Statesman Photo and Video

03/20/2020

We're still working bringing you the news and the lighthearted moments of our coronavirus culture.

Several residents of an East Caesar Chavez neighborhood gathered to sing "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," a song by Bob Dylan, in order to lift up spirits during t...

03/05/2020

Camera broken?? Local problem solver to the rescue.

Sorin Marcu moved from Romania in the early 80s. Marcu left the country because he wanted his future children to have a better life and to not live in a comm...

02/20/2020

Insider information: we rotate shifts for photographers on the staff so everyone gets a chance to cover different assignments. When you're on the night shift in the winter, it's a good bet you'll shoot plenty of Longhorn basketball. Lola Gomez tells the story of last night's game against TCU.

02/14/2020

And from photographer Jay Janner today....sharing the love.

County Court-at-Law Judge John Lipscombe and his wife, retired County Court-at-Law Judge Jan Breland, performed marriage ceremonies free of charge for 32 couples at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center on Friday in a Valentine’s Day tradition that goes back 30 years with Breland.

02/14/2020

We're starting a new feature called "Seen" featuring regular people in Austin. Have a look an feel free to put suggestions for other people to talk to in the comments.

Every week, Jessie Thibideaux, 63, rolls his suitcase to a rusted park bench on the corner of Third Street and Congress Avenue. From the tightly packed

01/31/2020

Start your weekend with a super sweet video by Ken Herman. His story runs Sunday. And if you want another laugh listen to Fred Waring's Christmas album on Spotify.

01/21/2020

National Hug day today. Need one? These folks will be downtown until 5:30. They also give high fives and fist bumps, if you aren't a hugger.

12/27/2019

Want to see what photos the visual staff liked best? It may surprise you.

Statesman photographers share some favorite images from 2019

12/19/2019

Photographer Jay Janner put together his year in photos for 2019. Have a look at his storytelling images.
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11/27/2019

Hey folks, Happy Thanksgiving and be careful out there.

The Austin Fire Department explains what not to do when deep-frying a turkey.

11/04/2019

Photographer Nick Wagner found a Day of the Dead celebration that doesn't get much attention in town.

11/01/2019

Speaking of Halloween ( a day late ) or file under "Did you know?"

Forty-five years after "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was shot on its grounds in Bastrop County outside of Austin, the Gas Station, as it is now known, conti...