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Chatting the Pictures: Amazon as World's Lungs; Hong Kong Lasers; Bulletproof Backpacks
This week, Chatting the Pictures looks at a viral image of burning lungs protesting the Amazon fires, Hong Kong protesters using lasers, and bulletproof backpacks.
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Remarkably Everyday Photos of a Gender Creative 9-Year-Old with a Passion for Drag
A gender creative 9-year-old who loves drag: photos that portray gender fluidity as its own norm.
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Trump Hospital Photo Ops after El Paso, Dayton Mass Shootings
We discuss photos made during the Trump's El Paso and Dayton hospital visits following mass shootings there, including a portrait with a baby survivor.
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Chatting the Pictures: Trumps with El Paso Baby; Hong Kong Airport Sit In; Elizabeth Warren in Iowa
Chatting the Pictures looks at the Trump portrait with the infant of El Paso massacre victims, the Hong Kong airport sit-in, and Elizabeth Warren in Iowa.
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The Disappearing Island: Censorship at Guantánamo Bay
How much censorship colors a NY Times Guantánamo Bay photo essay on censorship.
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There Won’t Be Blood: Gun Violence and Visual Censorship
In light of the consecutive mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton, we discuss how gun violence is covered by U.S. media in terms of what we see and what we don’t see.
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Migrant Mother and Child Stopped in Mexico; Greta Thunberg’s Look; Democratic Debate Show
This week, Chatting the Pictures looks at a migrant mother stopped in Mexico, a Greta Thunberg portrait, and a viewing room shot from the Democratic debate.
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Religious Persecution Survivors on the Oval Stage
We examine the political agenda behind President Trump’s Oval Office meeting with 27 survivors of religious persecution from around the world.
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Chatting the Pictures: The Squad; NOLA Flood; Drone Guns
This week, Chatting the Pictures looks at an elegant news portrait of "The Squad," the four Congresswomen under racial attack, and overly artful photos of the NOLA flooding and the French Bastille Day military parade.
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The Pence Migrant Detention Center Pictures: A Closer Look
A close look at the imagery reveals Pence’s political agenda, the tour following a wave of damaging pictures surrounding the migrant crisis.
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Chatting the Pictures: Jeffrey Epstein Protest; Megan Rapinoe SI Cover; Migrant X-Ray
This week, Chatting the Pictures looks at young women protesting Jeffrey Epstein, the Megan Rapinoe Sports Illustrated cover, and another disturbing immigration photo.
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Chatting the Pictures is a weekly, micro-edition of the Reading the Pictures Salon. In each 25 minute webcast, co-hosts Michael Shaw, publisher of Reading the Pictures, and writer and historian, Cara Finnegan, meet to discuss three prominent photos in the news. “The News” shot this week was a Nike...
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Photo of a Drowned Migrant Father and Daughter Is Fading Fast
The belief in a photo’s power often resides more in hope than in what we actually know about pictures.
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Chatting the Pictures: Seeing a Shooter; Arctic Melt; Inflatable Couture
This week, our Chatting the Pictures webcast looks at a live photo from a Texas shooting, a unique climate change picture, and a provocative fashion shot.
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Trump's Napalm Girl: Consequences of a Drowned Migrant Father and Daughter
The significance of the drowning photograph: America at a tipping point. What it says about Trump. When a photo like this should be seen.
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Chatting the Pictures: Hong Kong Democracy Protests
This week, our webcast looks at key photos from the massive democracy protests in Hong Kong.
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Amish and Mennonite Photo Coverage in Face of Sexual Abuse, #MeToo
Because posing for a photo can be interpreted as a form of pride, scenes of the accused often resemble paparazzi shots or perp walks.
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Mexican Forces Give Their All for the Cameras to Placate Trump
With Trump on their backs over immigration deal, Mexico put the "show" in "show of force" at its southern border.
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Chatting the Pictures: Graphic VA Beach Photo; Javanka at Buckingham Palace; Tank Man 30 Years On
This week on Chatting the Pictures, we discuss a graphic image from the Virginia Beach mass shooting, Jared and Ivanka at Buckingham Palace, and a photo from the 30th Tiananmen Square anniversary.
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A Defining Image of Trump’s America: The Cage Seller
If you had to choose one picture to illustrate Trump's larger motive, Mark Peterson's photograph is literally the money shot.
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