Political Photographs

Stagecraft and the power of political photographs

With the invention of photography came a new way to view, mythologize and remember the nation's presidents. CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa talks with Washington Post ...

Photographer captures ghostly shadow in the mist

The spooky Brocken spectre was caught on camera in perfect conditions at the East Yorkshire coast.

Photographing Every President Since Reagan

Doug Mills reflects on nearly 40 years of taking photos of presidents.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Son charged with murdering renowned British war photographer father

British photojournalist Paul Lowe was found fatally stabbed on a hiking trail in California.

What happened to the young girl captured in a photograph of Gaza detainees

Julia, aged three, looks on from a crowd of fearful and exhausted men. This is her story.

Son charged with murdering British war photographer Paul Lowe in California

Murder charge in Los Angeles against teenage son of acclaimed photojournalist, praised for ‘shining a spotlight on siege of Sarajevo’. The British photojournalist Paul Lowe has been fatally stabbed ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Hunters wearing dead herons as hats: Randy Olson’s best photograph

‘The men submerge themselves up to their chins, mimicking birds in order to attract waterfowl – which they then grab by hand. This technique is 5,000 years old’. In my 30 years at National ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

12 breathtaking images from the 2024 Astrophotography Prize Photographer of the Year awards

World - Yahoo News - October 20

In Beirut, a photographer's frozen moments slow down time and allow the contemplation of destruction

We watch video after video, consuming the world on our handheld devices in bites of two minutes, one minute, 30 seconds, 15. We turn to moving pictures — “film” — because it comes the closest to ...

Tech - ABC News - October 27

Photographer killed after accidentally walking into plane propeller in Kansas

Amanda Gallagher was taking pictures of skydivers when she inadvertently stepped back into a spinning propeller. A photographer was killed after inadvertently walking into a spinning airplane ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Carlos and Boogie on the subway heading for 42nd Street: Ricky Flores’s best photograph

‘These are my boys on the 6 train. Carlos, on the left, had just come out of the army – and Boogie’s just being Boogie’. When I was 18, I came into an inheritance from my father. I used it to buy a ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

The 'light sabre' wielding photographer creating colourful light paintings

For 15 years, David Gilliver has been a pioneer in the technique of painting with light.

A Political Misdiagnosis

Democrats imagined that they would become the majority party as America became more racially diverse. It’s not working out that way.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 14

My father Frank Habicht, the photographer who captured the ‘heart and restlessness’ of 1960s London

Habicht’s images, of stars such as the Rolling Stones and Jane Birkin and of the everyday, defined the spirit of an era. In 1960s London, photographer Frank Habicht’s work captured the spirit and ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

A K-pop star was photographed kissing a woman. Fans decided he should be fired for it.

Supporters of K-pop star Seunghan are pushing back after his return to the boy band RIIZE was foiled by what they say was bullying from toxic fans.

An isolated mother breastfeeding her child during Covid: Dola Posh’s best photograph

‘I gave birth during the pandemic and was cut off from my family. It was just me and my daughter at home. That bedroom was my sanctuary, my place to hide and cry’. This was taken in the winter, a ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Sketchy Politics: Labour Pains

How will Labour handle their first Budget?

World - Financial Times - October 17

Luxury Fashion as Political Propaganda

In fights to sway public sentiment, critics often point to costly clothes as evidence of moral corruption.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 24

Schools caught in political crosshairs

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story State politics ensnare colleges and universities As states pass sweeping measures ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Politics is distorting economic data

Partisanship continues to pollute results of influential surveys of consumer and business sentiment

World - Financial Times - October 25

Why it is lonely in the political centre

Genuine commitment to the middle ground is much rarer than it seems

Business - Financial Times - October 26

Japan’s unfortunate political limbo

Prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to call a snap election backfired

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

The era of political polarization is over

Despite claims of political polarization, the Democratic and Republican parties are unified in their temperament and values, with both candidates moving towards centrist positions on issues such as ...

Politics - The Hill - 12 hours ago

The big idea: is nostalgia killing politics?

From the Tories’ Thatcher fixation to Labour’s Blair fetish, ideas from the past are poisoning the political present. The pop culture of past generations weighs like a dark cloud on the youth of ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

FirstFT: Japan plunges into political chaos

Also in today’s newsletter, oil price falls and Franklin Templeton hit by record outflows

World - Financial Times - October 28

Americans overrun with political text messages

Cell phones across the country have been inundated with text messages about the election, particularly in the last few months. Jonquilyn Hill, host of Vox's "Explain it to Me" podcast, joined CBS ...

Kamala Harris’s Tie-Neck Blouse Plays to All Sides of the Aisle

The tie-front shirts serve as a reminder that no matter how far women have come, it’s not nearly as far as they think.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - Yesterday

The evolving "Wild West" of political advertising

Media experts discuss how the ways in which politicians and campaign issues are advertised has exploded, and why negative ads often win out over positive ones, even as people are down on negativity.

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