Louie Palu

Rethinking Prison Tourism Many former prison sites draw on the spooky and salacious to entertain visitors. But some are having second thoughts.

Many former prison sites draw on the spooky and salacious to entertain visitors, especially during October. “It turns human suffering into a spectacle," as one criminologist put it. But some businesses are having second thoughts.

Discover the 2022 awarded project, 'Political Year Zero', by @louiepalu.bsky.social:
worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo-contest/2022/louie-palu/21

I guess AC/DC’s Back In Black (1980) is not classic. There is Van Halen & Aerosmith’s catalogue & more. Very unclassic

Neil Young’s 1989 song Keep on Rocking In The Free World, a classic rock musician releasing a classic rock song

The leading voice for visual journalists may be silenced. You can help. We talked with the National Press Photographers Association’s Mickey Osterreicher about why NPPA’s work is more important than ever.

Without photojournalism, the news stays out of sight.

@nppa.org fights to protect the lens that keeps the public informed. Their work is more important than ever, but they need your help.

Read about their work and support them if you can.

Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Image by Louie Palu. United States, 2024.

Grantee @louiepalu.bsky.social is taking an alternative approach to political photography.

"What might be gained by revealing the architecture behind these constructed moments of political life?”

Learn more in this “visual column” for the @vqr.bsky.social.
👉 bit.ly/44w7TVt

In “Seeing Political,” @LouiePalu.bsky.social’s political photography goes in search of the imperfect picture, deconstructing the photo op to perfect it. Read the rest of his #VQRTrueStory in partnership with the Pulitzer Center from our centennial issue: www.vqronline.org/spring-2025/...

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, to end in May 2026 CBS said in a statement that it was “purely a financial decision.” The show launched with Colbert as host, executive producer and writer a decade ago.

Breaking news: “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, CBS said in a statement.

The announcement came days after Colbert spoke out against the $16 million paid earlier this month by Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.

i3 Lecture Series The i3 Lecture Series features leading photographers and artists, hardware and software developers, and industry experts.

New York City

Mark your calendar I am coming in for lecture Sept 9 at School of Visual Arts

Free and open to the public, we'll be talking about the Arctic, conflict and more...

register here
www.eventbrite.com/e/i3-lecture...

Then that would be the best time to go

"That is not leadership. It is not principled service. It is a misuse of military force."

From a naval corpsman and combat veteran who spent their enlistment service with the Marine Corps: wapo.st/4e3fePB

Just a reminder that Secretary Hegseth's giddy suggestion of deploying active duty Marines to LA would require invoking the Insurrection Act. Without that, it violates the law to utilize active duty forces for domestic law enforcement.

Home page - Exhibition Announcement - Photoville Festival

We are thrilled to partner with Photoville to present “Distant Early Warning” by @louiepalu.bsky.social at this year’s festival!

Join us at the opening weekend on 6/7 in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

✨ Learn more: www.photoville.nyc

Archive 192: Abstract Photographs By Women — Exhibition Tour And Artist Conversation - UMBC In conjunction with the exhibition Archive 192: Abstract Photographs by Women, on display at the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery through May 31, the Library Gallery presents an Exhibition Tour and Artis...

BALTIMORE DC DMV friends!

This Saturday join Chloe Coleman and I for an afternoon of talking about photography at UMBC

umbc.edu/event/archiv...

Old mobile phones and keyboards. Overlaid text reads: FT Exclusive: EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones to avoid espionage

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

This reminds me of when Trump 1.0 wanted to pay E&Ps to keep their oil in the ground and call it part of the SPR (an oldie via @opinion.bloomberg.com)
www.bloomberg.com/view/article...

How Long Will Musk Be Welcomed at the White House? The world’s richest man has a lot to lose if his usefulness to the president begins to fade.

Musk's stock is falling and Trump has noticed
@opinion.bloomberg.com
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Canada Is America's Real Oil Reserve The Trump administration wants to spend $20 billion buying millions of barrels. They’re looking at the wrong place for energy security.

Filling the SPR while trashing trade with Canada is like filling a couple of jerry cans with fuel while also setting a match to your local gas station
@opinion.bloomberg.com
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Opinion | Trump upending world order will cost America dearly The decline of American influence is a gift to Russia and China.

"All these changes are gifts to Russia and China, whose goal has been to weaken America’s power and presence in the world," @fareedzakaria.bsky.social writes. wapo.st/3FcJtpI

Iditarod officials announce first dog death of this year’s race A dog has died in 37 of the 53 editions of the famous sled dog race, which spans more than 1,000 miles in Alaska.

A 4-year-old female dog died Friday during the Iditarod, the famous long-distance sled dog race. A dog has died in 37 of the 53 editions of the race, which spans more than 1,000 miles in Alaska.

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

Cyber warfare is a crucial battlefront for the US and Hegseth and Trump are retreating.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...

COMO is pleased to announce the Long-term Projects Workshop in May 2025. Join photographer @louiepalu.bsky.social and photo editor @chloecolemanmedia.bsky.social for this two-day workshop on developing and sustaining long-term creative projects. Visit here for details: www.comoartspace.com/workshops

Mississippi city stuns newspaper with restraining order over editorial The feud between a Black mayor and a conservative newspaper spilled over onto the national stage when a Mississippi court ordered a critical editorial be taken down.

A Mississippi judge ordered a local newspaper to take down an editorial criticizing its mayor and city council, in a move that has alarmed free-speech advocates across the country and aggravated a years-long feud between the paper and the city’s mayor.

Holocaust Remembrance Day, serves as a solemn reminder of the necessity for marginalized groups, particularly Jewish people, to retain agency over their histories and narratives. Read more: www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

Weaponizing Canadian Oil Would Rattle Trump Reducing crude output has the potential to inflict real pain on US refiners and consumers.

Canadian oil vs. Trump: Weapon of mass reduction
@opinion.bloomberg.com
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How Canada Is Defending the Place With No Dawn Liam Denning spent 10 days in the Arctic, where the Canadian military is preparing to safeguard its vast, unpopulated mineral-rich territory from emerging threats.

Canada's Pierre Poilievre vows to expand the country's Arctic military presence if elected PM
Here's what Canada's Arctic defense actually entails. My report from Resolute Bay with @louiepalu.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...

Somebody who’s very ill-informed is hankering for a judicial confrontation and a constitutional crisis.

Distant Early Warning: The Arctic Under Siege Photographs by Louie Palu The Reva and David Logan Gallery of Documentary Photography proudly presents the opening reception & presentation of “Distant Early Warning: ...

See you soon Berkeley! My Arctic exhibition & lecture this week! events.berkeley.edu/events/event...

Exclusive | CBS Owner Discusses Settling Trump Suit, With Merger Review on Tap Paramount, owner of CBS, its namesake studio and several cable channels, has a major piece of business in front of the new administration: its planned merger with Skydance Media.

Why would Paramount, CBS’s parent company, consider settling Trump’s frivolous lawsuit against CBS News and 60 Minutes? It has a merger in mind that will need the Trump administration’s approval, reports the WSJ:
www.wsj.com/business/med...

I am there because of your support !

“The candy-colored clown they call the Sandman”

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