Capturing Manufactured Landscapes
Anyone who works in news will tell you that photographs drive attention. That a great photograph can propel a story or an issue from the sidelines to the center of a public conversation. Large-scale...
View ArticleThe Aesthetic Beauty of War Photography
There are moral and ethical issues that come up around war photography. Writer David Shields charged the New York Times with glamorizing war in photographs. Shields analyzed 100’s of pictures...
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Taking pictures of war is complicated. The late philosopher Susan Sontag thought a lot about the moral implications of taking and looking at photos of human conflict. She wrote a classic book on the...
View ArticleJames Nachtwey on Covering Conflicts on the Ground
Great war photographers bring a tremendous sense of mission to their work. Most of them believe the right image seen by enough people at the right time can change the world. Maybe not right away –...
View ArticleCapturing Manufactured Landscapes
Anyone who works in news will tell you that photographs drive attention. That a great photograph can propel a story or an issue from the sidelines to the center of a public conversation. Large-scale...
View ArticleThe Aesthetic Beauty of War Photography
There are moral and ethical issues that come up around war photography. Writer David Shields charged the New York Times with glamorizing war in photographs. Shields analyzed 100’s of pictures...
View ArticleRevisiting Susan Sontag On the Pain of Others
Taking pictures of war is complicated. The late philosopher Susan Sontag thought a lot about the moral implications of taking and looking at photos of human conflict. She wrote a classic book on the...
View ArticlePhotography Beyond Tragedy
The stereotype of photojournalists is that they’re adrenaline junkies. Risk takers. But they're often surprisingly humble about their work -- maybe because their job is to erase themselves, to become...
View ArticleJames Nachtwey on Covering Conflicts on the Ground
Great war photographers bring a tremendous sense of mission to their work. Most of them believe the right image seen by enough people at the right time can change the world. Maybe not right away –...
View ArticleCapturing Manufactured Landscapes
Anyone who works in news will tell you that photographs drive attention. That a great photograph can propel a story or an issue from the sidelines to the center of a public conversation. Large-scale...
View ArticleCould the Internet Be The World’s Greatest Piece of Collaborative Art?
Despite pining for landline telephones, writer Virginia Heffernan sees magic in the potential of the internet.
View ArticleThe Aesthetic Beauty of War Photography
There are moral and ethical issues that come up around war photography. Writer David Shields charged the New York Times with glamorizing war in photographs. Shields analyzed 100’s of pictures...
View ArticleIs the Risk of Photojournalism Worth It?
This week all of us – public radio listeners and producers -- were shocked and saddened by the death of NPR photojournalist David Gilkey. He and his translator, Zabihullah "Zabi" Tamann, were killed...
View ArticleThe Aesthetic Beauty of War Photography
There are moral and ethical issues that come up around war photography. Writer David Shields charged the New York Times with glamorizing war in photographs. Shields analyzed 100’s of pictures...
View ArticleMenefreghismo
It means “a couldn’t-care-less attitude,” and it’s a personal mantra for comedian Norm MacDonald.
View ArticleDavid Byrne is Thinking About How Music Works
David Byrne is one of those artists who just keeps reinventing himself -- first as frontman of Talking Heads. Then by making films and writing books. Lately, he's been making historical musicals -- one...
View ArticleCapturing Manufactured Landscapes
Anyone who works in news will tell you that photographs drive attention. That a great photograph can propel a story or an issue from the sidelines to the center of a public conversation. Large-scale...
View ArticleIs the Risk of Photojournalism Worth It?
This week all of us – public radio listeners and producers -- were shocked and saddened by the death of NPR photojournalist David Gilkey. He and his translator, Zabihullah "Zabi" Tamann, were killed...
View ArticleClassical Doesn't Have To Mean Dead
Composer William Brittelle's music crosses so many boundaries, it's hard to categorize.
View ArticleTwo Tape Recorders and Twenty Knives
For more than 40 years, Marina Abramovic has been testing what’s permissible — and physically possible — in art.
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