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 News Hour 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 News Hour 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
Dec 17 Portraits show the complex, devastating legacy of Canada’s residential schools By Corinne Segal A photo series shows the legacy of Canada's residential schools program, which aimed to eliminate the culture of indigenous people. Continue reading
Nov 06 In ‘Whitman’s Descendants,’ photographing some of America’s greatest living poets By Corinne Segal Photographer B.A. Van Sise, himself a descendant of Walt Whitman, has set out to create a portrait of his legacy. Continue reading
Oct 08 An intimate portrait of black fatherhood in East New York By Corinne Segal A photographer documented stories of fatherhood from East New York, Brooklyn, where about one-third of residents live below the poverty line. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 2:45 Photographer documents the beauty of difference across the LGBT spectrum By PBS News Hour It’s hard to look someone in the eye and deny their humanity, says iO Tillett Wright. Now Wright has spent the past six years photographing people who identify across the LGBT spectrum. Wright offers a Brief but Spectacular take on… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 2:47 For this photographer, following the storm produces awe-inspiring results By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we look at the work of Arizona photographer Mike Olbinski. He goes where the storm goes -- to photograph timelapse videos. Olbinski’s videos have been used in commercials, documentaries and even feature… Continue watching