Le Journal de la Photographie

It was breakfast time on Monday, February 27, when a someone armed with a gun opened fire on a group of students in a high school cafeteria in Chardon, Ohio, near Cleveland. By the following day, three students were dead, and their killer, identified as 17-year-old named T.J. Lane, was in police ...

It was breakfast time on Monday, February 27, when a someone armed with a gun opened fire on a group of students in a high school cafeteria in Chardon, Ohio, near Cleveland. By the following day, three students were dead, and their killer, identified as 17-year-old named T.J. Lane, was in police ...

Solace and Safety It was breakfast time on Monday, February 27, when a someone armed with a gun opened fire on a group of students in a high school cafeteria in Chardon, Ohio, near Cleveland. By the following day, three students were dead, and their killer, identified as 17-year-old named T.J. Lane, was in police ... Take Shelter Afghanistan erupted in violence amid protests over the disposal by U.S. soldiers of Korans and other Islamic texts in a burn pit north of Kabul. Here, Afghan youths take cover from rubber bullets fired by U.S. soldiers at the gates of Bagram Airfield on February 21. Photo by Shah Marai/AFP/Getty... The Witness An Afghan boy who works at a bakery in Kabul watches from behind a window as angry demonstrations over the Koran burning rocked the city. Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters “Lens,” The New York Times Then and Now It was nearly a year ago that an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean set off a devastating tsunami that changed much of the landscape of northern Japan. The Atlantic’s “In Focus” photo blog published a stunning set of before-and-after photos showing just how much has changed. Above left: An image mad... Boys of Spring Barton Silverman of the New York Times has seen baseball players come, and he’s seen them go. The legendary sports photographer was on hand as the pitchers and catchers of the New York Yankees reported for another spring training in Florida—a sure sign that winter will soon give way to another se... The Leg that Ate the Oscars At the annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night, the prize for Best Picture of the Year went to The Artist, a silent film that paid homage to Hollywood’s past. But it was Angelina Jolie’s right leg that stole the show. Wally Skaij of the Los Angeles Times took in all the glamour. Photo by ... The Kiss Sometimes the world just falls in love with a picture. That seems to be the case with this snap of U.S. Marine Sgt. Brandon Morgan, just returned from Afghanistan, being greeted by his partner, Dalan Wells. After it was posted on the Gay Marines Facebook page on Saturday, the photo received some ... Who’s That Girl? Usually, it’s a good thing when the person on the cover of a magazine is immediately recognizable. Not in the case of the March issue of Interview, which featured a never-before-seen version of pop star Katy Perry, shot memorably by Mikael Jansson. This cover intrigued because Perry is unrecogniz... It’s Good to Be Rich There’s been a lot of talk recently about the distribution of wealth in the U.S.—and not just from our various presidential candidates. On Sunday night’s Oscar ceremonies, for instance, host Billy Crystal joked that “nothing takes the sting out of tough economic times like watching millionaires g... This is Paul McCartney An Internet meme was born during the broadcast of the Grammy Awards on February 12, when untold numbers of young people took to Twitter to ask, “Who the #@*% is Paul McCartney?” For instance, after seeing the ex-Beatle and writer of “Hey Jude” on television, one viewer wrote simply, “IDGAF… he is... POTUS Checks Out FLOTUS BuzzFeed, the website that gauges what stories and photos are trending online, is usually filled with pictures of cute cats and whatnot. But last week the site featured this snap of President of the United States Barack Obama apparently totally checking out the legs of First Lady of the United St...