American Illustration - American Photography
Register
Call for Entries
AI-AP
Latin American
Motion
AP Open
The Books
Book Order
Juries, Designers & Covers
The Archives
AI
AP
LAI
LAF
Motion
Events
The Party
Big Talk Symposium
Studio Visits
Illustration Week
Publications
Pro Photo Daily
Motion Arts Pro Daily
DART: Design Arts Daily
Dispatches from Latin America
Profiles
Streettests
Subscribe
Social
AI on Twitter
AP on Twitter
AI on Facebook
AP on Facebook
LAI on Facebook
LAF on Facebook
Motion Arts on Facebook
DART on Facebook
Pro Photo Daily on Facebook
AI on Tumblr
AI on Vimeo
AP on Instagram
AI on Instagram

The Archive

Mark Ostow

AP40

Designed by Thomas Alberty
Cover by Lindsay Kreighbaum

AI43

Designed by Paul Buckley
Assistance by Brianna Harden

Trending: Misleading Plastic Surgery Before-and-After Photos, and Misleading Fashion Ads

New photographic technologies are changing what many people expect from cosmetic surgery. "People used to come in with pictures of themselves when they were younger or a movie star's [face]," New York City-based plastic surgeon Melissa Doft recently told Allure magazine. Now, says Doft, they're bringing in photos that have clearly been Facetuned, filtered, or otherwise edited. "But you can never really match that. Surgery is not Photoshop," Doft added. In some instances, it is doctors themselves who feature misleading before-and-after pictures on their social-media pages.

Weekend Update: 03.06.2025

  Friday, March 7, 6-8pm: First Friday Beats and Spoken Word at The Bronx FUTURA 2000’s critically acclaimed retrospective, BREAKING OUT, is on view through Sunday, March 30th! Don’t miss your chance to view this exhibition showcasing Futura’s five-decade career spanning his origins in the graffiti scene, his practice as an abstract contemporary artist, and his collaborations. Join crowd-favorite DJ Stormin’ Norman for a First Friday celebratio...