Earlier this month, the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) faced an internal revolt. Photographers objected to distributing official photographs of…
Category: editorial
Tearing down our icons
Let’s face it, iconic images bother us. They stand as an immovable beacon of our time, outside of it, impelling…
The Second Camera: Photojournalism’s Temptation
Every photojournalist carries two cameras: one that records light, one that records their growing certainty that they alone understand what…
Eric’s passion
There are, perhaps, three stages in one’s relationship with photography: ignorance, interest, and enthusiasm. Eric Colmet Daage lived in a…
Which one is true?
Left: Released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office. Right: Distributed by TASS, the Russian state news agency. One was…
Not Real, but True: What Photojournalism Must Protect in the AI Era
Right about 10 years ago, I wrote an article that went viral and sparked a lot of debate. At the…
The Next Photography Revolution Isn’t More. It’s Meaning.
A popular saying tells us that a photo is worth a thousand words. But what’s the value of those words…
On the Rightfulness of Images: What Are We Judging?
On a TASS Agency photographer awarded for coverage of anti-Russian protests in Georgia. Photography never lies, or so we often…
Photojournalism and the Collective Truth
In a world where images are omnipresent, the question of truth in photography remains as relevant as ever. As Karl…
The Real Threat: When the Most Powerful Military Fears Its Own Images
The Pentagon, under the directive of President Donald Trump’s executive order to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, has…
