The Abramoff story has a newish wrinkle, namely a number of suppressed photographs that show Abraamoff shaking hands with the president. This has a certain potency for the story because the Bush administration has been trying to distance itself as much as possible, and images have a power that should not be underestimated. Pictures can run in newspapers, on television, etc.
One of the things the photo wrinkle of the story has brought out is the position of Reflections Photography as sort of court photographer for political Washington. Greg at Talent Show has a few wonderful and fascinating posts about this. Do look, it shows how very strange, and impersonal, and image obsessed Washington is. Particularly of interest is the post discussing the Glory Wall and the way in which photos continue to serve talismanic purpose.
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