As far as I can tell, Slate doesn't make much use of photos for its reporting, especially in terms of original photography. For their regular content, they tend to use Getty Images and Flickr/Creative Commons. This is understandable, given that a lot of photo staffs are getting laid off from major publications (Example 1, Example 2), and Slate is relatively small. It doesn't particularly rely on visuals to tell its stories; rather, it focuses more on strong prose and analysis to distinguish it from other sites.
Slate does, however, have a blog specifically dedicated to photography, called Behold. But it's more of a blog that features photo projects from other photographers not affiliated with Slate itself. That makes some sense given that Slate is technically more of a magazine and not a newspaper, so it makes sense that its content would be more feature-like.
On this blog, instead of using a slideshow format, Slate just places all of the photos in a single post, so you scroll down the page to view all of the photos. I'm not sure how I feel about this format — it's personally easier for me, as I prefer scrolling to clicking, but I know that in some content management systems you can have slideshows bring more page views, which in turn boosts advertising revenue. Maybe Slate's platform doesn't use that.
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