The 13 Most Telling Photographs of the Harris-Trump Presidential Debate
Harris outmaneuvered Trump using psychological tactics to expose his weaknesses potentially reshaping the 2024 election narrative.
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The Most Cringeworthy Media Visuals After Biden’s Nightmare Debate
Nobody wants to revisit what happened on stage, so we focus on the media fallout and the visual framing of the first 2024 presidential debate.
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If This Summer is Anything Like the Last
If this summer is anything like the last, the climate crisis will destroy more norms, we will gasp, then forget, and photographers will continue to skewer our denial. By Michael Shaw Last summer, scorching temperatures shattered heat records in the Southwest and Europe. Lahaina, the historic Hawaiian resort, was...
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Blind to the Apocalypse: The Climate Emergency has Fallen Off the Radar
If the climate this summer is anything like the last, we will gasp, then forget, and photographers will continue to skewer our denial.
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Racism, Symbolism, Story: More Notable Images from the Campus “Free Palestine” Movement
In our second "free Palestine" campus protest post, we focus on the institutional divide and more scenes that challenge the media narrative.
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Crucial Elements of the Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests Overlooked by the Mainstream
Education, negotiation, militarism, human rights. Free Palestine campus protests have stood for much more than they have been credited for.
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Israeli Military in Gaza: Are You Going to Believe Us, Or Your Own Eyes?
Despite the Israeli military's attempts to control and censor the coverage of Gaza, photojournalists continue to see through the propaganda.
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Visual Blindspots and Media Bias: The “Disappearing” of Kamala Harris
While framed as “missing-in-action,” Kamala Harris tackles the hardest jobs and is everywhere fighting for social justice.
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Pictures Worth Noting: Extreme Symbolism and Arresting Juxtapositions
We're thrilled to introduce a new newsletter feature: "Pictures Worth Noting." Today's focus ranges from climate, to politics, to the border.
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Fading Force: Has Trump Lost His Edge in His Court-Defying Visual Strategy?
Recent court losses are eroding Trump's ability to dominate the photo coverage of his legal troubles. Expect his control of the narrative to weaken as the damage sets in.
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Throwing Shade: The Disturbing Visual Fallout From the Special Counsel’s Attack on Biden’s Competency
The Special Counsel’s questioning of Biden's cognitive abilities has unleashed a raft of negative imagery. The media's use of undermining photos risks biasing public perceptions and spreading ageist stereotypes. It's crucial to present more balanced visuals.
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On Photography, Oct. 7, and Palestinians Under the Gun in Jerusalem
Philip Perdue examines Jerusalem news images after the Oct. 7 attack, showing how camera angles shape views and have moral consequences.
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Nolan Trowe’s Wheelchair Perspective Highlights Disability Activism
Wendy Kozol looks at how Nolan Trowe's images from a wheelchair provide a unique vantage of disabled activists in the halls of Congress.
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Climate Activism’s Death Valley Daze
Climate activists have been otracized and left morally burdened by the lack of mass, top down acknowledgement of global heating.
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Disrupting Trump’s Mug Shot and His “Singular Genius”
The treatment of Trump's mug shot is vital to consider, given the potential of the George conspiracy case to reshape his public identity.
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Barbiecore is Litmus Test in Post-Roe America
Barbie has become the summer's leading political symbol. Leslie Hahner on that astronaut portrait and Barbie’s projection in political space.
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David Hume Kennerly: Because He Was There
This photo of David Hume Kennerly, taken in Vietnam, makes a basic yet essential point about media integrity and the reportage from Ukraine.
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At the Tipping Point: So Much for the Pioneer Spirit
2021 represented a climate change tipping point. In recounting key visual markers, we call out two images from the Dixie Fire.
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