Oct 20 California’s ban on bikes in swimming pools – and other strange laws on the books By Julia Griffin Photographer Olivia Locher's latest project, “I Fought the Law,” chronicles the bizarre and obscure laws that have made their way into America’s state and local legislation. Continue reading
Oct 17 ‘How do I know she’s being forced?’: New exhibit reveals the dark underbelly of human trafficking By Elizabeth Flock The startling exhibit in Washington D.C. reveals how labor and sex trafficking is alive and well in the U.S. and around the world. Continue reading
Aug 30 Small Michigan museum holds massive collection of Edward Curtis’ Native American photography By Lorna Baldwin More than 700 works by photographer Edward S. Curtis are on exhibit at the Muskegon Museum of Art in what’s believed to be the largest ever exhibition of his work. Continue reading
Aug 07 What it’s like to be President Trump’s White House photographer By Elizabeth Flock In one of her first-ever interviews, official White House photographer Shealah Craighead says she sees her role as to be a neutral observer, instead of shape the public perception of the president. Continue reading
Aug 03 This photographer took pictures of every one of her Facebook friends to understand friendship in the digital age By Elizabeth Flock Photographer Tanja Hollander photographed all 626 of her Facebook friends around the world. Here's what she learned. Continue reading
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 News Hour 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