Marvin Heiferman
@whywelook.bsky.social
Curator of - and writing about - photography and visual culture
WHY WE LOOK? Because a 'redacted' photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, lying on the laps of women, is among the thousands of Epstein files which have been released by the US Department of Justice
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Photo of Andrew lying on laps at Sandringham in new Epstein files
The photo appears to have been taken in the saloon room at Sandringham, the royal estate in Norfolk.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because a 'redacted' photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, lying on the laps of women, is among the thousands of Epstein files which have been released by the US Department of Justice
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WHY WE LOOK? Because a country star's incredible hunting streak rolls on. Koe Wetzel took to Instagram a couple of days ago to share a pair of photos of an absolute monster buck he killed with a bow in Oklahoma.
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Country Star Kills Monster Buck, Shares Incredible Photos
A country star's incredible hunting streak rolls on.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because a country star's incredible hunting streak rolls on. Koe Wetzel took to Instagram a couple of days ago to share a pair of photos of an absolute monster buck he killed with a bow in Oklahoma.
www.outkick.com/culture/koe-...
www.outkick.com/culture/koe-...
WHY WE LOOK? Because the US justice department restores a photo featuring Trump from the Epstein files, now saying the image was flagged by prosecutors before determining it posed no risk to survivors of late sex offender
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US justice department restores photo featuring Trump from Epstein files
Department says image was flagged by prosecutors before determining it posed no risk to survivors of late sex offender
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because the US justice department restores a photo featuring Trump from the Epstein files, now saying the image was flagged by prosecutors before determining it posed no risk to survivors of late sex offender
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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WHY WE LOOK? Because Bill Clinton just can’t escape scandal. The Republican-led Justice Department’s release of photos of the former president with Jeffrey Epstein will introduce yet another generation to Clinton's flaws and controversies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
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Bill Clinton, a Main Character in the Epstein Drop, Just Can’t Escape Scandal
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December 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because Bill Clinton just can’t escape scandal. The Republican-led Justice Department’s release of photos of the former president with Jeffrey Epstein will introduce yet another generation to Clinton's flaws and controversies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
WHY WE LOOK? Because 16 Epstein file photos dissappeared from the website the Justice Department created. One featured an open drawer containing other photos, including at least one of President Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
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Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Government Website, Including One of Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because 16 Epstein file photos dissappeared from the website the Justice Department created. One featured an open drawer containing other photos, including at least one of President Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
WHY WE LOOK? Because a a photo that spread on social media - of a wooden crate, a ‘Timeout Box’ in an upstate New York elementary school where most students are Native American - draws outrage
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A ‘Timeout Box’ in an Elementary School Draws Outrage: ‘This is Not OK’
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December 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because a a photo that spread on social media - of a wooden crate, a ‘Timeout Box’ in an upstate New York elementary school where most students are Native American - draws outrage
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/n...
WHY WE LOOK? Because here's a few photos (with some interestingly 'redacted') from the first batch of the Jeffrey Epstein files
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Photos from the first batch of the Jeffrey Epstein files
Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and Richard Branson appear in the thousands of documents released by US justice department
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because here's a few photos (with some interestingly 'redacted') from the first batch of the Jeffrey Epstein files
www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...
WHY WE LOOK? Because UK actors vote to refuse to being digitally scanned while on set in a pushback against AI www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
UK actors vote to refuse to be digitally scanned in pushback against AI
Equity says vote signals strong opposition to AI use and readiness to disrupt productions unless protections are secured
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because UK actors vote to refuse to being digitally scanned while on set in a pushback against AI www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
WHY WE LOOK? Because a trail camera captured rare footage of a “fisher” - a weasel-like predator - in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, marking the first confirmed sighting of the elusive species in the area since the 1800s.
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Trail Camera Captures Elusive 'Fisher' in Ohio County for First Time Since 1800s
The fisher went locally extinct in the state of Ohio in the mid-1800s.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because a trail camera captured rare footage of a “fisher” - a weasel-like predator - in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, marking the first confirmed sighting of the elusive species in the area since the 1800s.
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WHY WE LOOK? Because of what it takes for Ukrainian soldiers to ready and pilot deadly drones in the war with Russia
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A Day in the Heart of a Ukrainian Drone Operation
We spent a day at a secret front-line drone command center in Ukraine, where soldiers prepared their deadly munitions in dread that Russian’s own drones might find them.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because of what it takes for Ukrainian soldiers to ready and pilot deadly drones in the war with Russia
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www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
WHY WE LOOK? Because parents of a 16-yr-old who took his own life after he was tricked by criminal extortionists into sending intimate pictures to an Instagram contact he thought was a girl his own age - are suing Meta for the alleged wrongful death of their son
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Parents of sextortion victim sue Meta for alleged wrongful death
Exclusive: Lawsuit is the first UK case of its kind, with Ros and Mark Dowey accusing Meta of ‘putting profit before our young people’
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because parents of a 16-yr-old who took his own life after he was tricked by criminal extortionists into sending intimate pictures to an Instagram contact he thought was a girl his own age - are suing Meta for the alleged wrongful death of their son
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
WHY WE LOOK? Because Chris Anderson's Vanity Fair images of Trump's inner circle are casing a stir for, supposedly, intentionally making White House big shots look ugly
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Photographer Defends His Vanity Fair Photos of Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
Some have called the photo 'diabolicall.'
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December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because Chris Anderson's Vanity Fair images of Trump's inner circle are casing a stir for, supposedly, intentionally making White House big shots look ugly
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WHY WE LOOK? Because the Trump Administration Looks Even Worse Up Close. Photographs by Chris Anderson for Vanity Fair reveal the cost of remaking yourself in Trump’s image.
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The Trump Administration Looks Even Worse Up Close
Photographs by Chris Anderson for Vanity Fair reveal the cost of remaking yourself in Trump’s image.
hyperallergic.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because the Trump Administration Looks Even Worse Up Close. Photographs by Chris Anderson for Vanity Fair reveal the cost of remaking yourself in Trump’s image.
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WHY WE LOOK? Because here's every image and video of the person of interesting in the Brown University shooting: share.google/Kpcjcxm7Y1l6...
Here’s every photo, video of Brown University mass shooting person of interest
Here are all the photos and videos law enforcement has released of the person of interest in Saturday night’s Brown University mass shooting.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because here's every image and video of the person of interesting in the Brown University shooting: share.google/Kpcjcxm7Y1l6...
WHY WE LOOK? Because the prudish wedding photographer who turned down a groom’s request - that he and his groomsmen be photographed in their boxer shorts - is being called out on Reddit
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Prudish Wedding Photographer Turns Down Groom's Picture Request, Reddit Disapproves
'To my surprise the groom and five of the groomsmen all started removing their pants.'
petapixel.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because the prudish wedding photographer who turned down a groom’s request - that he and his groomsmen be photographed in their boxer shorts - is being called out on Reddit
petapixel.com/2025/12/16/p...
petapixel.com/2025/12/16/p...
WHY WE LOOK? Because These Parents Let Their Kids Scream Cuss Words During Family Photos. Now, Their Idea Is Being Celebrated as 'Genius.' Watch the video...
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These Parents Let Their Kids Scream Cuss Words During Family Photos. Now, Their Idea Is Being Celebrated as 'Genius' (Exclusive)
These parents let their kids scream out cuss words during family photos. Now, their idea is being celebrated as 'genius.' The photographer, Jennifer Barrett, tells PEOPLE about the family's unique bri...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because These Parents Let Their Kids Scream Cuss Words During Family Photos. Now, Their Idea Is Being Celebrated as 'Genius.' Watch the video...
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WHY WE LOOK? Because with 'a scale almost too big to imagine' - 30 million times as massive as the sun - scientists spot a monster black hole that roars with winds of more than 130 million mph
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'A scale almost too big to imagine': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mph
A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because with 'a scale almost too big to imagine' - 30 million times as massive as the sun - scientists spot a monster black hole that roars with winds of more than 130 million mph
www.livescience.com/space/black-...
www.livescience.com/space/black-...
WHY WE LOOK? Because producer Michele Singer Reiner, who died alongside her husband Rob, was also a photographer whose images - including her cover photo of Trump on 'The Art of the Deal' - were seen by millions
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Michele Singer Reiner, Wife of Rob, Was an Accomplished Photographer
She died last night.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because producer Michele Singer Reiner, who died alongside her husband Rob, was also a photographer whose images - including her cover photo of Trump on 'The Art of the Deal' - were seen by millions
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WHY WE LOOK? Because police share images of the man sought in the deadly shooting at Brown, whose face was not visible in newly released footage, but they still hope he might be recognized as the manhunt stretches past 48 hours.
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Police Share New Images of Man Sought in Deadly Shooting at Brown
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because police share images of the man sought in the deadly shooting at Brown, whose face was not visible in newly released footage, but they still hope he might be recognized as the manhunt stretches past 48 hours.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
WHY WE LOOK? Because South Korea will require advertisers to label their ads made with artificial intelligence technologies to curb a surge of deceptive promotions featuring fabricated experts or deep-faked celebrities endorsing products on social media.
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South Korea to require advertisers to label AI-generated ads
South Korea will require advertisers to label their ads made with artificial intelligence technologies from next year as it seeks to curb a surge of deceptive promotions featuring fabricated experts o...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because South Korea will require advertisers to label their ads made with artificial intelligence technologies to curb a surge of deceptive promotions featuring fabricated experts or deep-faked celebrities endorsing products on social media.
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www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
WHY WE LOOK? Because of a new rule re: US immigration documents, photos of applicants taken more than 3 years ago will be rejected to stop 'identity theft'
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New rule for immigration documents: Old photos of applicants will be rejected to stop 'identity theft' - The Times of India
US News: USCIS has tightened photo rules for immigration documents, now requiring photos no older than three years to combat identity theft. Previously, older
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because of a new rule re: US immigration documents, photos of applicants taken more than 3 years ago will be rejected to stop 'identity theft'
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/new...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/new...
WHY WE LOOK? Because a man in Virginia has been charged with destroying more than a dozen Flock automatic license plate reader cameras over the course of six months, dating back to April.
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Man charged with destroying more than a dozen Flock cameras in Suffolk
A Suffolk man has been charged with destroying more than a dozen Flock cameras over the course of six months dating back to April.
www.pilotonline.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because a man in Virginia has been charged with destroying more than a dozen Flock automatic license plate reader cameras over the course of six months, dating back to April.
www.pilotonline.com/2025/12/11/m...
www.pilotonline.com/2025/12/11/m...
WHY WE LOOK? Because the fashion house Valentino is being criticized over 'disturbing,' 'cheap,' 'lazy,' 'sloppy,' 'sad' AI handbag ads
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Valentino criticised over 'disturbing' AI handbag ads
Social media users have called the luxury Italian fashion brand's artificial intelligence-made adverts "cheap" and "lazy".
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December 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because the fashion house Valentino is being criticized over 'disturbing,' 'cheap,' 'lazy,' 'sloppy,' 'sad' AI handbag ads
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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WHY WE LOOK? Because New York State Enacts Landmark AI Laws Requiring the Disclosure Of Synthetic Performers In Ads and Consent For Posthumous Use of Name, Image & Likeness
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New York Enacts Landmark AI Laws Requiring Disclosure Of Synthetic Performers In Ads And Consent For Posthumous Use Of Name, Image & Likeness
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed the nation's first AI bill designed to both protect consumers and increase transparency in the film industry.
deadline.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because New York State Enacts Landmark AI Laws Requiring the Disclosure Of Synthetic Performers In Ads and Consent For Posthumous Use of Name, Image & Likeness
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deadline.com/2025/12/new-...
WHY WE LOOK? Because David Burnett Says the Documentary ‘The Stringer’ - a Film that Questions Photographic Ethics - Used His Photos Without Permission or Attribution
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Dave Burnett Says 'The Stringer' Used His Photos Without Permission or Attribution
Photographer David Burnett not only sternly rebukes the findings of the documentary, but also asserts it used his photos without permission.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
WHY WE LOOK? Because David Burnett Says the Documentary ‘The Stringer’ - a Film that Questions Photographic Ethics - Used His Photos Without Permission or Attribution
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