant of the negotiation ritual, the end of the beginning and the beginning of the future and its consequences, the photo is eerie indeed.
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Two Rambos, and that New Treasure Trove of Bush – Cheney White House Photos
What's great about these images the National Archives were compelled to turn over is just how politically incorrect they are.
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On Pointing a Handgun Directly at Ted Cruz's Head
These photographs make a point by turning the gun lobby's central argument back onto itself. If "more guns" is your only response to rampant gun violence, then at some point a law of averages dictates that innocent people are going to end up in the line of fire.
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Suddenly, Assad Not Such a Bad Guy?: On TIME’s Exclusive Photos of ISIS – Syrian Battle
The question here is how to evaluate the informational value of the story against its propaganda value.
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Juxtaposition of the Day: So Much for Ploughshares and Pruning Hooks
War is a force that gives us meaning.
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When Those Endearing Photos of Kids and Riot Cops Really Aren't
It cautions us not to take pictures at face value or to assume that what's in a frame is necessarily that consistent with what's happening just outside of it.
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