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Monroe Gallery of Photography
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Monroe Gallery of Photography specializes in 20th- and 21st-century photojournalism and humanist imagery in a shared medium that is a singular intersectionality of art and journalism.
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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · Nov 11
Posting by way of introduction: "“I think some of the greatest photojournalism contains information that we were never meant to see”"
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In the Gallery with: Sid and Michelle Monroe
"I think some of the greatest photojournalism contains information that we were never meant to see”
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In pictures: National Guard’s unnerving months in DC
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In pictures: National Guard’s unnerving months in DC
What has the National Guard’s deployment looked like in DC? A child biking in Navy Yard, flanked by soldiers. Commuters at Metro Center, accompanied by a Guard member. See these pictures and more, tha...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Horace and Evelyn Stewart’s photographs capture historic view of Black life in Akron
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Stewarts' photographs capture historic Black life in Akron
Photographs depicting Black life in Akron in the 1930s and 1940s are on view at the Dr. Shirla R. McClain Gallery at the University of Akron.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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The Destinations Podcast: Healing, Art & The Sacred Power of the Jingle Dress with Eugene Tapahe
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November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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TIME Top 100 Photos of 2025; includes photo by Mark Peterson
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TIME's Top 100 Photos of 2025
These are the photographs that capture the year
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November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Artists Nationwide Rally In Fall Of Freedom Protests: In Santa Fe, the Monroe Gallery of Photography hosted a pop-up exhibit spotlighting photojournalism for justice and social change
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Artists Nationwide Rally In Fall Of Freedom Protests
Across the United States, an unprecedented wave of artistic resistance swept through cities and towns on November 21 and 22, 2025, as the Fall of Freedom movement…
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November 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Tampa photojournalist arrested outside ICE detention center in Miami
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Tampa photojournalist arrested outside ICE detention center in Miami
More than 30 people were arrested outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Miami last Saturday afternoon—including Tampa photojournalist Dave Decker.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Pop Up exhibit open today (Saturday) and Sunday, 10-5, in solidarity with the National #FallofFreedom action

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November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
Artists respond to a cultural squeeze during the 'Fall of Freedom'
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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A War Photographer for Whom the Battle Continues
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Al Rockoff’s War Is Still Being Fought
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November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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This weekend, artists are speaking out across the country
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This weekend, artists are speaking out across the country
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Rochester’s Eastman Museum exhibit highlights immigrant contributions to photography (review)
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Robert Capa’s D-Day photo highlights new Rochester exhibit (review)
The George Eastman Museum showcases how Hungarian refugees influenced American photography with unique perspectives and innovative techniques.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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CPJ is honored to recognize this year's International Press Freedom Awards honorees who exemplify the best of journalism🏆

⚡️Dong Yuyu
⚡️Elvira Pilar and Juan Carlos Tito
⚡️Bolot Temirov
⚡️Sonia Dahmani
⚡️Gwen Ifill Awardee David McCraw
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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US artists launch nationwide ‘Fall of Freedom’ protest against rising censorship
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arts24 - US artists launch nationwide ‘Fall of Freedom’ protest against rising censorship
In this episode of Arts 24, we look at "Fall of Freedom" – a nationwide wave of performances, readings and public art events as artists across the United States mobilise against mounting censorship an...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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'Faces in the Crowd: Street Photography' Review: An Ambitious Yet Disjointed Exhibition at the MFA
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'Faces in the Crowd: Street Photography' Review: An Ambitious Yet Disjointed Exhibition at the MFA | Arts | The Harvard Crimson
“Faces in the Crowd” is an ambitious exhibition that seeks to depict multiple places, techniques, and themes with a few works.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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'Reflections in Black' celebrates history of Black photography with expanded issue
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'Reflections in Black' celebrates history of Black photography with expanded issue
"Reflections in Black" was the first single-volume work to showcase images of leading Black photographers. NPR's Michel Martin visits author Deborah Willis to discuss a new expanded issue.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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New York Melting Pot Photographs Go On Display
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New York Melting Pot Photographs Go On Display
Opening today at The New York Historical is a new exhibition exploring themes of memory, identity, and community.Stirring the Melting Pot: Photographs from The New York Historical Collections examines...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Human Drama Affects Many at U.S. Immigration Facility
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Human Drama Affects Many at U.S. Immigration Facility - Nieman Reports
A security guard’s reaction at the sight of a family’s anguish produces a heart-wrenching image, captured by Carol Guzy
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November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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New Book Showcases 250 Images by Indigenous Photographers Spanning Two Centuries
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New Book Showcases 250 Images by Indigenous Photographers Spanning Two Centuries
A new book, In Light and Shadow: A Photographic History from Indigenous America, gathers more than 250 images by Indigenous photographers from the 1800s to today.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Journalists’ cameras become targets at Oregon protests
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Journalists’ cameras become targets at Oregon protests
Federal agents in Portland are waging war on the press
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November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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LagosPhoto Festival Confronts the Historical Weight of Incarceration
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LagosPhoto Festival Confronts the Historical Weight of Incarceration
From colonial prisons to landmarks of independence, each biennial venue deepens the curatorial dialogue between art, space and history.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Photography’s Past and Future Hung in Tense Harmony at Paris Photo
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Photography’s Past and Future Hung in Tense Harmony at Paris Photo
Under the glass dome of the Grand Palais, it sometimes felt like walking within three different centuries at once.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Photographer Captured 'Extremely Emotional' Scene in Martin Luther King's Motel Room Hours After Assassination
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Photographer Captured 'Extremely Emotional' Scene in Martin Luther King's Motel Room Hours After Assassination (Exclusive)
Steve Schapiro tells the stories behind many of his iconic photographs in the new documentary, 'Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere', out now.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Photography and the black arts movement, 1955–1985
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Photography and the black arts movement, 1955–1985
21 Sep 2025 — 11 Jan 2026 at The National Gallery of Art in Washington, United States
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November 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Kansas’ Marion County paid $3M for forgetting the First Amendment.

After their illegal raid on the Marion County Record in 2023, local cops got their First Amendment lesson the expensive way.

Police elsewhere should take note.
Kansas county pays $3M for forgetting the First Amendment
Marion County cops got their First Amendment lesson the hard way. Police elsewhere should take note
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November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM