Let us first say what photography is not. A photograph is not a painting, a poem, a symphony, a dance. read more

Let us first say what photography is not. A photograph is not a painting, a poem, a symphony, a dance. It is not just a pretty picture, not an exercise in contortionist techniques and sheer print quality. It is or should be a significant document, a penetrating statement, which can be described in a very simple term - selectivity.

Surely one of the most visible lessons taught by the twentieth century has been the existence, not so much of read more

Surely one of the most visible lessons taught by the twentieth century has been the existence, not so much of a number of different realities, but of a number of different lenses with which to see the same reality.

It's very telling that marshals are interested in going to Border Patrol at a lower pay grade, a very revealing read more

It's very telling that marshals are interested in going to Border Patrol at a lower pay grade, a very revealing reflection of low morale.

Any reports that suggest a strong U.S. economy will re- ignite expectations of further Fed rate increases. That will trigger read more

Any reports that suggest a strong U.S. economy will re- ignite expectations of further Fed rate increases. That will trigger dollar-buying.

If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it.

If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it.

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could read more

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties.

British people don't feel they can tear themselves away from their desk, and have developed a very functional relationship with read more

British people don't feel they can tear themselves away from their desk, and have developed a very functional relationship with food.

Sonny was a no-frills kind of guy. He shot straight from the shoulder. You knew exactly where you stood with read more

Sonny was a no-frills kind of guy. He shot straight from the shoulder. You knew exactly where you stood with him.

We are seeing today an unmistakable confirmation that there is in the country the emergence of a new political culture. read more

We are seeing today an unmistakable confirmation that there is in the country the emergence of a new political culture. A sense that the legacy of the rule of the gun can be resisted is now taking root.