Framework

Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia

Portraits of Syrian rebels
  • Nish Nalbandian / Redux

Portraits of Syrian rebels

Posted On: 7:13 p.m. | April 12, 2013

Nish L. Nalbandian is a freelance photographer based in Denver. He has traveled and photographed extensively around the world, mostly via motorcycle, over the last several years. In 2009, he rode a motorcycle from San Diego to Cairo (via cargo ship and Europe) with his brother, passing through Syria, among other places. During their time in Syria, they visited and met people in Dara, where the... View Post»

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The Week in Pictures | April 8-14, 2013
  • Pierre Verdy / AFP/Getty Images

The Week in Pictures | April 8-14, 2013

Posted On: 5:37 p.m. | April 12, 2013

Every week, Framework brings you the best in visual journalism from around the world. View Post»

2013 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National
  • Matt Slocum / Associated Press

2013 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National

Posted On: 3:33 p.m. | April 12, 2013

Adam Scott beat 2009 champion Angel Cabrera on the second playoff hole to win the 77th Masters at a rain-soaked Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. Scott sealed the win with a 15-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole, the par-four 10th, moments after Cabrera had narrowly missed his birdie attempt from 18 feet. View Post»

Pictures in the News | April 12, 2013
  • Hasan Jamali / Associated Press

Pictures in the News | April 12, 2013

Posted On: 2:12 p.m. | April 12, 2013

Today's Pictures in the News takes us to Australia, Bahrain, China, France, India, Japan, Myanmar, North Korea, South Africa, Syria, Venezuela, and closer to home, California, Georgia and Nevada. Enjoy. View Post»

Pictures in the News | April 11, 2013
  • Laurent Gillieron / Keystone

Pictures in the News | April 11, 2013

Posted On: 12:24 p.m. | April 11, 2013

Thursday's Pictures in the News begins in Georgia where Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player kicked off the 77th annual Masters golf tournament. We then journey around the U.S. and the world to bring you some of the most interesting images of the day. View Post»

Pictures in the News | Apr. 10, 2013

Pictures in the News | Apr. 10, 2013

Posted On: 3:24 p.m. | April 10, 2013

Today's Pictures in the News finds us stuck in Los Angeles traffic, flying high over Angel Stadium in Anaheim for the Angels' season opener, in New York City with Elmo and a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, and in Texas with a pensive puppy rescued from abandonment. Further afield, we're in London at 10 Downing Street where a little girl remembers the late Lady Margaret... View Post»

Pictures in the News | April 9, 2013

Pictures in the News | April 9, 2013

Posted On: 10:55 a.m. | April 9, 2013

In Tuesday's Pictures in the News: High winds blow sand in Palm Springs, topple trees in Los Angeles and fan a brush fire near Fillmore; rescued hiker Kyndall Jack addresses the media during a news conference in front of UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, Calif.; U.S. soldiers evacuate their dead after a helicopter crash in the Pachir Wa Agam district of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan;... View Post»

Pictures in the News | April 8, 2013

Pictures in the News | April 8, 2013

Posted On: 10:29 a.m. | April 8, 2013

In Monday's Pictures in the News: Laker Kobe Bryant watches Sunday's game slip away during his team's 109-95 loss to the Clippers. Performer Amelia Rudolph walks down the side of the Broad Art Center in UCLA in "Man Walking Down the Side of a Building," as part of Trisha Brown's dance programs at Royce Hall at UCLA on Friday (more photos). The news of former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret... View Post»

The Week in Pictures | April 1-7, 2013

The Week in Pictures | April 1-7, 2013

Posted On: 3:30 p.m. | April 5, 2013

Each week we bring you the very best in visual journalism. Tensions are high on the Korean Penninsula, where North Korea has been railing against U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began in March and are to continue until the end of this month. An 'unusual mortality event' has been declared for the California sea lion. For months, the sea lion pups — not even a year old — have... View Post»

Pictures in the News | April 5, 2013
  • HOW HWEE YOUNG / EPA

Pictures in the News | April 5, 2013

Posted On: 8:44 a.m. | April 5, 2013

Friday's Pictures in the News begins on the Chinese - North Korea border, where a Chinese street vendor makes traditional North Korean glutinous rice cakes beside the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, left, connecting Sinuiju, North Korea, and the Yalu River Bridge, right, along the Yalu River in the Chinese city of Dandong. Heading south to Seoul, a protester holds a candle during a rally... View Post»

Pictures in the News | April 4, 2013
  • OLIVER BERG / EPA

Pictures in the News | April 4, 2013

Posted On: 9:23 a.m. | April 4, 2013

Thursday's Pictures in the News begins in South Korea, where soldiers patrol inside the barbed-wire fence near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju. In recent weeks, North Korea has threatened to attack South Korea and U.S. military bases. View Post»

Pictures in the News | April 3, 2013

Pictures in the News | April 3, 2013

Posted On: 10:10 a.m. | April 3, 2013

Wednesday's Pictures in the News begins inside Staples Center in Los Angeles, where actor Jack Nicholson joined former Laker Shaquille O'Neal to retire his number. Further down in Orange County, a sheriff's deputy talks to the parents of missing hiker Kyndall Jack before sending a team of rescuers to check out a flicker of light seen on the foggy ridge in Trabuco Canyon. View Post»

Pictures in the News | April 2, 2013
  • ANGELIKA WARMUTH / DPA

Pictures in the News | April 2, 2013

Posted On: 9:51 a.m. | April 2, 2013

In Tuesday's Pictures in the News: Fans try to catch a foul ball on opening day at Dodger Stadium, where a sellout crowd watched the Dodgers beat their archrival at the renovated ballpark (more photos); friends and classmates of 13-year-old Angela Sandoval hold a candlelight vigil after the teenager was one of five killed Saturday morning in a Nevada crash; an airplane rests on its nose after... View Post»

Reader photos: Best of Southern California moments for March 2013
  • Mark Rosales

Reader photos: Best of Southern California moments for March 2013

Posted On: 6:54 a.m. | April 2, 2013

This month's photos work in pairs -- we start off with Mark Rosales and Dana Barsuhn's street black-and-white images of passersby. I love the stare the woman is giving Rosales in the first image and the use of the blurred-out postcard rack on the right-hand side of the frame. For the next pair, Toby Hancock and Stan Paul looked up at buildings -- for Hancock, it was Simon Rodia's Watts... View Post»

Pictures in the News | April 1, 2013
  • SAMUEL KUBANI / AFP / Getty Images

Pictures in the News | April 1, 2013

Posted On: 8:41 a.m. | April 1, 2013

Monday's Pictures in the News begins in California, where a juvenile sea lion sits rests on shore at the base of the Huntington Beach Pier. A news release from the Pacific Marine Rescue Center in Laguna Beach says an increased number of pups have washed ashore in recent days malnourished and in need of medical attention. View Post»

The Week in Pictures | March 25 – March 31, 2013
  • OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP / Getty Images

The Week in Pictures | March 25 – March 31, 2013

Posted On: 2:55 p.m. | March 29, 2013

The Week in Pictures from around the world. View Post»

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Framework, the photography and video blog of the Los Angeles Times, celebrates the power and explores the craft of visual storytelling. The blog highlights the work of Times photojournalists who frame by frame, document the drama, the emotion and sometimes the humor of life. Framework also aims to serve as a resource hub for photography, multimedia and video enthusiasts who share our passion. We will trade insights and discuss the tools and techniques of telling stories through images. Have a look and let us know what you think.

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