Photographs

Crowdsourcing Content and Demand: Andrew Sullivan's "View From Your Window" Book

Eileen Gittins | Posted 11.25.2009 | Books


Eileen Gittins

For three years, Sullivan had been inviting his blog community to upload pictures of the view from their windows. He wanted to compile a selection of these images into a book that captures the breadth and width of the web.

Daring Guatemalan Publisher Convicted on Trumped-Up Charge

Susan Benesch | Posted 09.28.2009 | World


Susan Benesch

A courageous publisher risks spending a year in jail for printing a photograph of a dog in one of the world's most crime-ridden nations.

Rare Audrey Hepburn Photos Released

The English Muse | Tina Daunt | Posted 07.18.2009 | Style


Last year, longtime Hollywood photographer Bob Willoughby quietly posted some of his unpublished photos of Audrey Hepburn on his flickr page... ...

Manure In Midtown

Joshua Kristal | Posted 03.27.2009 | Style


Joshua Kristal

The Professional Bull Riders rodeo came to Madison Square Garden in January, and the smell of 700 tons of dirt and cow manure brought out every closeted cowboy this side of the Gowanus Canal. See some photographs from the event.

Annie Leibovitz Pawns Rights To All Her Photographs

New York Times | Allen Salkin | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media


Last fall, Annie Leibovitz, the photographer, borrowed $5 million from a company called Art Capital Group. In December, she borrowed $10.5 million mor...

The Journalist and the "Other" in Times of War

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.24.2009 | World


Sandy Tolan

What is the ethical responsibility of the journalist in telling the story of the Other? And what larger forces come to bear in shaping that story in the press?

Hudson Crash Required Journalists to Collaborate

Danny Groner | Posted 02.19.2009 | Media


Danny Groner

The photographs taken at the site of the Hudson crash may be the best proof yet that citizen journalism is not only essential, but is here to stay.

Food Blogging: The Newest Eating Disorder?

Leslie Goldman | Posted 10.20.2008 | Living


Leslie Goldman

Is food blogging the answer to our nation's obesity problem...or a pathway to obsessive behavior?

Reading The Pictures: The Obama Connection

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.29.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-08-29-shaw_obama_acceptance.jpg The difference between Obama and Clinton (either one) is that the Clintons are like LBJ, and Obama is like JFK, or RFK, or even Reagan. His overriding strength is that he communicates directly to the individual.

Reading The Pictures: That Old Bill Clinton

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics


Michael Shaw

2008-08-28-clinton_shaw_chin.jpg In this frame, we see a side of Clinton that has been painfully absent (and almost forgotten) since Lewinsky -- that gregariousness and playfulness.

Reading The Pictures: On Verge Of Nomination Speech, Obama The Menace

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.27.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-08-27-shaw_time_obama.jpgI'm concerned as to how the traditional media will frame Barack Obama. If the cover of TIME's convention preview is any indication, we're in trouble.

Reading The Pictures: Our Man On The Floor: The Michelle (And Biden) Buzz

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.26.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-08-26-bidenmic.jpg The message we get from "Our Man On The Floor," is that there is a wonderful buzz building around both Michelle Obama and Joe Biden.

Reading The Pictures: 4,000 U.S. Combat Deaths, and Just a Handful of Images

Michael Shaw | Posted 08.04.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-07-28-shaw_727.jpgThe military has been so effective in muting the war, and the war photographer, that many of our best shooters have found themselves turning to the technique of irony.