Please join us in Austin this Saturday for the Night of Photojournalism, where Adriana Loureiro, John Moore @perla-trevizo.bsky.social @ilanapl.bsky.social & others will be presenting their work. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/night-of-p...

“You have made progress.” “You are not a danger to yourself or others.” The denial letter from Geneva Moore’s insurer directly contradicted her therapist’s words. Cut off from her treatment program, Moore slid into a monthslong downward spiral. (Published Dec. 2024)

A specific photographer, in fact. Gorgeous work from @maddiemcgarvey.bsky.social

"Most of all, I recognized Ms. McGarvey’s project as an act of witnessing, documenting one family’s life in its daily tenderness, ordinary suffering and full complexity." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...

Really looking forward to this event next weekend in Austin with @perla-trevizo.bsky.social and Adriana Loureiro Fernández, among others. Don't miss it. www.eventbrite.com/e/night-of-p...

Judge Andrew Oldham sounded frustrated by the UnitedHealthcare lawyer arguing 15-year-old Emily Dwyer no longer needed residential treatment. United’s approach, the judge said, essentially boiled down to “We’ll just gamble with her life.” (Published Dec. 2024)

Hey friends. I'm doing a holiday printsale over on ashponders.darkroom.com. Please take a look, I make images of pretty things like monkeys who are disappointed in you and rainbows that aren't. If you can buy a print, do!

more harrowing work from Chicago photojournalist @jamiekelterdavis.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

Spent some time shadowing Greg Casar (and Dolores Huerta!) during the redistricting fight. His predicament embodied the party's: a rising generation of leaders, caught between a defiant old guard and an opposition willing to change the rules to stop them www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Texas Democrat Greg Casar spent his summer fighting for his job—and plotting a progressive revival. Over a tumultuous but pivotal week in August, @timothypmurphy.bsky.social tagged along as Casar juggled the dictatorial present and an uncertain future.

Insurers sometimes deny coverage citing lack of progress, labeling patients’ conditions as chronic. Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment. Doctors are left to walk a tightrope. (Published Dec. 2024)

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.”

Legislators have a chance this summer to replace the STAAR test. What they come up with will decide the fate of schools like Dobie Middle School, where low test scores have pushed the Austin district to intervene.

Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."

www.middleeasteye.net/news/afp-war... AFP, following the lead of its journalists’ union, warns its journalists in Gaza are dying of starvation

A Texas woman was sent home from an emergency room twice during a miscarriage last year. She ultimately needed a blood transfusion to save her life. “What happened to me was just so wrong,” she said. By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com

A new ProPublica data analysis adds empirical weight to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of miscarriage — which occurs in up to 30% of pregnancies — far more dangerous.

Spectacular photo on the motherboard by @ilanapl.bsky.social . www.texashighways.com

New: Texas officials have notified local public health departments to brace for $119 million in federal cuts that could impact the state’s efforts on disease detection and prevention efforts, including for HIV, vaccine outreach and emergency preparedness.

“You have made progress.” “You are not a danger to yourself or others.” The denial letter from Geneva Moore’s insurer directly contradicted her therapist’s words. Cut off from her treatment program, Moore slid into a monthslong downward spiral. (Published Dec. 2024)

New: Two months ago, a cadre of Texas and federal authorities crashed what they later described as a Tren de Aragua gathering in Hays County and detained 47 people, including kids. Since, the authorities involved in the raid have not said much. 🧵 www.texastribune.org/2025/06/04/t...

Please take time with this story by @ahmedmoor.bsky.social on what children from Gaza are experiencing for @theguardian.com. I spent a morning with the family and got a tiny glimpse into their lives www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Family detention is being resurrected by President Trump, as his administration marches forward on its promise to crackdown on immigrants.

Robert Morris, the founder of a Texas megachurch and a former faith adviser to the Trump White House, was indicted Wednesday on charges that he molested a girl over several years in the 1980s, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said.

A new resource, built by RJI FellowsAlyssa Schukar and Michelle Kanaar, that provides guidance, templates and how-tos on collaborating effectively with freelance photographers, streamline workflows and harness visuals to increase revenue and engagement bit.ly/prismtoolkit

New and devastating reporting from my colleagues showing just how dangerous it has become to be pregnant and in Texas after the state banned abortion. Please read and share: www.propublica.org/article/texa...

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

This new @antoniprowski.bsky.social NatGeo show looks so good, I can't wait! Gorgeous cinematography, and I love exploring history and the world through food. So smart to have the thoughtful and sweet Antoni host this! #notastelikehome youtu.be/WREUVldK2M8?...

The beautiful & hilarious @jonathanvanness.bsky.social, photographed during the taping of their standup special, out now on @veepsofficial.bsky.social

A Pasadena eighth grader, Avery Colvert, started a donation drive called Altadena Girls for teenagers whose homes burned in Los Angeles. The initiative quickly attracted high-profile support from Ariana Grande, Prince Harry and Meghan, and others. nyti.ms/3Wnwl70

Today we published a story that took months to report & starts with a judge questioning an insurance company lawyer about how he could stand by a defense that “seems to be not true” Read about how insurers rely on doctors when denying coverage & what judges said www.propublica.org/article/ment...

Maternal mortality review committees in states that have recently imposed strict bans on abortion have done little to determine whether the laws are contributing to maternal deaths, a ProPublica investigation shows. ➡️ Read the full story: https://propub.li/4iHoAlX

If you were wondering why it took years for these preventable deaths under abortion bans to become public, it’s because it took a team of committed journalists to uncover them, deapite states having all the tools to do so www.propublica.org/article/abor...

Family Separations Persist. In Some Cases, the Government Doesn’t Say Why. www.propublica.org/article/fami...

WOW RACHEL WISNIEWSKI

@drjenellstewart.bsky.social and I read this sitting next to each other. Every time I looked up, she was wide-eyed and shaking her head. @davidmcswane.bsky.social's latest story is horrifying and nuanced, and I couldn't put it down. www.propublica.org/article/thom...

On Friday, Texas’ maternal mortality committee defended its decision to not fully review 2022, 2023 deaths as necessary to offer timely recommendations. At times speaking through tears, mothers and doctors implored the committee to change course. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/06/t...

When Texas banned puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors, adults lost care, too. “The more of us that leave, the less people there will be to fight. But ... as long as there’s one trans person in Texas, then there are trans people in Texas.” www.texastribune.org/2024/12/04/t...

📸 Stunning work Ruth. @fremson.bsky.social

I photographed a #backyardultra race for the @wsj.com & LOVED watching 2 women carry each other for 42 hours. In the end, Megan Smyth ran 175 miles.

Slingin’ prints on caitlinohara.darkroom.com Why send money to Bezos when you can support independent photojournalism? use the code “alf” for 30% off for my bsky buddies 🥰

Unbelievably good work from the legendary Ruth Fremson

I photographed the absolutely hilarious Beth Stelling in Austin last weekend, who is as kind as she is funny. Catch her upcoming tour dates if you like laughter: bethstelling.com/tour/

Many pregnant women who struggle with drugs often delay prenatal care or avoid it entirely, feeling ashamed and judged. But as fatal overdoses rise, some clinics see pregnancy as a time to help them confront addiction. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/h...