Chatting the Pictures: The All-Presence of Graphic War Images from Ukraine
We discuss the powerfully liminal quality of this tragic image and explain why horrific Ukraine war photographs are circulating so widely.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: Zelensky is Everywhere
As Ukraine defends itself from the Russian onslaught, President Zelensky's advocacy in virtual space can be seen as state-of-the-art.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Puts Bad Actors Behind Her
Mindful of all the grandstanding Judge Jackson faced in her Supreme Court nomination hearings, here she literally rises above and beyond it.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: In the Bunker of a Maternity Hospital in Kyiv
As the Russians target civilian sites, we examine the make-do circumstances and the power of this couple's intimacy.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: A Beckoning Photo in the Flight From Kyiv by Train
The photo of citizens escaping their war-torn country from Kyiv's Central station is a remarkable depiction of both urgency and order.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures and VII Photo: Irpin Evacuation and the Ukrainian Resistance
Ron Haviv’s photos capture the resistance and spirit of the Ukrainians in the face of the Russian offensive.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: The (Visual) Chaos of the Canadian Trucker Standoff
The Covid protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa offered a noisy clash of favorite symbols and newly-minted icons.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: War Mongering and the Insanity of Putin’s Table
While the internet had fun with it, this ludicrous scene captured Putin's loss of reality on the way to invading Ukraine.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: Biden In a Feeble Light
The president is certainly facing serious challenges. But is Biden floundering or do images like this reflect more superficial shortcomings?
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: An Artful and Moody News Photo of Raphael Nadal
We delight in the creativity of news photography. And in the case of this photo from the Australian Open, the image feels like pure jazz.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: Greenpeace Boulder Suspended Over the North Sea
In the name of fishing rights and fair play, this photo displays as much creativity and intrigue as it does advocacy and warning.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: Viral Photo of Winter Firestorm From CO Hospital
It's all there in one painterly photo: winter wildfire, the growing climate threat to the suburbs, and medical workers reduced to spectators.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: Tornado Photo from Wrecked Kentucky Theater is Like a Movie
The photo is simply a brilliant commentary on the blurring of the line between news imagery and entertainment.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: Greenland’s Icy Undoing
We discuss this novel photo from Ilulissat where the harbor is open year-round now because the winter cold can no longer freeze it solid.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: The Most Historic Photo from the January 6th Uprising
This photo from the January 6 Capitol uprising was likely the year's most historic. We delve into its meaning and perceptual effect.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: A Most Unique and Dignified Abortion Image
As restrictions on abortion increase, we look at this photo of Dr. Rebecca Taub performing a surgical abortion, and how intimacy and the camera angle dignifies the procedure.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: Dina Litovsky’s Child Vax Portraits from the Kid’s Eye View
Dina Litovsky captures how New York City kids feel about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, highlighting a sense of health, normalcy, and agency.
Continue Reading
Chatting the Pictures: Stacy Kranitz’s Spotlight Image from Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic
As the Supreme Court nears a decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, we explore the symbolism of this foreboding photograph.
Continue Reading