Press Review
David Schonauer
The Weekly World Tour
Gbagbo’s Unmasking. ”The killing in Ivory Coast came to an end with the capture of former president Laurent Gbagbo after a weeklong siege of his residence. Seen here with his wife, Gbagbo’s appearance confounds expectations—we find not the violent warlord in chains, but a vulnerable old man sitting on the foot of his bed, unmasked.” Photo from AFP/Getty Images, ”Lens”, New York Times
Gaga’s Treats. ”Lady Gaga’s appearance also confounds expectations, but that is the expectation. The performer and fashion icon is what former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld might call a known unknown.” Photo by Terry Richardson, Harper’s Bazaar, May 2011
January’s Legs. ”Having risen to fame as a neglected housewife on television’s Mad Men, actress January Jones will soon appear in the movie reboot of X-Men, in which she plays a sexy mutant. For the cover of W, she stands tall, no men of any kind in sight.” Photo by Craig McDean, W, May 2011
Rough Patch. ”The Masters golf tournament is one of the surest signs of spring, which is one reason why even casual fans of the sport love to watch it. Crowd favorite Phil Mickelson was probably not enjoying the flowering azaleas that brightened Augusta National golf course in Georgia over the weekend, though it seems to be making the best of a bad lie.” Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images, ”Leading Off”, Sports Illustrated
The Killings. ”Police search for human remains on Long Island, NewYork, where the bodies of ten people, at least four believed to be prostitutes, have been found along a highway near a popular beach. The evocative image—misty and mysterious—is loaded with narrative power. This is no Stieg Larsson murder, though. It’s the real thing.” Photo by Robert Stolarik, New York Times
Fire and Water. ”Residents of Paranaque City in the Philippines try to control a fire that left 1,200 families homeless.” Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA, ”Lens”, New York Times
Fallen Soldier. ”A Libyan rebel falls after being shot in the head during a firefight in Ajdabiya.” Photo by Marwan Naamani/AFP, ”Framework”, Los Angeles Times
Dust-Up. ”A U.S. Army pilot from C Company, 1-1214 Aviation Regiment runs for cover as a sandstorm hits his base in Helmond Province, Afghanistan.” Photo by Denis Sinyakov/Reuters, ”Framework”, Los Angeles Times
The Boat. ”A woman walks her bicycle through a sea of debris left in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, by last month’s tsunami.” Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters, ”In Focus”, The Atlantic
The Car. ”A boy in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, plays in a toy car in front of a real car swept up in the March tsunami.” Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images, ”In Focus,” The Atlantic
Parking Place. ”Luckily for the driver of this SUV, a parking place opened up along a roadside in New Delhi, India.” Photo by Kevin Frayer/AP, Washington Post
Gbagbo’s Unmasking. ”The killing in Ivory Coast came to an end with the capture of former president Laurent Gbagbo after a weeklong siege of his residence. Seen here with his wife, Gbagbo’s appearance confounds expectations—we find not the violent warlord in chains, but a vulnerable old man sitting on the foot of his bed, unmasked.” Photo from AFP/Getty Images, ”Lens”, New York Times
The picture of the week shows the arrest of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo. The AFP photo on the cover of the New York Times features a tired and vulnerable President, sitting on his bed beside his wife.
David Schonauer continues his Press Review with an incredible Lady Gaga transformed by Terry Richardson into “Gaga’s Treats”, a true candy queen (Harper’s Bazaar). While Craig McDean features, for W, actress January Jones’ unending legs.
In a different genre, Robert Stolarik’s (New York Times) picture could be an illustration from a chapter of Stieg Larsson’s novel. It evokes a reality, the hunt for serial killer bodies in New York.
Another reality is featured in the Los Angeles Time, that of Lybia with Marwan Naamani’s picture of a man being shot to death in Ajdabiya.
The Atlantic shows surrealist scenes taken by Yasuyoshi Chiba and Damir Sagolj of Japanese residents trying to survive amidst the rubble.
The final image selected by David Schonauer is very funny. In India, parking spots are not reserved only for vehicles… a comical picture by Kevin Frayer for The Washington Post.
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