Reading the Pictures
Michael ShawThe non-profit Reading the Pictures is dedicated to the analysis of news photography and media images.
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Gilded Age and Days of Rage
Guests begin to exit during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
What a night for the tuxedo, the ball gown, and Trump’s culture of threat. The gunman never even got close t...
Caught My Eye: War is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things
The title stems from the 1960s anti-war poster. But this is Trump's America, where venom becomes policy, chaos is the goal, and war — personal, institutional, and increasingly deadly — is the outcome. I spend a lot of time with images that...
Caught My Eye: Trump, the Bomber, and the Blowback
When the Fuse Comes Home
A homemade explosive device is thrown toward police during an anti-Muslim protest outside Gracie Mansion in New York City, March 7. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Trump insists that the Iran War keeps Americans safer at...
Trump's Iran Debacle: A Picture's Worth a Thousand Missiles
I’ve admired how The New York Times Opinion section collaborates with its photo, graphics, and design teams to pair bold visuals with its essays. The titles and images together have always felt like political posters to me.
I’ve compiled...
Trump's Iran War Big Lie
US President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 24. Trump’s speech clocked in at about an hour and 47 minutes, breaking the record for length set by his address to Congress last year...
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Clinical Psychologist and Publisher of the visual and media literacy non-profit, Reading the Pictures.
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