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Marvin Heiferman

@whywelook.bsky.social

Curator of - and writing about - photography and visual culture

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Life lessons from the legendary photographer Larry Sultan Water Over Thunder brings together the selected writings of the great Larry Sultan as he reflects on image-making and his ‘impossible’ drive to ‘transmit the feeling of a life being lived’

WHY WE LOOK? Because of
life lessons from the late, legendary photographer Larry Sultan as he reflected on image-making and his ‘impossible’ drive to ‘transmit the feeling of a life being lived’
www.dazeddigital.com/art-photogra...

02.03.2026 18:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘I’m dying for the day heterosexuals have to come out’: Catherine Opie and her astonishing shots of queer America Famed for having a child’s drawing of a family carved into her back, the photographer has devoted her life to queer America, from endurance swimmers to drag artists to her son in a tutu. Now she’s fin...

WHY WE LOOK? Because 'I’m dying for the day heterosexuals have to come out’: Catherine Opie and her astonishing shots of queer America
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

02.03.2026 18:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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To the ICE agent who photographed me as I photographed him - MinnPost I don't enjoy protesting and observing, but I hurt imagining the fates of those who’ve been taken from our community.

WHY WE LOOK? Because here's a Minneapolis woman's message for the ICE agent who photographed her as she photographed him
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...

02.03.2026 18:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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6 Pics Of Lauren Sánchez's Formerly Thin Lips That Are Wild To See Today - The List Before she fell in love with lip filler, Lauren Sánchez had naturally thin lips that actually made her look younger and fresher - as these photos prove.

WHY WE LOOK? Because of 6 Pics Of Lauren Sánchez's Formerly Thin Lips That Are Wild To See Today www.thelist.com/2104949/laur...
www.thelist.com/2104949/laur...

01.03.2026 19:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This Polaroid Chemist Tested 5,000 Bottles to Invent Instant Color Photography An incredible scientific breakthrough.

WHY WE LOOK? Because this photo shows chemist Howard G. Rogers posing with his Polaroid colleagues and the 5,000 bottles of chemical compounds they tested as they worked toward making instant color photography possible
petapixel.com/2026/02/27/t...

01.03.2026 19:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Opinion | Iranian Doctors Risked Their Lives So You Could See These Images

WHY WE LOOK? Because Iranian Doctors and Healthcare Workers Risked Their Lives So You Could See These Xray Images That Show Evidence of the Iranian Regime’s January Massacre.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/o...

28.02.2026 16:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Leaked Photo From Hillary Clinton Deposition Halts Proceedings Congresswoman Boebert took the photo.

WHY WE LOOK? Because the Hillary Clinton deposition was briefly halted yesterday after Lauren Baubert leaked a photo of House Oversight closed committee meeting to a right wing social media account
petapixel.com/2026/02/27/l...

27.02.2026 16:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mamdani’s Gift for Trump: A Front Page Celebrating the President

WHY WE LOOK? Because of Mamdani’s White House visit and photo-op gag gift for Trump - a fake Daily News front page both picturing and celebrating the President
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/n...

27.02.2026 16:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Instagram to alert parents if teens search for self-harm content Safety campaigners say Meta is "passing the buck" with its new feature for parents using Instagram's teen supervision tools.

WHY WE LOOK? Because Meta announces it will proactively alert parents to searches by their child on Instagram for harmful material, rather than just block searches and direct users to external help. bbc.com/news/article...

27.02.2026 16:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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19 Black Icons at Home: Inside the Private Residences of Jesse Jackson, James Baldwin, Lena Horne, and More See how these influential scholars, entertainers, and politicians enjoyed their precious moments off the clock in these domestic snapshots

WHY WE LOOK? Because here's a look at 19 Black icons at home, including Jesse Jackson, James Baldwin, Lena Horne, and more
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26.02.2026 16:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lawmakers Ask Tech Companies What User Data They Provided to D.H.S.

WHY WE LOOK? Because Lawmakers Ask Tech Companies, Including Instagram, What User Data They Provided to the Department of Homeland Security
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/t...

26.02.2026 16:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Amanda Seyfried Reveals She Wore a ‘Prosthetic Butthole’ for The Testament of Ann Lee Amanda Seyfried revealed that she wore "a prosthetic butthole" while filming a nude scene for recent movie 'The Testament of Ann Lee.' "Gotta get people to the theater!" Seyfried added, as she wrapped...

WHY WE LOOK? Because Amanda Seyfried reveals she wore a ‘prosthetic butthole’ for 'The Testament of Ann Lee.' It wasn't visible in the movie, but she wore it "just in case" for a scene that required nudity from her character
people.com/amanda-seyfr...

26.02.2026 16:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Someone Remotely Accessed the Cameras in 7,000 DJI Robot Vacuums Maybe all these cameras inside homes aren't such a good idea, after all.

WHY WE LOOK? Because a man trying to control his robot vacuum cleaner with a PlayStation controller inadvertently gained remote access to 7,000 Romo DJI vacuums worldwide, enabling him to see inside people's homes over the internet.
petapixel.com/2026/02/24/s...

25.02.2026 17:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mark Zuckerberg's Court Appearance Proves Smart Glasses are Problematic The judge wasn't happy.

WHY WE LOOK? Because Mark Zuckerberg and his legal team arrived at a social media addiction trial in LA last week, wearing stylish Meta Ray-Bans. The problem? You’re not allowed to wear smart glasses in court.
petapixel.com/2026/02/24/m...

25.02.2026 17:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Desperation of the Instagram Photo Dump On today’s social media, the only way to counteract the overflow of online content is to put out an overflow of your own.

WHY WE LOOK? Because of the desperation of the Instagram photo dump. On today’s social media, the only way to counteract the overflow of online content is to put out an overflow of your own.
www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...

25.02.2026 17:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Islanders warned over 'rapid advance' of AI images Advice from officials is issued about how to protect yourself.

WHY WE LOOK? Because after a social media account posted "deeply inappropriate deepfake content" which "targeted school staff" sparked an investigation from police on the island of Jersey, local officials are warning about the dangers of AI generated images
bbc.com/news/article...

24.02.2026 16:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Loving Biography of the Photographer Who Made Poetry With His Pictures

WHY WE LOOK? Because of a loving biography of the pioneering photographer Andre Kertesz, who made poetry with his pictures
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

24.02.2026 16:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘We must be doing something right as a society’: Why the photos of Pedro Pascal walking arm‑in‑arm with a man matter Images of Pedro Pascal with Argentine businessman Rafael Olarra have circulated around the world. Although the nature of their relationship is unknown, the display of affection knocks down more than a...

WHY WE LOOK? Because photos of Pedro Pascal walking arm‑in‑arm with Argentine businessman Rafael Olarra have circulated around the world. Although the nature of their relationship is unknown, the display of affection knocks down more than a few walls
english.elpais.com/lifestyle/20...

24.02.2026 16:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Your phone edits all your photos with AI - is it changing your view of reality? From simple enhancements to hallucinated facial features, modern phones choose how our memories will look. You might love the results, but they could alter how we see the world.

WHY WE LOOK? Because if our phones are editing all our photos with AI, is that changing our views of, and out relationship to, reality?
bbc.com/future/artic...

23.02.2026 16:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor post-arrest photo hung in Louvre by activists Anti-billionaire campaign group Everyone Hates Elon put the photograph up and called for "justice for all Epstein survivors"

WHY WE LOOK? Because a framed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor post-arrest photo was hung in Louvre by activists by the anti-billionaire campaign group Everyone Hates Elon, which called for "justice for all Epstein survivors"
www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/23/a...

23.02.2026 16:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Xi Jinping's Censored Photo Appeared as a Music Album Cover on China's Biggest Streaming Platform - Vision Times A pixelated image of China's top leader surfaced on NetEase Cloud Music, triggering a flood of mockery before censors scrubbed it within 30 minutes and permanently banned users who commented

WHY WE LOOK? Because Xi Jinping’s pixilated censored photo appeared as a music album cover on China’s biggest streaming platform, triggering a flood of mockery before censors scrubbed it within 30 minutes and permanently banned users who commented
www.visiontimes.com/2026/02/22/x...

23.02.2026 16:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Japan youth share before and after cosmetic surgery photos raise copycat fears AI-generated before and after images posted online raise fears about promoting risky procedures; warping youngsters ideas about beauty.

WHY WE LOOK? Because Japanese youths sharing AI-generated before and after images posted online raise fears about promoting copycat behaviors, risky procedures and warping youngsters' ideas about beauty
www.scmp.com/news/people-...

22.02.2026 18:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Photos Of A Makeup-Free Trump At Dan Scavino's Wedding Are Ghastly - The List Donald Trump appeared to not wear makeup at Mar-a-Lago during Dan Scavino's wedding and the internet lit up with comments about his ghostly white skin.

WHY WE LOOK? Because Photos Of A Makeup-Free Trump At Dan Scavino's Wedding Are Ghastly
www.thelist.com/2097432/ghas...

22.02.2026 18:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The photos that have kept former Prince Andrew in the public eye Images include Mountbatten-Windsor with Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein and an unknown female lying on a floor

WHY WE LOOK? Because of the photos that have kept former Prince Andrew in the public eye: the snapshot with Virginia Giuffre that Epstein took, the walk in the park, the female on the floor, and the arrest
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

21.02.2026 17:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Woman Stunned by How Daycare Poses Her 7-Month-Old Daughter for Picture Day (Exclusive) Julie Haywood shared her daughter's school photos on TikTok, and they went viral, amassing over 2 million views

WHY WE LOOK? Because a woman was stunned by how daycare posed her 7-month-old daughter on Picture Day. And when she posted the photos on TikTok, they went viral, amassing over 2 million views
nz.news.yahoo.com/woman-stunne...

21.02.2026 17:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Family deepfakes help people celebrate and grieve in India There is growing demand for recreating dead and absent family members for events using AI.

WHY WE LOOK? Because family deepfakes are helping people celebrate as well as grieve in India, where there's is growing demand for recreating dead and absent family members for events using AI.
restofworld.org/2026/ai-deep...

20.02.2026 18:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Microsoft has a new plan to prove what’s real and what’s AI online A new proposal calls on social media and AI companies to adopt strict verification, but the company hasn’t committed to following its own recommendations.

WHY WE LOOK? Because
Microsoft has a new plan to prove what’s real and what’s AI online
www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/19/1...

20.02.2026 18:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Digital blackface flourishes under Trump and AI: ‘The state is bending reality’ From TikTok deepfakes to smears put out by the White House, fake videos modeled on Black archetypes are running rampant - putting Black users at risk

WHY WE LOOK? Because digital blackface flourishes under Trump and AI. From TikTok deepfakes to smears put out by the White House, fake videos modeled on Black archetypes are running rampant - putting Black users at risk
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

20.02.2026 18:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hugh Hefner’s widow demands investigation into Playboy founder’s foundation over alleged scrapbooks with explicit photos | CNN The widow of “Playboy” founder Hugh Hefner has called for an investigation into her late husband’s foundation, which she alleges possesses his personal scrapbooks and diary containing troves of highly...

WHY WE LOOK? Because Hugh Hefner’s widow demands an investigation into the Playboy founder’s alleged 3,000 scrapbooks, dating from the 1960s and filled with explicit photos, some of underage girls
www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/u...

19.02.2026 17:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mark Zuckerberg: Banning beauty filters seemed 'paternalistic' Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he consulted different stakeholders when making decisions about social media, but didn't want to be "paternalistic."

WHY WE LOOK? Because in court yesterday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Instagram consulted different stakeholders about well-being when making decisions about social media, but ultimately decided that banning beauty filters would be paternalistic
ca.news.yahoo.com/mark-zuckerb...

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