Jun 09 How one photographer is challenging the myth that being LGBTQ is ‘un-African’ By Kamaria Roberts The Nigerian-Swedish American photographer said he often heard growing up that being LGBTQ was not traditionally African. Continue reading
Apr 11 This photographer chronicles what gun violence looks like, for those who survive By Elizabeth Flock Photographer Kathy Schorr has photographed 101 survivors of gun violence across America, many of them in the locations where they were shot. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 4:13 How photographer Platon gets up close to capture a person’s truth By PBS NewsHour Photographer Platon has captured portraits of the most famous and powerful people on the planet: Bill Clinton, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and many others. How does he break down the personal barriers his subjects put up? Platon gives his Brief… Continue watching
Mar 30 When whimsical wildlife photography isn’t what it seems By Kristin Hugo This photo looks cute, but it reveals the cloudy intersection of wildlife photography, animal welfare issues and photojournalism integrity. Continue reading
Mar 18 Photo of a Syrian man listening to records in his bombed-out bedroom is about life, not war By Larisa Epatko The image has spread widely across the Internet of a man listening to a gramophone in what’s left of his bedroom in Aleppo, Syria. The AFP photographer, Joseph Eid, thinks he knows why it struck a chord with so many. Continue reading
Mar 05 With agoraphobia as a lens, woman ‘photographs’ the world By Corinne Segal In a typical day as the "Agoraphobic Traveller," Jacqui Kenny may see Mongolian mountains, brightly-colored houses in Arizona and a plain in Kyrgyzstan -- all from the safety of her home. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 6:19 Photos show undeniable history of the civil rights movement By PBS NewsHour A new photo exhibit captures a crucial period in the civil rights movement through the work of nine photographers. Special correspondent David C. Barnett of WVIZ/PBS Ideastream reports from the Maltz Museum in Cleveland. Continue watching
Feb 22 Some people see the politics. This photographer captures the pageantry. By Elizabeth Flock On Tuesday, Mark Peterson was in Norfolk, Virginia, preparing to chase down members of Congress at a town hall. On Wednesday, he planned to go to Washington, D.C. to photograph the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The work hasn’t… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch The Obama White House, from the man behind the lens By PBS NewsHour For the past eight years, Pete Souza has visually chronicled the Obama era. He was in the situation room when U.S. special forces killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011 and at the prayer service for victims of the Newtown, Connecticut,… Continue watching
Jan 07 ‘We, as a people, still exist’ — artist illuminates Native American history with family photos By Corinne Segal The Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe is one of hundreds of Native American tribes that remain unrecognized by the federal government. Continue reading