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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. lnk.bio/MonroeGallery

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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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Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 25m

Our New York Times Visual Investigations team is hiring a reporter. It's the same job I have -- use visual investigation/OSINT/etc. skills to report on the world.

You'll need to be based in/near NYC. Pay range is ~110-130k.

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Open-Source Reporter (Video Journalist), Visual Investigations | The New York Times Company

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 4h

'Lee Miller was the bravest person I ever knew': The pioneering photographer who captured the horror of World War Two
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'Lee Miller was the bravest person I ever knew': The pioneering photographer who captured the horror of World War Two

The unflinching gaze of the fearless US artist and war photographer bore witness to both beauty and brutality. Now she is the subject of a major exhibition at Tate Britain.

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 19h

Spanning 120 Years and 55 Countries, ‘The Family of Migrants’ Portrays a Broad Story of Human Movement
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Spanning 120 Years and 55 Countries, 'The Family of Migrants' Portrays a Broad Story of Human Movement

At Fenix in Rotterdam, 'The Family of Migrants' includes works from 136 photographers in 55 countries across 120 years.

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 23h

Chris Steele-Perkins obituary;
Magnum photographer whose most striking work captured the challenges of life in Britain’s inner cities in the 1970
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Chris Steele-Perkins obituary

Magnum photographer whose most striking work captured the challenges of life in Britain’s inner cities in the 1970s

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago journalists sue Trump over "extreme brutality" at ICE protests
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"Journalism is not a crime": Chicago reporters sue Trump over violence at ICE protests

Press groups say Trump's agents used force to silence reporters.

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 1d

A @chicago.suntimes.com photojournalist was hit with pepper balls and threatened with a Taser while covering an ICE protest in Broadview, Illinois, on Sept. 26.

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls, threatened at Illinois ICE protest

An unidentified photojournalist with the Chicago Sun-Times was struck in the legs with pepper balls after being threatened earlier by …

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 2d

The Independent’s former chief photographer Brian Harris dies
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The Independent’s former chief photographer Brian Harris dies

He photographed major world events from Eastern Europe, the US, the Falklands and the Sudan

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 2d

French prosecutors launch war-crimes probe into photojournalist’s death in Ukraine
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French prosecutors launch war-crimes probe into photojournalist’s death in Ukraine

French prosecutors have launched a war-crimes probe into the death of French photojournalist Antoni Lallican, who was killed in a drone strike earlier this week in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Lal...

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 3d

Journalist safety officers hired in every police force in UK
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Journalist safety officers hired in every police force in UK

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) says the move would be welcomed by journalists.

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 3d

Ed Kashi: A Period In Time is on exhibit at the Gallery through Nov. 16, here Kashi talks about 3 of his most significant photographs
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Ed Kashi THREE Images

YouTube video by The Crit House

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 3d

Photography exhibit at Shields Library highlights history and livelihoods of Northern California farmworkers
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Photography exhibit at Shields Library highlights history and livelihoods of Northern California farmworkers | The Aggie

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 3d

How we photographed ICE agents arresting people in the Loop and River North
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How we photographed ICE agents arresting people in the Loop and River North

And 30 other great photos from this week in news.

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to Gallery photographer Gabriela Campos!!

Santa Fe New Mexican @thenewmexican.bsky.social · 4d

A collection of "New Mexican" photographer Gabriela Campos’ lowrider work is now on display in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in an exhibit titled "Corazón y vida: Lowriding Culture" that opened Sept. 26 and will run through October 2027.

Lowrider images from 'New Mexican' photojournalist Gabriela Campos featured in Smithsonian exhibit

Curators approached Campos five years ago about the show, which includes work from famed Chicano photographer Estevan Oriol.

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 4d

Journalist or not, photography isn’t a hate crime
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Journalist or not, photography isn’t a hate crime

Gatekeeping over hate crime charges misses the forest for the trees

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 4d

Robert Capa’s iconic Spanish Civil War photo: A mystery that endures 90 years later
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Robert Capa’s iconic Spanish Civil War photo: A mystery that endures 90 years later

The Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid is hosting the largest retrospective in Spain of the photographer’s work, with 250 pieces, including images, publications, and objects on war and life

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 4d

Immigrant and Protest Imagery Shine at NYC’s Photobook Fest
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Immigrant and Protest Imagery Shine at NYC’s Photobook Fest

The International Center of Photography’s annual showcase captures and quells the anxieties of the present political moment.

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 4d

The Vancouver Art Gallery opens the first retrospective of documentary photographer Tamio Wakayama
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Enemy Alien: Tamio Wakayama

Enemy Alien: Tamio Wakayama is the first major solo exhibition and retrospective of work by documentary photographer Tamio Wakayama.

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 4d

Sweeping Ban on Drone Flights Across Chicago Looks Suspiciously Like an Attempt to Ban Press Coverage
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Sweeping Ban on Drone Flights Across Chicago Looks Suspiciously Like an Attempt to Ban Press Coverage | ACLU

We can’t let government block drone photography of newsworthy events simply by claiming a need to fly their own aircraft in an area or claiming the existence of vague “security threats”

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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 4d

What a loss. Such an incredibly talented photographer. Rest in peace, man. www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

French photojournalist Antoni Lallican killed by a drone in Ukraine

French photojournalist Antoni Lallican, 37, was killed on Friday in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region in a drone attack, according to European journalists' associations. It was the first time a journali...

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 5d

Major Photography Exhibit on the Black Arts Movement on View in Washington, DC
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Major Photography Exhibit on the Black Arts Movement on View in Washington, DC

by Fern GillespieIn an era where federal arts institutions are cautious in exhibiting political Black culture that the Trump administration might deem “Anti-American DEI,” the National Gallery of Art ...

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 5d

The 9 Lives of Lee Miller
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The 9 Lives of Lee Miller

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 5d

Photojournalist @yourstorymatters.bsky.social says a federal officer shot him multiple times with pepper balls while he was clearly marked as press and covering a protest at an Illinois ICE facility Sept. 26.

Photojournalist targeted with pepper balls while covering Illinois ICE protest

Photojournalist Jon Stegenga said he was targeted with projectiles fired by a federal officer while covering a protest outside the …

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 5d

Book signing and conversation with Ed Kashi tomorrow in Santa Fe, NM
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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 5d

American photojournalist urges Kurds to honor past while embracing future
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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 5d

Latin culture photojournalist Patrick Raycraft on a life of telling visual stories
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Latin culture photojournalist Patrick Raycraft on a life of telling visual stories

Photojournalist Patrick Raycraft gave a talk at the UConn Puerto Rican and Latin American Cultural Center (PRLACC) on Oct. 1.

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