Many of you know that in addition to my communications work, I'm also a photographer. But for the most part, photos have not played into the discussion on this blog. Until now.

In a story that broke last week, it was reported that noted photographer Jill Greenberg shot a cover of John McCain for The Atlantic and purposefully set the lighting to cast him in a monstrous way. The Atlantic did not run this particular photo and chose another from the shoot for the cover.