Magazine Covers Shot with Phones Ain’t No Thing
Scoring a national magazine cover shoot to prove the greatness of a phone's camera has become part of the standard PR playbook for manufacturers. TIME…
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Why David Butow’s Image of Jeff Flake Stands Out
Both position and timing matter in capturing a compelling and visually descriptive photo. Last week’s explosive SCOTUS confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh provided another interesting…
PSA: It’s “Bokeh” not “Bokuh”
Image: Apple There are many sounds that native American English speakers have trouble reproducing. The French “r” (aka the “voiceless uvular fricative”), the rolled double…
Alessio Mamo’s Photos are Abhorrent, And So Is World Press Photo’s Response
Last week Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a somewhat startling statement regarding his company’s responsibility to tamper down on fake news, conspiracy theories…
A Day of Diptychs: Contrasting Two Photos at a Time
For millennia, artists have used the diptych to explore duality. During medieval times, diptych panels were often connected by a hinge – part protection, part transportation-friendly…
The 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Photography Now Works for a Brewery
Photographer Ryan M. Kelly boarded a plane in Amsterdam after receiving 2nd place in the Breaking News category for World Press Photo for his image…
Betsy Devos’s Tweet Says As Much About Stock Photography as It Does About Her Ignorance
To make a point about the state of primary education, Secretary of Education Betsy Devos, tweeted a comparison of “then” and “now” photos of a…
A Black and White Comparison: What Does Retouching Tell Us About Photojournalism?
This week, TIME magazine published James Nachtwey’s photo essay on the opioid crisis. Over his decades-long career, Nachtwey has carved out a reputation as a…
Should the Media Publish Photos of Gun Violence?
As the U.S. grapples with yet another mass shooting at a school – this time 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz killed 17 students and teachers with an…