Patrick Witty
@patrickwitty.bsky.social
Chief Photo Editor at The White House. Former picture editor at The New York Times, international picture editor of TIME, Director of Photography at WIRED, and Deputy Director of Photography at National Geographic.
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RIP Jane Goodall. My all-time favorite photo of Jane by Michael “Nick” Nichols…
October 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
RIP Jane Goodall. My all-time favorite photo of Jane by Michael “Nick” Nichols…
Read more about the history of flags in photography, from Stanley Forman’s Soiling of Old Glory, to Yevgeny Khaldei’s Raising a Flag over the Reichstag…
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February 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Read more about the history of flags in photography, from Stanley Forman’s Soiling of Old Glory, to Yevgeny Khaldei’s Raising a Flag over the Reichstag…
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80 years ago today, Pvt. Bob Campbell shot this photo of the Iwo Jima flag raising. While Joe Rosenthal’s photo became iconic and won a @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social, Campbell’s version offers a unique, alternative angle on history.
February 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
80 years ago today, Pvt. Bob Campbell shot this photo of the Iwo Jima flag raising. While Joe Rosenthal’s photo became iconic and won a @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social, Campbell’s version offers a unique, alternative angle on history.
Hoang Van Cuong also made this photo of Nick Ut on that tragic day in Trang Bang.
January 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hoang Van Cuong also made this photo of Nick Ut on that tragic day in Trang Bang.
And for the record, the photo of "the stringer" is a heavy crop of an image taken by Hoang Van Cuong. He deserves credit too...
January 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
And for the record, the photo of "the stringer" is a heavy crop of an image taken by Hoang Van Cuong. He deserves credit too...
Thinking of Cecil Stoughton and his $19.95 plaid coat on this Inauguration Day. Photos by Oliver Atkins...
January 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Thinking of Cecil Stoughton and his $19.95 plaid coat on this Inauguration Day. Photos by Oliver Atkins...
This photo by Abbie Rowe from FDR's funeral train is why I write Field of View. I'd never seen it before going down the rabbit hole of Presidents lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
The ghostly reflections have an American Gothic vibe.
The ghostly reflections have an American Gothic vibe.
January 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This photo by Abbie Rowe from FDR's funeral train is why I write Field of View. I'd never seen it before going down the rabbit hole of Presidents lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
The ghostly reflections have an American Gothic vibe.
The ghostly reflections have an American Gothic vibe.
That led me to this one, by Bob Gomel. Tungsten forever.
January 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
That led me to this one, by Bob Gomel. Tungsten forever.
Revisiting some past photos from the Rotunda for FoV and came across this one of JFK lying in state by George Mobley for the Geographic. That beam of light.
January 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Revisiting some past photos from the Rotunda for FoV and came across this one of JFK lying in state by George Mobley for the Geographic. That beam of light.
The Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles looks like a war zone. Outstanding work by Ethan Swope for @apnews.com.
January 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles looks like a war zone. Outstanding work by Ethan Swope for @apnews.com.
The new TIME features a previously unseen photo of Jimmy Carter by Yousuf Karsh from 1981.
December 30, 2024 at 7:10 AM
The new TIME features a previously unseen photo of Jimmy Carter by Yousuf Karsh from 1981.
RIP Jimmy Carter.
Photographs by Richard Avedon, 1976 and 2004.
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Photographs by Richard Avedon, 1976 and 2004.
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December 29, 2024 at 10:23 PM
RIP Jimmy Carter.
Photographs by Richard Avedon, 1976 and 2004.
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Photographs by Richard Avedon, 1976 and 2004.
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Also, the sweater Lee Harvey Oswald was wearing when Jack Ruby shot him was BLACK, not maroon.
December 26, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Also, the sweater Lee Harvey Oswald was wearing when Jack Ruby shot him was BLACK, not maroon.
Oswald's sweater was black.
That's (one of the many) problems with "colorized" photos.
That's (one of the many) problems with "colorized" photos.
December 26, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Oswald's sweater was black.
That's (one of the many) problems with "colorized" photos.
That's (one of the many) problems with "colorized" photos.
There's a viral tweet kicking around comparing these two photos: Luigi Mangione by Charly Triballeau and Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Beers.
It's a perp walk. That's where the similarities end.
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It's a perp walk. That's where the similarities end.
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December 24, 2024 at 5:13 PM
There's a viral tweet kicking around comparing these two photos: Luigi Mangione by Charly Triballeau and Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Beers.
It's a perp walk. That's where the similarities end.
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It's a perp walk. That's where the similarities end.
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Ugh sorry! My apologies...that version was was taken by Brennan Asplen. Here is yours...
December 23, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Ugh sorry! My apologies...that version was was taken by Brennan Asplen. Here is yours...
Football photography fans: Celebrate the anniversary of the legendary "Immaculate Reception" with this deep dive into the iconic moment, and others...featuring Harry Cabluck, Al Bello, and @shortlittlekidd.bsky.social
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December 23, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Football photography fans: Celebrate the anniversary of the legendary "Immaculate Reception" with this deep dive into the iconic moment, and others...featuring Harry Cabluck, Al Bello, and @shortlittlekidd.bsky.social
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Here's my deep dive into perp walk photos, with appearances by Ted Kaczynski, Timothy McVeigh, John Hinckley Jr., Son of Sam (photo by Robert McElroy), and of course Luigi Mangione...
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December 22, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Here's my deep dive into perp walk photos, with appearances by Ted Kaczynski, Timothy McVeigh, John Hinckley Jr., Son of Sam (photo by Robert McElroy), and of course Luigi Mangione...
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The front pages of today's @wsj.com (huge photo of Luigi Mangione by Mike Nagle) and @nytimes.com (no mention of Luigi Mangione). Bizarre.
December 20, 2024 at 3:39 PM
The front pages of today's @wsj.com (huge photo of Luigi Mangione by Mike Nagle) and @nytimes.com (no mention of Luigi Mangione). Bizarre.
I take that back, there was way less firepower guarding McVeigh. Ralf-Finn Hestoft made the cover of TIME with one of his photos...
December 19, 2024 at 8:46 PM
I take that back, there was way less firepower guarding McVeigh. Ralf-Finn Hestoft made the cover of TIME with one of his photos...
Luigi Mangione's NYC debut gives off Timothy McVeigh vibes in this perp walk photo by Stephanie Keith for Getty Images. NYC police photog on the right, creating some "content."
December 19, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Luigi Mangione's NYC debut gives off Timothy McVeigh vibes in this perp walk photo by Stephanie Keith for Getty Images. NYC police photog on the right, creating some "content."
Hard to believe José Gaytán's eclipse photo hasn't made it into any "Photos of the Year" galleries. A remarkable moment...
December 18, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Hard to believe José Gaytán's eclipse photo hasn't made it into any "Photos of the Year" galleries. A remarkable moment...
Went way down the rabbit hole last night and found this photo of Charles Manson and a very well-known photographer, a legend...can anyone name him?
December 18, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Went way down the rabbit hole last night and found this photo of Charles Manson and a very well-known photographer, a legend...can anyone name him?
Some great work in the @nytimes.com Year in Pictures, but the photos from Gaza are highly sanitized, lacking the raw reality of war. Here's one of many photos taken by Ali Jadalla that should have been included...
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December 18, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Some great work in the @nytimes.com Year in Pictures, but the photos from Gaza are highly sanitized, lacking the raw reality of war. Here's one of many photos taken by Ali Jadalla that should have been included...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...