Corporate Gay Pride. (Let's Just Say, Not What I Expected in SF Yesterday.)
What I imagined, on my way into San Francisco yesterday (that famous, or infamous hotbed of liberalism) to attend Gay Pride, was an overwhelmingly progressive, indy and gonzo event.
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Between an Electrifying World Cup and Bodies on the Ground: Mario Tama in Brazil
What Mario has done this deep into the tournament, and with Team Brazil riding high, is to graft together the social and political with the sport and the spectacle.
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Charlie's Angels
No, I'm not mocking the Iraqi Army or the fact lives are on the line. What I am poking fun at are all the "stage-y" news pictures that end up illustrating a critical story because they're available.
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Hashtag Mining: The Politics of World Cup Watching
We take a hashtag tour to see who's watching World Cup and who -- with all that business to do, and all the fires to put out -- is minding the store.
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Pictures Beyond the Veil: The Hijab and Free Choice
Although compulsary veiling is certainly a violation of women’s civil rights, the act of unveiling can similarly obscure women’s identities.
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Thoughts on the Suarez Bite at the World Cup … and How Social Media Swallowed Him Whole
Instead of the incident showing the player as a freak or a punching bag, it highlights America’s myopia when it comes to the world of soccer and what is happening on the rest of the planet.
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As Headlines Mash, War & Sports Mixed Metaphor of the Day
The eye candy news slideshow meets Iraq hysteria meets the sports industrial complex.
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The Twisted Cairo al-Jazeera Verdict, in Pictures
For one thing, the judge spent a good chunk of time during the trial behind dark glasses.
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Staring Our War in the Face
Using the President's suit to simulate a simple dark background, the gaze makes its own larger statement.
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What’s Great About 7 Guys in the Desert, at a Camel Market, Watching the World Cup
You'd think these guys from Saudi Arabia would be watching either Algeria or Iran, wouldn’t you?
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Israel/Palestine: What's Up
With the Israel/Palestine situation at a stalemate, what else can this girl do?
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ISIS Images Go Mainstream: Giving Terrorists a Hand
AP is not just validating, packaging and sanctioning this scene for the Western media news stream, its caption complements the terrorist’s narrative.
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When Photographing Is Forbidden: Making Portraits in the McCarren Park Pool Locker Room by Amy Touchette
It seemed wrong, somehow, to forbid me to photograph these girls. The way they were coming into womanhood—the way they revealed it in their body language and style—mesmerized me. To ignore this demographic seems especially detrimental.
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Terror Imagery the Envy of Hollywood: Why a Scapegoating West Can't Get Enough of ISIS
The question is, why is Western media suddenly so obsessed with the propaganda of ISIS in Iraq, and gratuitously publishing the groups factually-ambiguous terror scenes?
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The Marriage of Wedding Photography and Photojournalism Getting Totally Out of Hand
Quick takes on one of the week's hottest wire photos.
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What's Stressing Super Dad (According to the WSJ)
It's not just that dads need and deserve the same recognition and consideration as moms for parallel engagement. It's the fact that families cannot cut it anymore on one salary (and haven't been able to for some time).
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The Storming of Mosul, Iraq on the Brink, and the Impressive Access by Reuters to ISIS Militants
Impressed with the acumen and how Reuters managed this kind of access to the ISIS fighters in Mosul, I do think the process of procurement -- while providing for the safety of photojournalists -- must also secure the confidence of the audience.
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World Cup Optics: Mario Tama on Brazil Vs. Brazil
Instead of the social stories functioning as due diligence, as preamble and warm up act, what if the coverage over the next four weeks did simultaneous justice to both the thrilling sports spectacle and the social cost?
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