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May 21, 2013

The Visual Power (and Inundation) of Tragedy: Oklahoma City and Newtown, Boston, Long Island, New Jersey, West, Bangladesh

Unless OKC was just strangely synchronistic with recent traumas, perhaps a concerning side-effect of this steady diet of disaster is that all the imagery starts to run together.

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May 21, 2013

OKC Tornado Photos: Iwo Jima

Most powerful images make it to the forefront by also tapping into our cultural and visual memory.

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May 20, 2013

People Who Live in Glass Boxes: The Arne Svenson Tribeca Telephoto Controversy

How is it Svenson didn’t know that, in a city build on wealth and status, money — floating glass boxes or not — also buys you transparency?

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May 18, 2013

Afghan War Pictures: Forward Equals Backward, Up Equals Down

the visuals of the war effort have descended largely into parody.

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May 17, 2013

Your Turn: Michael Liberace

What does it say when an actor, known for symbolizing ruthless corporate types, “goes the other way?”

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