Sep 21 Conversation: Kendall Messick’s Close-Up of ‘The Projectionist’ By Molly Finnegan Delaware movie projectionist Gordon Brinckle had an extraordinary secret: Over the course of nearly 50 years, he created a miniature movie palace in his basement that he called the Shalimar. Photographer Kendall Messick has published a new book of photographs… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Mexico’s Drug War Putting Reporters, Journalism in the Crosshairs A young photographer for Juarez's El Diario newspaper was gunned down as he walked to lunch, prompting his newspaper to ask of Mexico's drug cartels on the front page what they expect of journalists. Ray Suarez speaks with Angela Kocherga… Continue watching
Aug 24 Tuesday’s Art Notes By Molly Finnegan In today's roundup of arts and culture news, Egypt's culture minister was arrested after the Van Gogh heist, and a songwriter who penned hits for Louis Armstrong and Elvis Presley has died. Continue reading
May 18 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Henri Cartier-Bresson By Molly Finnegan French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson traveled the world for decades capturing people, places and history as a journalist, and in the process, helped define photography as an art form. His legacy is now on display in an exhibit called 'Henri Cartier-Bresson:… Continue reading
May 18 Henri Cartier-Bresson at MoMA "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York is the first major U.S. retrospective in more than 30 years of one of photography's most original and influential masters. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch Jobless Find a Creative Voice in Southern California In Southern California, a photographer has been documenting the stories of the jobless -- the irony being that he himself was laid off at the end of 2008. Spencer Michels reports on the stories behind the unemployed. Continue watching