Dec 20 Pilot races to photograph melting glaciers as climate clock ticks By Nat Castañeda, Associated Press Glaciers aren’t static. In a world that’s getting warmer, they’re getting smaller. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 3:42 How a celebrity photographer saved picture day for this New York school By Ali Rogin, Lorna Baldwin, Solveig Rennan For many students, school picture day is a rite of passage. For parents, it's a way to hold on to memories of their children through the years. But for one New York City school, picture day almost didn't happen —… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 6:05 Photographer documents immigration and life inside detention facility By Laura Barrón-López, Henry Brannan, Maea Lenei Buhre U.S. authorities reported that there have been more than two million apprehensions at the southern border in the last year, a record high. Since 2018, photographer Pablo Allison has documented the human stories behind these statistics. Laura Barrón-López talked to… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 3:42 A photographer's Brief But Spectacular take on representation and the power of portraiture By Melissa Williams Since childhood, Jess T. Dugan has recognized the power of photography in documenting the world around them. As they grew into their gender identity, they began using photography and portraits to capture not only their own life, but the lives… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 4:47 Photojournalists share the stories behind images that defined 2021 By Mike Fritz We take a look back at some of the images that have defined 2021, and hear from the photojournalists who captured them about the stories behind the scenes. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 6:05 How photographer Jeff Wall's pictures duplicate 'magic' of large-scale paintings By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Photographer Jeff Wall has helped change the perception of his art form. Jeffrey Brown goes to Glenstone Museum outside of Washington to look at the unusual process behind Wall’s large-scale works. This segment is part of our arts and culture… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 4:52 A photographer shines a light on queer couples of color By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, and Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. But while representation of both communities has grown in mainstream culture, it still lags behind for people who are members of both communities. In documentarian… Continue watching
Dec 30 PHOTO ESSAY: 'Even more trapped than we were before.' Syrian students document life in a refugee camp amid the pandemic By Austin Meyer, Hailey Sadler Since March 21, Za’atari, the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp, has been under strict lockdown. While the majority of the globe has been under various stages of lockdown as governments attempt to stem the spread of the virus, the enforced… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 6:54 The camera's role in documenting a critical social movement By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Today, cameras are almost ubiquitous on mobile phones, and anyone can be a photographer. In this new technological landscape, millions of lenses are focused on the major events of a tumultuous period. For this Race Matters report, Jeffrey Brown looks… Continue watching
May 12 Alvin Ailey's beautiful vision for dance, captured in thousands of photos By Joshua Barajas Jack Mitchell’s photos, which helped promote Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater over decades, offer a window into the way Ailey pushed dance forward. Continue reading