Tag Archives: Photojournalism

Pax Americana on a necklace

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Eric Verlo

There’s the rub. An iconic photograph from the Vietnam War shows an American GI wearing a peace symbol necklace between a bandoleer of machine gun bullets. Which is it soldier? Nonviolence or destruction? Peace or war? Many Americans cannot make … Continue reading →

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Pink goes to war

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Eric Verlo

The color pink seems incongruous juxtaposed with war. Code Pink banks on the contrast being inherently diametric. But just as pink can be enlisted to oppose war, it can serve to humanize, even glamorize it.   Remember the Afghanistan theater … Continue reading →

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Who owns images of American dead?

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Eric Verlo

AP photographer Julie Jacobson was reticent to publish her picture of dying US Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard. Though his father was opposed, the Associated Press overruled. But this was no victory for the public’s right to see a true … Continue reading →

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