The analysis of news photos & media images from the non-profit Reading the Pictures. Subscribe to our newsletter at: https://xitter.cf/t.co/KMxepe9eMX

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Join ICP + @ReadingthePix on Oct 22 for an analysis of the images defining the 2024 US election. With Dr. Karrin Anderson, Dr. Nicole Fleetwood, @thefletchinator, Michael Shaw, + Dr. @CaraFinnegan. In-person + live-streamed: icp.org/events/the-reading-t…. Image @ErinSchaff, @nytimes
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It’s all there: the excitement, pluralism, young people, white males, freedom and democracy, and Harris in cap and gown. Tour this splendid image by @erinschaff in under four minutes. *The Harris and Walz Magnetism in One Frame.* open.substack.com/pub/readin…
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"...a new narrative is taking root, transforming the perception of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance from looming threats to democracy into something far more mundane yet equally unsettling: they are just plain weird." @ReadingThePix readingthepictures.media/p/p…
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As Biden passes the torch, it's a watershed moment for women and girls. (Cap: A young girl watches #KamalaHarris leave a meeting with Texas State Representatives on July 13, 2021. Photo: Lawrence Jackson via Insta.)
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A quarter century ago, Albert Hirschman wrote The Rhetoric of Reaction. He discussed three theses reactionaries always advance against social change or public demonstrations: The perversity thesis, the futility thesis, and the jeopardy thesis. 1/
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This AFP photo from Gaza is powerful. I think it's the contrast in scale+technology. Two people, getting around by donkey, cart+bicycle, are dwarfed by massive piles of rubble, former buildings Israel destroyed w/ high-tech bombs. It's also the powerful pose of the boy in front
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Our Keynote speaker Cara Finnegan discusses her work with Reading the Pictures, highlighting its impact on visual politics and ethics. She explores public engagement in visual analysis. #VisualLiteracy #ReadingThePictures #IVLA23 @ReadingThePix
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Media and popular culture indulge the madness of men like Trump & Musk. On #ChattingThePictures, we do a deep dive into this evocative photo by #MarkMahaney via @NewYorker, spotlighting the supervillainous and conceivable mental illness. Watch now: loom.ly/uSBQzfk
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Now that the hoopla over the photo is over, how the media pictures *the Georgia 19* could be a game changer. Michael Shaw on "Disrupting Trump's Mug Shot and His 'Singular Genius.'" loom.ly/hxCPOgw
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Replying to @CNN
Am I the only one seeing an avocado here?
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As #LizCheney leads charge against Trump and *the big lie,* this background shows she’s a force to be reckoned with. On #ChattingThePictures, we deconstruct this splendid photo by @rachelwoolf1 for @CNN. Watch now: readingthepictures.org/2022/…
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On #ChattingThePictures, we unpack this image by #NunoAndreFerreira for @epaphotos set in the heat & fire that ravaged Europe. Thru stunning symbolism, it confronts us w an existential clash between climate destruction & the green way out. Watch now: readingthepictures.org/2022/…
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In this image by @TedJacksonPhoto, a Louisiana abortion patient assuredly shares her ultrasound scan. On #ChattingThePictures, we describe how abortion patients & activists have become bolder and a lot more plainspoken since the end of Roe. Watch now: readingthepictures.org/2022/…
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As far as lousy days at the office go, the Palace guard dripping in his bear hat proved quite the shout-out to the #climatecrisis. On #ChattingThePictures, we plumb @John_Sib’s photo (the excellent wide version!) for @reuterspictures. Watch now: readingthepictures.org/2022/…
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On #ChattingThePictures, we discuss this provocative image by @mabramsonphoto for @nytimes. Taken at the NRA convention just 3 days after the #Uvalde massacre, we read it as response to the NRA lobby, rampant gun violence & now SCOTUS’s stance. Watch now: readingthepictures.org/2022/…
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On #ChattingThePictures, we discuss the eloquence & scope of #BrandonBell’s photo taken after SCOTUS overthrew abortion right. In the post-Roe blur, it’s a dynamic container for confusion, determination, time, and state of mind. Watch now: readingthepictures.org/2022/…
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👀 for alternative #heatwave images (besides 'fun in the sun' at the beach). This pic of an unusually empty, parched Eton Park in Norwich, yesterday, is compelling. Photo posted by Friends of Eton Park (on FB), h/t @NatashaGrist. #betterheatpics
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On #ChattingThePictures, we discuss the striking image of @BrittneyGriner taken by @alexaderz for @AP. Effectively detained as a political prisoner, we focus on Brittney's powerful body language & the mirrored reflection on the Soviet state. Watch now: readingthepictures.org/2022/…
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What’s wild about #GabrieleGalimberti’s "The Ameriguns,” now a @WorldPressPhoto winner, is that the fetishistic gun owners are none the wiser. On #ChattingThePictures, we mostly talk about the IN pastor w fam & arsenal on the church playfield. Watch now: readingthepictures.org/2021/…
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