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09.23.15

Michael Bierut + Jessica Helfand | Audio

Moving Pictures

To begin this week’s episode, Michael and Jessica discuss the photograph of 3-year-old Syrian refugee Aylan Kurdi and the changing role of photography and photojournalism.

Also mentioned:

Paolo Pellegrin, Desperate Crossing, New York Times Magazine

Brendan O'Neill, Sharing a photo of a dead Syrian child isn’t compassionate, it’s narcissistic, The Spectator

Airline Visual Identity, 1945-1975

Revolution of the Eye at the Jewish Museum

Thirty at the Cooper Union

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