Campaign ’16 In Pictures: Watch the School of Visual Arts Lecture by RTP’s Michael Shaw
On September 22, 2016, The School of Visual Arts presented "The Backlash Election: Campaign '16 In Pictures," a lecture by Reading the Pictures publisher, Michael Shaw. Watch it here.
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Haiti, Matthew and the Limits of Attention
What makes one critical event the intense focus of “name photojournalists” and visual media while others are largely ignored?
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Footnotes to History: Reading the Thankfully Final Clinton/Trump Debate
It’s no surprise political and media Twitter, in the half-hour or so before the debate, was so chock full of kittens and puppies.
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Not Your Father’s Black Panthers: On Election ’16 and the Youngs
In this bleak campaign season, it’s wonderful to be reminded how much less of our old baggage young people are carrying around.
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On Trump, the Rally Mob and the Terrorizing of Journalists
Trump's blaming and bullying actually causes us to fear for the safety of the writers and photographers covering the last days of this pyrrhic campaign.
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A Few Photos for Anyone Asking: How Could Women Still Support Him?
What's hard to fathom is the gap between women who are sickened by Trump and those who can't seem to get enough of him.
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Hillary Nothing Without Donald: More Visual Debate Fallout
This debate photo of Hillary mouthless with a look of regard (when all Trump could do was berate her) cuts to the heart of women's negation.
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Clinton – Trump II: From Our Debate Tweet Storm
Here's what caught our eye during the second Clinton - Trump debate, an ugly spectacle we hope we never witness again.
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Trump, a Girl and a Big Purple Hat: Our Twitter/Instagram Favs
Beyond the campaign photos, we found a few other pictures with a little more heart.
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On David Butow’s “Trump Country, Michigan”
In that territory between fact and myth, what the photo brings up is "the silent majority."
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News Photos of Police Protests: More Profiling of Black Males
What we're seeing in these photo galleries is a replay of the stereotype associating young black men with criminal and savages.
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Clinton/Trump I: Debate Pix We Latched On To
With Clinton-Trump I in the debate record book, here's a group of pictures that caught our eye.
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Girl Power, Sexism and that Viral Hillary Millennial Selfie Swarm
Where is the passion for Hillary, you ask? It’s there in the photo, plain as day.
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On That Riot Cop/Bus Photo After Police Kill Black Man in Charlotte
Beyond its literal meaning, the text on the bus is also a blunt commentary about where we stand in this endless cycle of violence.
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The Hillary Optics, Seven Weeks to Go
If Democrats have been hoping Election '16 comes down to a referendum on Trump, these photos challenge that notion.
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What’s Already Incredible about the African-American History Museum
From John Carlos and TommySmith to Colin Kaepernick, the dynamic of this museum is already poignant to observe.
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Photoville ’16 Salon: The Presidential Campaign Through New Eyes
In this live Reading the Pictures Salon from Photoville, we'll be discussing unconventional Election 2016 images with and by four key photographers.
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What’s Not Deplorable About “Deplorable Lives Matter”
OK, Trump supporters are sporting this phrase out of spite. But, what about the truth underlying all defensive gestures?
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