A Photographic Memory

Stink-eye
A Joke That Wiped the Smile Off Ronald Reagan’s Face
Aug 8 • Tom Zimberoff
Headshot
A Taste of Pennies Bathes the Tongue
Aug 2 • Tom Zimberoff
Ava Gardner’s Last Sitting
Johnnie Walker, Frank Sinatra, and a Loaded Camera
Aug 1 • Tom Zimberoff

July 2026

Out of Tune
The accidental start of a career: touring with the Jackson 5 and the first cover of People.
Jul 24 • Tom Zimberoff
This Is a Job for Photoman!
A fake press pass, dumb luck, and a feral young photographer chasing the big time
Jul 18 • Tom Zimberoff
Above the Fold
Beginner’s Luck and A String of Firsts
Jul 18 • Tom Zimberoff
An Absurd Proposition
Why Process Does Not Determine a Photograph's Meaning
Jul 17 • Tom Zimberoff
The Man Who Reinvented Photojournalism
TIME Magazine's First Modern Picture Editor
Jul 15 • Tom Zimberoff
The Pivot
The moment the camera stopped being an object of desire and, instead, became an instrument of consequence.
Jul 11 • Tom Zimberoff
Object of Desire
The clarinet was my first voice. Then a camera changed the composition.
Jul 4 • Tom Zimberoff

June 2026

The White Fence
First I got chased by cops through a downtown L.A. tunnel, then my studio was invaded by gang members. Well, they were actually invited.
Jun 27 • Tom Zimberoff
Photobesity
Smartphones didn’t democratize photography so much as turn personal memory into a storage problem.
Jun 20 • Tom Zimberoff
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