Vantage
Perspectives on Visual Storytelling
Doug Bierend
Freelance writer, friendly fella, having a long think. Bylines in WIRED, Motherboard, New Food Economy, Bright, Vantage, others
Liza Faktor
transmedia producer and co-founder of Screen. http://www.screenprojects.org @screenprojects
Pete Brook
Writer, curator and educator focused on photo, prisons and power. SF Bay Area, Calif. www.prisonphotography.org
Vantage Editors
@brookpete /@dougbierend / @faktorl. We observe, question and critique visual culture.
Latest Posts
Race and Trump’s Fast Food Feast at the White House
Looking at Joshua Roberts’ photo in the State Dining Room
The Visual Representation of the US/Mexico Border Wall in the Media — The Reading the Pictures…
On December 6th, 2018, Reading the Pictures and the Magnum Foundation presented a unique online event: The Visual Representation of the…
Chatting the Pictures: Trump Hotel Games Shutdown; New Women of Congress; Jail Hell in Manila
Welcome to the latest edition of Chatting the Pictures, a weekly, micro-edition of the Reading the Pictures Salon. In each 20-minute…
The Raised Hand
Some thoughts on the pitfalls of photographing religious observance
A Renaissance for Live Cinema
VR and AR may take all the headlines, but the progressive field of live cinema and audiovisual art performance is just as vital and…
Laia Abril Grapples with Rape Culture
Misogyny has blighted our societies for a long time. One artist's longterm project 'A History of Misogyny' has only just begun.
On the Border Family Separation Crisis
Photographs are catalysing action
From the Olympics to Singapore: Kim Jong Un's Remarkable Visual Makeover
The North Korean dictator has proved himself a master at softening his media image
Distance Is Punishment
A photographer scours Russia for historical memory of the Gulag
The Nationalistic Nonsense of Royalty on Instagram
How pretty pictures help keep the kings in power
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