Politics: there's one thing we can agree upon

[Karim Ghantous]

<p>... and that is, politics makes for great photographs! (What else did you think I was going to say?)</p>

<p>The bigger the politics, the bigger the stage, and the bigger the stage, the more interesting the photographs.</p>

[steve m smith]

<p>No. No interest to me!</p>

[AJHingel]

<p>Politics is part of our lives as citizens and photographers. No separation possible, whether you are allowed by rule books to talk about it or not. Silence !</p><div></div>

[colin carron]

<p>No discussion permitted here in case the children start fighting.</p><div></div>

[tholte]

<p>Hillary and Bernie are here in Milwaukee tonight less than a mile from my house. I would love to shoot them both but the security is ultra tight and all of my forged press passes won't pass muster.</p>

[AJHingel]

<p>Tim, turn your back and take photos of people around trying to pass security - take photos of security, if it does not get you arrested ! </p><div></div>

[ken_jeanette1]

<p>Tim, There will be Secret service stalking you for life with a statement like that. In politics, EVERYTHING is taken out of context, blown out of proportion, and totally misinterpreted, and misrepresented.</p>

[yockenwaithe]

<p>So the NSA hasn't gotten in touch with you yet?</p>

[vrankin]

<p>Tim, just take a camera phone in. No problem. :-)<br /> I live in Port Washington, but I'm not driving down. I can just zoom my bridge cam in on the big TV and get comparable results.</p>

[tholte]

<p>I am not too worried about the Secret Service. I did my time in the Marines back in the late 60's and have kind of a bad attitude! I do like taking photos however.</p>

 

[leslie_cheung]

<p>Visually speaking, of course</p>

<p>Bernie: grumpy<br>

Clinton: vile<br>

Christie: x-large<br>

Fiorina: ghastly<br>

Trump: look at my hair!<br>

Rubio: nice looking 'bot<br>

Cruz: Cuban Canadian, really?<br>

Carson: quiet <br>

Kasich: bland<br>

Perhaps, a *bigger* camera will make them look different? Nah...</p>

[studio460]

<p>I happened to cover several of the early 2016 presidential debates for TV, and also managed to shoot a few stills (of course, when shooting the more prominent candidates, I had to do my real job and couldn't take any photos). My lovely reporter is in the fourth frame:</p>

<p><img src="http://studio460.com/images/debate-1.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://studio460.com/images/debate-8.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" /></p>

<p><img src="http://studio460.com/images/debate-3.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>

<p><img src="http://studio460.com/images/debate-10.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" /></p>

<p><img src="http://studio460.com/images/debate-7.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <br /> A photo of me from one of the early debates was posted in the <em>New York Times</em> online edition, which I only just found: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/live/second-republican-debate-cnn-election-2016/all-wound-up-and-ready-to-spin">[scroll down to fifth photo]</a>. (I'm on the left with my camera pointed up.) I knew I was in another <em>NYT</em> shot which was much wider, but I hadn't seen this one. I think I covered five debates in total (both RNC and DNC). It was a fun and interesting series of assignments.</p>

[tholte]

<p>I think the Secret Service would understand the concept of when I said I wanted to "shoot" Bernie and Hillary I meant that I wanted to photograph them.</p>

[Landrum Kelly]

<p>You're wimping out, Tim. We know what you <em>really</em> meant.</p>

<p>Actually, they just called me up, Tim, along with several other PN members. You're in deep, deep trouble.</p>

<p>--Lannie</p>

[Karim Ghantous]

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<p>My lovely reporter is in the fourth frame:<br>

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<p>Your lovely reporter is indeed very lovely! You lucky bum.</p>

[Norma Desmond]

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<p>Your lovely reporter is indeed very lovely! You lucky bum.</p>

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<p>Why do I feel like I'm in an episode of Mad Men? Let me guess, you're smoking and drinking while regaling us with these pearls of wisdom, right?</p>