Michael Shaw isn’t afraid to call bullshit on news photography. Whether it’s a viral picture of two protesters “kissing” during a riot or a less-than-candid/possibly staged photograph of President Obama, Shaw arms himself with the ammunition of context and lets loose on the world of photojournalism.
Shaw is the publisher of BagNews, a blog focusing on “visual politics, media literacy and the analysis of news images.” The 56-year-old is a clinical psychologist whose research has focused on visual thinking, the analysis of characters and how metaphors can provide psychological insight. He considers himself a “news photo critic” and writes articles himself, as well as inviting multiple media academics and award-winning documentary photographers to contribute to his site.
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