Curator and writer. WHY WE LOOK features news, stories and images about photography and visual culture.
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WHY WE LOOK? Because two Senate Democrats are launching an inquiry into Meta’s smart glasses, widely nicknamed “pervert glasses,” amid growing concerns about their use to film people without their consent.
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WHY WE LOOK? Because Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's widely condemned ad featuring his opponent's estranged mother is no longer airing in Ohio.
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WHY WE LOOK? Because Her Detective Story Is All Clues and Little Mystery: The photographer Taryn Simon spent a decade channeling an F.B.I. agent’s life into pictures. Is it good art? Does it matter?
nytimes.com/2026/10/29/arts/…
WHY WE LOOK? Because Pink Defends Her Viral Makeup-Free Paparazzi Photo with Pointed Message: "Best photo award,” the singer joked about the candid snap of her taking a stroll in New York City
people.com/pink-defends-vira…
WHY WE LOOK? Because
Elizabeth Holmes' most famous photo started with a simple request from photographer Ethan Pines
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WHY WE LOOK? Because a U.S. military intelligence agency has released an incredible 2024 photograph of China's secretive Shenlong space plane, showing it docked to another spacecraft in orbit.
space.com/space-exploration/…
WHY WE LOOK? Because Google says it may use data from Google Photos to target ads to users who have certain personalized AI features enabled.
petapixel.com/2026/10/27/goo…
WHY WE LOOK? Because a
Soccer Club in Paraguay Backtracks After Telling Photographers to Stop Wearing Revealing, Tight or Low-Cut Outfits While at Work in the Stadium
petapixel.com/2026/10/27/soc…
WHY WE LOOK? Because Swifties, shield your loyal eyes. Photos that may show Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s wedding decor were leaked online and those committed to respecting the couple’s privacy are less than pleased.
sheknows.com/entertainment/a…
WHY WE LOOK? Because - unknowingly - Vogue, Elle, and The Wall Street Journal Magazine hired the same photographer for their November issues, resulting in three strikingly similar covers that have drawn criticism.
petapixel.com/2026/10/26/vog…
WHY WE LOOK? Because a monumental statue based on Joe Rosenthal’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima was beheaded with a sledgehammer, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage.
petapixel.com/2026/10/26/sta…
WHY WE LOOK? Because People magazine posted 'The Single Sexiest Photo of Each of the Sexiest Men Alive'
people.com/sexiest-man-alive…
WHY WE LOOK? Because Elon Musk's Grok generator released the first episode of his AI Odyssey, a "historically accurate" film based on Homer's epic poem that, as AV Club reports, is as uninspired as expected
avclub.com/elon-musk-grok-ai…
WHY WE LOOK? Because so many photos - repeated with little variation in the Times, CNN, Fox, Bloomberg, etc. - of Trump seen from below, arms out, palms open, and encircled by microphones, some like Muppet heads, some like medical probes
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WHY WE LOOK? Because Catholic bishops are publicly lamenting a White House meeting that produced a photo of them praying with Trump, saying the session was "manipulated" and is being "exploited"
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WHY WE LOOK? Because a photo Andie MacDowell, 68, posted goes viral: 'OK, so I decided to put this picture up because it’s not a fashion picture it’s just me. There’s so much pressure to be extraordinary in my business. I’d rather be human."
parade.com/news/andie-macdow…
WHY WE LOOK? Because a monk who lived on private island off the coast of Wales was accused of sending naked photos to women
metro.co.uk/2026/10/24/monk-…
WHY WE LOOK? Because Trump’s ‘Smart Wall’ of A.I. Cameras Is Watching the Border, and More Than a Million People. The administration is planning a massive expansion of the surveillance program. Here’s how much it can see.
nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
WHY WE LOOK? Because when a trademark complaint filed on behalf of Flock Safety sought to remove a public map of the company’s 300,000 surveillance devices, Proton (a privacy group) moved the map to Swiss servers and kept it online
gadgetreview.com/proton-is-h…
WHY WE LOOK? Because in a Utah high school, boys shared nude and fake photos of young women who say the school did little to stop it. Now a lawsuit alleges the school’s principal told a girl and her parents they shouldn’t “ruin these boys’ lives.”
sltrib.com/news/education/20…
