How To Spend It: The art of photojournalism

The sun beats in through the window to where elderly men are sitting on the floor, their faces lined with deep looks of mistrust and uncertainty as a slightly younger man reads from a note in his hand. The lighting recalls a touch of Dutch Old Master paintings – the textures richly hued – and the general narratives are layered. The image could have come from any time in history, but for the giveaway photo of Afghanistan’s current president, Hamid Karzai, leaning against the wall. Apparently, there hasn’t been time to hang it yet.