politics

I have been covering the American Political Convention since 2004 and it’s hard for me to believe that it has been 20 years since I photographed my first RNC in New York City.

The United States Supreme Court has determined that the White House and other federal agencies can ask social media platforms to remove content they consider potentially harmful misinformation.

AI-generated images of Donald Trump embracing Black people are being circulated by his supporters online.

In what could be one of the most impactful changes to the algorithm, Instagram and Meta's answer to X, Threads, will no longer suggest political content to users who don't opt in.

Just hours after President Joe Biden announced his reelection campaign for 2024, Biden's primary opposition, the Republican National Committee, also known as the GOP, launched an attack ad "built entirely with AI imagery."

If you missed the explosive report by KGO-TV reporter Dan Noyes on the theft epidemic in San Francisco, I want to both share his stories and offer some common-sense solutions to a problem that’s gotten way out of hand.

National Geographic has published a stirring piece from photographer Louie Palu that covers his experience documenting two impeachments, a pandemic, civil unrest, lockdowns, and an attack on democracy.

Donald J. Trump is publishing a photo book that covers his four years as President of the United States. Titled, "Our Journey Together," the book will include more than 300 photos along with captions written by Mr. Trump.

An anonymous photographer from Myanmar has won a top award at the biggest annual festival of photojournalism -- "Visa pour l’Image" -- with a powerful image of Myanmar's "Spring Revolution."

In 2019, photographer and YouTuber Jared Polin -- also known as FroKnowsPhoto -- received an all-access pass for 48 hours in order to document the presidential campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders. He is seeking backing on Kickstarter for what will feature around 100 photos in a 256-page book.

An anxiety-ridden nation trepidatiously waits as November 3rd and the 59th presidential election rapidly approaches. And with so many absentee ballots already dropped off in ballot boxes or mailed — not to mention wild stories of hours-long waits for eager early voters — early voting data suggests that voter participation in this election is set to make history.

In a role that is open until October 22, the United Kingdom's Cabinet Office is looking for a photographer to document and "promote the work of Ministers and the wider government visually." The job involves international travel, constantly changing requirements, and frequent after-hours work.

Wet plate photographer Shane Balkowitsch has canceled plans to put up a mural of his portrait of climate activist Greta Thunberg after locals threatened to boycott the business in the building.

Associated Press photographer Chery Dieu-Nalio was hit in the face by bullet fragments on Monday when Haitian senator Ralph Fethiere opened fire in a crowd of protesters outside of the country's Parliament in Port-au-Prince.

Earlier this week, the Canadian Green Party was caught in a Photoshop gaff that toes the line between silly and troubling. As reported by the National Post it seems a photograph of the party's leader, Elizabeth May, was Photoshopped to add a green party logo and a reusable straw, putting it more in line with the party's environmental policies.

The US government is warning that Chinese-made consumer drones could pose a data theft threat, sending data back to company headquarters in China that could then be accessed by the Chinese government.

If you've been eyeing Huawei's latest P30 Pro smartphone and its ISO 409600 low-light capabilities, you should know that there's major trouble brewing for the brand due to a the US government blacklisting it. Google has reportedly suspended its business with Huawei, including dropping Android support.

As perceptions of bias have led to devastating levels of mistrust in the media, the role of political photography has remained relatively uncontroversial. While writers might deftly tweak facts to fit a narrative, photographers covering politics have less of a scope to inject their personal opinion into their work. The camera, as they say, doesn’t lie.

Paparazzi photographers in Los Angeles spend their days and nights pursuing celebrities who aren't actually very important people on the world stage. On the other hand, politicians in Washington, D.C. have a huge global impact, yet they're largely ignored out in public. VICE recently decided to do an experiment by setting L.A. paparazzi on D.C. politicians.