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Press photographers banned from documenting the handing over of Trump’s “articles of impeachment”

Jan 16, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 35 Comments
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The United States Senate is subjecting the press to unprecedented restrictions as Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is scheduled to begin next Tuesday. There will be no cameras allowed and no audio recorders, which will make it impossible for the press to cover the event. Expectedly, this has caused significant negative reactions among the public, especially press photographers and journalists.

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I imagined what “politricks” look like and captured it in this cheeky portrait

Nov 27, 2019 by Juhamatti Vahdersalo Add Comment
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“Politricks is the word ‘politics’ altered to convey the empty-campaign promises often experienced after politicians get elected.”

About a year ago I had this thought of making a picture from this word. I needed a suitable location and model that looked like a politician and had no problem to come and act one. Finding the right location was quite challenging because many of the locations were actively used by political organizations and obviously the content of the image does not flatter this activity so I had to find a sufficiently neutral place for the photoshoot.

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Photographer explains how he took the viral photo of Trump’s notes

Nov 24, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 17 Comments
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I’m sure you’ve seen a photo of Trump’s notepad filled with all-caps letters scribbled with a Sharpie. It’s been all over social media, and it has already become a meme material. Getty Images photographer Mark Wilson is the man who took this photo. In a recent interview, he revealed more of how he got the shot that went viral overnight.

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Kazakhstan’s new president official photos have been beauty-retouched to make him appear as a “fresh face”

May 3, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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The interim president of Kazakhstan Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has been in the center of a recent Photoshop fail. In his official images, the leader’s face has been so obviously beauty-retouched, that they look like he applied beauty filters for Instagram. And as an assumption goes, it’s all done to make him look as a younger and as a “fresh face.”

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Bulgarian politicians seeking to cancel photo exhibition because of its LGBT theme

Apr 9, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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In the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, local politicians are seeking to cancel a photography exhibition because if features LGBT themes. The exhibition, titled Balkan Pride, is due to open in July. However, some politicians claim that they are ready to use both legal and illegal means to prevent it from being opened.

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Kim Jong-un’s photographer fired for blocking the leader’s neck with flash for three seconds

Mar 29, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments
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The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, has reportedly fired his personal photographer for the weirdest of reasons. According to a couple of sources, the photographer was taking photos of Kim Jong-un when he blocked the crowd’s view of him. With a flash. For three seconds. As a result, he was reportedly kicked off of his job, as well as from Workers’ Party of Korea.

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Nothing To See – A Statement On The Current State of Politics In America

Nothing To See by Tim Tadder 237067749

Dec 5, 2017 by JP Danko 7 Comments
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Photography at it’s core is an art form.

As photographers, we sometimes get so caught up with the aesthetic or technical challenges of creating pretty pictures that we forget that art is supposed to challenge us intellectually, to help us see things in different ways, to inspire debate.

Advertising photographer Tim Tadder’s recent project “Nothing To See” aims to do just that.

“Nothing To See” is an artistic statement on the current state of politics in America – a protest of sorts, but also an invitation to action…

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Supreme Court of the US is looking for full-time photographer

Mar 20, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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Do you think you have what it takes to become the official photographer of the US Supreme Court? If you do, you’ll be happy to know that they are hiring people for this position. It’s a full-time job with a wide salary range, between $54,972 and $86,460 per year. And from the posting, it seems like the job most professional and dedicated photographers could do.

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Marco Rubio calls out Ted Cruz for using poorly Photoshopped image of him shaking hands with President Obama

Feb 19, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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Despite getting lambasted for his own media mishaps, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is on the attack after coming across a Photoshopped image being used by Ted Cruz’s campaign to show Rubio shaking hands with President Barack Obama.[Read More…]

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