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May 3: Week in Photography
Your lens to the internet's most powerful photographs. 📸 MOST POWERFUL PHOTO OF THE WEEK 📸 Shaun Botterill / Getty Images This week's most powerful photo focuses on the good of humanity — in this case, the hundreds of thousands of well-wishers in the UK who set about to celebrate Captain Tom Moore's 100th birthday. Moore, a World War II veteran, had been in the news recently for raising millions of dollars for the National Health Service by walking 100 laps around his backyard. In this photo by Shaun Botterill, Mandy Alison adds to the thousands of birthday cards sent to Captain Moore, which are displayed in the Hall of Bedford School, closed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Bedford, England, on April 29.
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Only two weeks left! Share your images of social distancing, springtime, and some of the feelings of being indoors for quarantine.
Images can be submitted here, and the most compelling picture will be shared in JPG the first week of June. 📸For Your 👀 Only: REPRESENTATION MATTERS, ESPECIALLY NOW With the whole working world upended, it's a good time to reflect on corporate norms and practices, starting with the basics of representation. We spoke with artist Endia Beal about her new book, Performance Review, which sharply reflects on the experiences of women of color in American offices. The book, which is available for presale right now, is the result of almost a decade of work.
HOW DO YOU HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT THIS PROJECT, NOW THAT THE WORKPLACE HAS SHIFTED TO HOME, FOR THE TIME BEING?
My hope is that Performance Review will allow us to see the humanity in one another. No matter your gender or race, we all have insecurities, fears, and frustrations. Now that the “workplace” has shifted to home, these challenges are more apparent. Endia Beal Prior to the pandemic, our homes were our sanctuaries where many people could live their authentic lives without fear of corporate judgment. Now, with our current videoconferencing capabilities, people are concerned with appearing and sounding professional while seemingly in their living rooms. Makeshift home office spaces arose, children muted, pets placed outside, and collared shirts donned from the waist up in attempts to follow an often-unspoken corporate standard that was once exclusive to the office. Now is the time that people of all walks of life realize that they are not alone in having to negotiate who they are in private to whom their supervisors and colleagues desire them to be.
WAS THERE A SINGLE MOMENT THAT INSPIRED THIS BOOK? This book is comprised of five projects completed over a nine-year period. Yet, the concurrent themes throughout each body of work are the realities and challenges for women of color in the corporate workplace. These themes were inspired by my experiences and struggles as a black woman in the office. For example, a rumor circulated at work that my thick, kinky Afro and ethnic hairstyles fascinated my white male colleagues. These men were curious about how my hair felt and wanted to touch it. I developed a piece that explores the thin line between personal and private within the workspace. With the melody of spoken word, I transform into a voyeuristic actress fulfilling the desires of my male colleagues. However, the viewer is left with their imaginations as the tentative voices of the men discuss conflicted feelings of touching me within a very corporate office setting.
Endia Beal CAN YOU TELL SPEAK MORE ABOUT THE FOCUS ON HAIR IN THE BOOK? One chapter in the book is titled “Can I Touch It?” This body of work focuses on conformity and discrimination within corporate spaces. For this series I approached white women in their forties and fifties — some colleagues, others strangers—and gave them a hairstyle typically seen on black women. After the makeover, the women took corporate portraits with their new hairstyles, such as cornrows or box braids. This project sheds light on how black women are judged in the corporate space based on their hairstyles.
IS THERE AN IMAGE IN THIS PIECE THAT IS YOUR FAVORITE? I don’t have a favorite photograph. The book is its own work of art. As a beautifully bound photographic series, the book sums up everything.
Endia Beal
📸THE WEEK'S PHOTO STORIES FROM BUZZFEED NEWS 📸 We're trying to focus on the positive this week — Gabriel Sanchez, our senior photo essay editor, is out for the next few weeks on paternity leave, and left us with a very, very moving account of his son's delivery amid this pandemic. Speaking of birthdays, the entire UK came together to celebrate the 100th birthday of a World War II veteran, and the pictures are so heartwarming. And finally, it's not a photo essay but its worth reading into why some professional photographers are going private on Instagram.
Find more of the week's best photo stories here. WHAT ITS LIKE TO GIVE BIRTH DURING A PANDEMIC Gabriel Sanchez / BuzzFeed News “This was the most trying experience of my life, but at the same time it showed me the strength I have as a mother." SEE THE FULL STORY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAPT. MOORE! Capture the Light via Getty Images Captain Tom Moore is being celebrated as a national hero for his 100th birthday, after raising almost £30 million in support of the National Health Service. SEE THE FULL STORY
WHY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE GOING PRIVATE ON THE 'GRAM BuzzFeed News
📸YOUR WEEKLY PALATE CLEANSER 📸 Andrew Milligan - PA Images via Getty If you haven't seen this clip yet of small sheep herders, you're welcome. In the meantime, here is a sheep in England with some sunshine to spare.
"That's it from us this time — see you next week!" —Kate “If you see something that moves you, and then snap it, you keep a moment.”— Linda McCartney Want More? Go To JPG Homepage
📝 This letter was edited and brought to you by the News Photo team. Gabriel Sanchez is the photo essay editor based in New York and loves cats. Kate Bubacz is the photo director based in New York and loves dogs. You can always reach us here.
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