Sacred Headwaters
Dramatic photography from one of British Columbia’s most stunning spaces, under constant threat from mining development.
Galleries
A collection of 422 issues
Objects of Affection
A darkly pop sensibility turns familiar objects on their heads—so a toothbrush becomes erotic, and popsicles are strangers in a crowd.
May the Road Rise to Meet You
The traveling salesman would seem to be an elusive, dying breed in America. In Sara Macel’s “May the Road Rise to Meet You,” she hits the road with her telephone-pole salesman of a father, rediscovering him in the process.
Get Out of Jail Free
The bachelorette party can seem like a crude, commercial ritual. But at its core are emotional ties that bind.
Mars on Mars
Stella Maria Baer has made a life for herself in the Northeast. But her ethereal treatment of the cosmos and the desert have won her a massive, devoted following.
A Perfect, Unattainable Romance
Niagara Falls is known as the perfect place for a romantic honeymoon, or a spectacular death. Rebecca Bird’s paintings capture arrested motion with poise, mystery, and careful attention.
No Gimmicks
Too often we assume art requires interpretation. But paintings don’t need to broadcast meaning to be meaningful.
In These Woods
Over seven years, an artist watches a beloved forest suffer a “massive tree mortality event,” then gradually recover and become something new. The result: a lesson in entropic beauty.
Southern Cavaliers
Biker rallies, rodeos, and other loud gatherings in the American South. Watch out for the flaming torches.
Tales From the City of Gold
Photographs of communities existing around the mine dumps of Johannesburg, South Africa—defunct mines that were closed decades ago being re-mined for any traces of gold.