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Notes Photo November 19, 2007

State Of The BAG

As we head into the holiday season, I wanted to pause a moment and take stock.

Notes Photo August 5, 2007

Because I seem to have lost a night of sleep somewhere over the past three days, and because I need to get used to blogging again on the PM schedule -- and, oh yeah, I'm moving tomorrow, I might be a little inconsistent over the next few days.

Notes Photo May 16, 2007

Once You Hit The Booze Questions…

Although it is not often I make requests, I'm asking if you would take a few minutes to fill out the annual BlogAds reader survey.

Notes Photo April 15, 2007

Jim Johnson

Jim Johnson, author of the blog Notes on Politics, Theory and Photography has been an inspiration, a support and a voice of encouragement to me. With his knowledge of photographic history and his depth in visual theory, I've considered Jim a critical partner in articulating and building out the...

Notes Photo March 30, 2007

Upcoming

I'm going south, and I'm leaving my computer behind.

Notes Photo March 21, 2007

Our Own Media: Going Forward

Two weeks ago, I launched an effort to help bring political imagery directly into the public sphere. The purpose of "Our Own Media" fund is to help support and subsidize the socially committed, traditionally underpaid and inherently visionary photojournalist. The goal of the effort — in addition to bringing...

Notes Photo March 2, 2007

"Own Own Media" Fund — Update

Thanks to Digby for recognizing The BAG's campaign to help fund and offer more independent photojournalism. Above all, did you notice his recognition of the BAG community and the high quality of the discussion here?

Notes Photo February 28, 2007

Our Turn: Making Our Own Media

I'm asking your help to bring more independent political photojournalism to BAGnewsNotes and the blogosphere.

Notes Photo January 8, 2007

Sandy's Back

This is just a quick note to tell you that the Koufax Award nominations are now. If you were into The BAG last year, you'll remember the excitement around here when this site was awarded Best Post for the entry featuring Alan Chin's profound post-Katrina photographs.... I urge you...

Notes Photo October 5, 2006

That's My Dad

Flat Daddies and Mommies, usually poster-sized headshots mounted on foam board and supplied by National Guard units, have been seen at soccer games, weddings, and even wrapped in blankets on the couch watching television.... During a war, photographs have always served as treasured reminders of those left on both...

Notes Photo August 9, 2006

Hospitals And Ambulances

The photo of the Israeli soldier taking video inside the hospital, and this still frame (from a video taken by Kevin Sites) of the Lebanese Red Cross worker taking the now well-known photo of the vehicle's roof, illustrates just how "automatic" and integral visual documentation is to this war.

Notes Photo July 1, 2006

The Open BAG

If you have a particular image to refer for comment (hopefully with some analysis of your own), provide a link to the image along with your thoughts. If we get a number of submissions, I'll post them right here in a day or so. (...Sorry, couldn't help myself. Anything...

Notes Photo May 9, 2006

Congratulations

The BAG congratulates The Huffington Post as winner of The '06 Webby Award and Webby People's Voice Award for Best Political Blog. In less than a year, HuffPo has burst out of the gate, done almost everything right, and had made a substantial impact in the political and new...

Notes Photo April 15, 2006

Then More Good Things Happened

This was roughly the image, drawn with a Sharpee, that suddenly appeared one December day on the side of a middle school lunch bag. The original point was simply to get the kids interested in the news, and civics. ...And, somewhere over the next 1,000 BAGs or so, it...

Notes Photo April 3, 2006

And Then This Happened!

I just found out The BAG won Best Post in this year's Koufax Awards for Katrina Aftermath: And Then I Saw These. I'm am unbelievably honored, and a bit shocked. Certainly, the competition couldn't have been of a higher caliber (including: Michael Berube; Lydia Cornell at BradBlog; Chris Clarke; Hunter...

Notes Photo March 21, 2006

Bagging Koufax

It's funny how things happen at just the particular moment. Having been working The BAG beat for some time now, I've developed a pretty good sense of how to pace myself -- even if that pace is pretty torrid. In the last day or two, however, I pushed it so...

Notes Photo March 4, 2006

The BAG, Alan Chin And The Koufax Awards

Although BAGnewsNotes has been around since May of '03, it wasn't until about a year-and-a-half ago (during Kerry-Bush) that it discovered its niche. As I've steadily developed this craft of analyzing political images, I've been fortunate to have received a good deal of critical recognition and other honors. Within...

Notes Photo February 11, 2006

An Almost Religious Love Of Political Sport

Maybe it has something to do with all the recent talk of cartoons. It could also stem from my desire to shift gears a bit after posting more provocative imagery. Or, it could just be the fact the Winter Olympics opened last night and I (unfortunately) noticed Laura Bush...