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Photographing the 2024 Republican National Convention
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.
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.
Regardless of the complex cultural, social, and political impacts of the attempt on former president and 2024 election front-runner Donald Trump's life, the event has left an indelible mark on the photography world and offers a chance to consider how society consumes, shares, and thinks about images.
A photographer at the Trump assassination attempt "somehow" remembered to turn on his Meta Ray-Ban sunglasses to capture POV footage of the dramatic event.
A member of the Washington press corps, Doug Mills, captured one of the bullets that flew past Trump's head during the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania last night.
British photographer Platon has taken portraits of some of the most famous people in the world, including world leaders like Muammar al Qaddafi and Vladimir Putin. Platon has also captured portraits of many American presidents, including Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.
AI-generated images of Donald Trump embracing Black people are being circulated by his supporters online.
Former president Donald Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to claim that an image of him playing golf while looking overweight was AI-generated.
Bathed in church window light, head bowed while kneeling in the pews; Donald Trump looks to be in deep contemplation. The only problem? He has six fingers on each hand.
After Donald Trump had his momentous mug shot photo taken yesterday, a photographer has criticized the quality of booking photos coming out of Fulton County Jail.
Former President Donald J. Trump has surrendered for processing at Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia, and become the first former U.S. president to have his mug shot taken.
Photographs allegedly taken inside the White House of torn-up handwritten notes that were apparently flushed down a toilet by Donald Trump have emerged.
Former President Donald Trump allegedly ordered his official White House Photographer not to take any photos during the January 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol.
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.
Heads up, photographers: there has just been a monumental change to the way you can defend your copyrighted photos from infringement. A copyright small claims system has arrived in the United States to help you collect compensation from those who misuse your work.
President Trump was golfing on Saturday when most mainstream media outlets called the 2020 presidential election, projecting former Vice President Joe Biden as the winner. A few photojournalists managed to capture photos of Trump by shooting with ultra-telephoto camera lenses from nearly a mile away across the Potomac River.
On Saturday, while President Donald Trump was being treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the AP distributed two handout photos taken by White House photographer Joyce Boghosian.
This is a clickbait headline that is totally “true.” Quotation marks intentional. I readily admit to being an old white guy, but I do object to becoming a poster boy for the old lonely white guy Trump supporter without friends.
The National Archives is an independent government agency that's tasked with preserving and documenting government and historical records. An authority on authenticity, it was just caught doctoring photos containing messages critical of President Trump.
On Wednesday, President Trump spoke briefly to the media about the ongoing impeachment inquiry hearings on Capitol Hill while leaving the White House for Texas. Getty Images photographer Mark Wilson was in attendance, and he managed to capture a photo of Trump's notes that instantly went viral around the world.
Adobe is causing an international stir today after the software giant announced that it would be "deactivating all accounts in Venezuela" due to a US Executive Order issued back in August. The news was quietly published in a support article uncovered by Bleeping Computer, but journalists and Venezuelan creatives alike are baffled by Adobe's justification.
This past weekend, Sony quietly increased the price of its exceptionally sharp 135mm f/1.8 G Master lens by $200, raising the price from $1,898 to $2,098 overnight without any explanation. It's left the industry wondering why, and some speculating that the US/China trade war is to blame.
President Trump has announced that a fresh wave of tariffs will be imposed on goods imported from China beginning September 1st. The 10% tariff—which is in addition to the 25% tariffs already in effect—may mean increased prices on any cameras, lenses, or other photography gear imported to the United States from China.
If you live in the United States, you may be surprised to hear that you'll pay a premium to buy the latest Sony FE mount lens. As pointed out in a recent report by Sony Alpha Rumors, the new Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 lens is selling for about 19% less in Canada than it is in the US, which has the photo community wondering if the latest round of Trump tariffs are to blame.
On Christmas Day, President Trump and first lady Melania made an unannounced flight to visit troops stationed in Iraq. But before the first news articles and official photos were published, one photographer in the UK had already accidentally uncovered the secret mission on social media.
President Donald Trump personally intervened to have a government photographer edit official photos of his inauguration to make the crowd look bigger. That's according to a new report published by The Guardian.
A volunteer at a rally for President Donald Trump reached out his arm last night to block a photojournalist's camera as he tried to photograph a protester. Another photographer caught the move on camera, and today that photo-blocking volunteer has unintentionally become a viral news story.
News media indirectly helped First Lady Melania Trump pocket up to $1,000,000 for Trump family photos on Getty Images that were restricted for use in "positive stories only," a new report has revealed.
Perhaps the most viral photo on the Internet over the past few days has been this shot of President Trump and other world leaders at the G7 Summit between the heads of the world's 7 largest economies.
A New York Times photographer who has vocally protested White House Press Pool blackouts is now saying that photographers get more access to Trump than they did to Obama.