Framework

Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia

Mississippi River flooding wreaks havoc in the South
  • Robert Ray / Associated Press

Mississippi River flooding wreaks havoc in the South

Posted On: 4:05 p.m. | May 10, 2011

The Mississippi River crested at a near-record stage as backed-up tributaries spilled over their banks in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. Cleanup is expected to be a massive undertaking as the surge moves downstream. View Post»

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SAS jetliner crashes off L.A. coast, 1969
  • George Fry / Los Angeles Times

SAS jetliner crashes off L.A. coast, 1969

Posted On: 9:05 a.m. | May 10, 2011

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) Flight SK933 crashes about six miles off-shore while on approach to LAX. View Post»

Pictures in the News | May 9, 2011
  • BENOIT TESSIER / REUTERS

Pictures in the News | May 9, 2011

Posted On: 7:45 p.m. | May 9, 2011

In Paris, a visitor examines an installation of "Leviathan" by Indian-born, British-based artist Anish Kapoor, executed in the Nave of the Grand Palais for Monumenta 2011; a Libyan refugee is silhouetted against her tent at camp in Dehiba, near the southern Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Wazin; and in Greece, the country's credit rating was cut again, making its return to financial... View Post»

A life in death

At the funeral home: ‘I am not in the business of death’

Posted On: 3:32 p.m. | May 9, 2011

Most people try not to think about death, but Martha Castañeda lives with it every day. View Post»

Safe at home
  • Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times

Safe at home

Posted On: 12:48 a.m. | May 9, 2011

Umpire Shag Crawford gets down and dirty to call play at home. View Post»

Artificial kelp reef thriving off San Clemente coast

Artificial kelp reef thriving off San Clemente coast

Posted On: 2:41 p.m. | May 8, 2011

It was a gamble three years ago when Southern California Edison crews pushed basketball-sized chunks of rock from a barge off the coast of San Clemente. But no one expected the 174-acre kelp reef would thrive the way it has so far. Or as quickly. Read story View Post»

The Week in Pictures | May 2 - May 8, 2011
  • LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters

The Week in Pictures | May 2 – May 8, 2011

Posted On: 2:37 p.m. | May 6, 2011

Each week we bring you the very best in visual journalism. The headline all week has been the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was killed by U.S. special forces in Pakistan on Sunday, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. We see images of the compound where Bin Laden was living in Abbottabad (click here for a gallery of... View Post»

Pictures in the News | May 6, 2011
  • Binsar Bakkara / Associated Press

Pictures in the News | May 6, 2011

Posted On: 10:12 a.m. | May 6, 2011

Friday's Pictures in the News feature begins in Indonesia, where Buddhists pray during a ceremony welcoming the holy month of Vesak. Elsewhere, models sporting vintage David Bowie hairstyles are set against the Sydney skyline during Fashion Week in Australia; members of the Roma minority in Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrate their biggest holiday; and supporters of Yemen's president climb... View Post»

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Framework

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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