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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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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Clinton “Healthers” Infect the Visual Newswire, Cough! Cough!
These pictures provide a clear example how the politics of destruction, and malignant rumors about Hillary Clinton's health, infected the visual news.
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Memory, Poetry and Politics: Thoughtful Views from Instagram on the 15th Anniversary of 9/11
Far from the ash and the fireballs, we've collected a group of Instagram photos that evoke 9/11 in a more poetic, historical and/or political way.
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Trump’s Last Supper
You could imagine the photo, as he performs this incongruous campaign pivot, is a twist on the expectation of new followers and their allegiance.
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Everywhere is Fashion
One thing this gorgeous picture illustrates is how nature photography, like so much else, is channeling high style.
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Earth, Air, Fire, Water: Our Twitter/Instagram Favs of the Week
The elements are all there in our social media roundup, from the Mediterranean to King's River to Vegas. And of course, Election '16 continues to generate plenty of heat.
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Making Faith Visible: Picturing the Spiritual through the Ultimate Anguish
It's hard to visually convey faith or spirituality, especially through the ultimate anguish. That's what's so moving, and accomplished, about Lisa Krantz's images.
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On that Crazy Pete Souza Obama VR Shot
If, a few years ago, someone told us this picture celebrated the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service…. mind blown!
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It’s Not Just a Photo, it’s a Story — The Italian Earthquake, and What News Photos Can Do Today
Because we’re all story makers and explanation seekers, we can help but “fill in the picture” and experience how it all blew apart.
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What Do They Have to Lose? And Other Scenes from the Trump Debacle
With Trump all about amplifying stereotypes, Reuters has surfaced an image that primes the palette.
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A Transfixing Picture from the Flood Zone
The flood not withstanding, it’s an excruciatingly ordinary domestic picture.
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Omran and Alan: The Limits of the Photo of the Wounded Aleppo Boy
Ultimately, and in contrast to the Alan Kurdi wake-up call, the photograph of Omran, the wounded Syrian boy in the ambulance, is a rescue fantasy.
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Trump Campaign Ad Puts Border Militia on Par With US Enforcement Agencies
To frame these militia types as equivalent to U.S. law enforcement personnel is its own form of terror.
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