Oct 30 Watch 4:51 'Purpletown' documents what people in politically divided areas still have in common By Sam Lane With the election days away, there is no shortage of reflections on American politics and democracy. Photographer Paul Shambroom has a unique view. His “Purpletown” project uses photos to examine the cities and towns most evenly divided politically. We spoke… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 4:27 The images that have defined the Paris Olympics By Mike Fritz, Mary Fecteau The two weeks of Olympic competition have brought us record-breaking athleticism on a global stage like no other. We take a look back at the iconic images that defined this year’s Olympic games and talk to the photographers at Getty… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:11 'Monuments of Solidarity' exhibition highlights an activist's approach to making art By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Lena I. Jackson An artist, activist, community builder and teacher. LaToya Ruby Frazier's art-making ideas come together in her first retrospective exhibition. Jeffrey Brown has a look for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and for our… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 4:24 The history-making legacy of Asian American photographer Corky Lee By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Satvi Sunkara May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. For our “Hidden Histories” series, we learn about Corky Lee, a photographer who chronicled the daily lives, struggles and contributions of Asian Americans, a community that is often marginalized,… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 3:33 A Brief But Spectacular take on rural America's vanishing structures By Katie Hodgman, Mira Kittner For more than two decades, Vermont-based photographer Jim Westphalen has documented old farmhouses, barns, churches and homes that have fallen into disrepair — he calls it “finding beauty in decay.” His works are collected in a book and film, both… Continue watching
Mar 11 Why news organizations retracted the Princess of Wales photo By Brian Melley, Associated Press Kensington Palace had issued the image Sunday as speculation swirled on social media about the whereabouts of the oft-photographed princess who hadn’t been seen in public since December. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 6:21 New book 'This is War' offers unique lens on the impact of war By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Corinne Dufka spent more than two decades documenting human rights abuses when she led the West Africa division at Human Rights Watch. In the 1980s and ‘90s, she covered some of the world's most brutal conflicts as a war photographer. Continue watching
May 06 Watch 3:21 Photographer Nan Goldin's Brief But Spectacular take on survival By Moe Sattar, Ana Davila Nan Goldin is a renowned photographer and activist whose work has documented LGBTQ+ subcultures, the AIDS crisis and the opioid epidemic. Recently, Goldin and her work were the subject of the documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.” She shares… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 1:30 The life and legacy of Native photographer Jennie Ross Cobb By John Yang, Claire Mufson This Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting figures whose contributions have often gone unseen. Tonight, we look back at the work of Jennie Ross Cobb, the first known female Native American photographer, who captured personal images of her community. Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 3:52 Capturing America's fading shopping malls through a photographer's lens Empty fountains. Quiet corridors. Shuttered storefronts. Once the bustling centers of a community’s social scene, malls aren’t the fixtures of everyday life they used to be. Ideastream Public Media in Cleveland brings us the story of how one photographer is… Continue watching