Chatting the Pictures
Chatting The Pictures: The Rare Photo of Trump as Warped and Tortured as the Man Himself
Welcome to Chatting the Pictures. Every two weeks, we present a short, lively video discussion between Michael Shaw, publisher of Reading the Pictures, and writer, professor, and historian, Cara Finnegan, examining a significant picture in the news. Chatting the Pictures is produced by Liliana Michelena.
This photo of Donald Trump was taken by Mark Peterson for The New York Times. It shows Trump addressing this year’s CPAC convention in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 2024.
Typically outward-focused and in-your-face, it is surprising to see a portrait of Trump on stage that is this tangled, tense, and concealed. In the video, we consider the photo’s political and psychological symbolism, we offer a cinematic parallel, and we discuss the challenge of distinguishing Trump from his act.
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An analyst of news photos and visual journalism, and a frequent lecturer and writer on visual politics, photojournalism and media literacy, Michael is the founder and publisher of Reading the Pictures.
Cara Finnegan is a writer, photo historian, and professor of Communication at the University of Illinois. She has been affiliated with Reading The Pictures for nearly 15 years, most recently as co-host of Chatting The Pictures. Her most recent book is Photographic Presidents: Making History from Daguerreotype to Digital.
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