Under the Waves
Turning the world upside down can be as easy as going for a swim. Using a waterproof camera and watching the tide instead of the viewfinder, Asako Narahashi shows Japan’s coastal areas as seen from the sea.
Galleries
A collection of 422 issues
The Dalai Labrador, 1996-2008
Success is often accomplished in a team. At The Morning News, one long-running and successful team is that of Robert Birnbaum and Rosie, his faithful canine companion and co-interviewer, who passed away on July 22, 2008.
The Bear in Repose
Fresh from trips to Paris and Helsinki, the Bear takes a moment to relax at home.
Split Second
Barbara Probst’s diptych and triptych photos, taken at the same time from different cameras and points of view, offer multiple versions of a split second.
Topologies
Photographer Edgar Martins seeks out banal settings, takes his time, and without any post-production trickery exposes what you missed, say, the last time you landed at JFK.
Falling to Earth
The self-portraits of Chinese performance artist and photographer Li Wei tend to astound; his relationship with gravity is not exactly predictable. Using mirrors, cables, wires, and other tools, the artist produces sublime surprises.
Phone Sex Operators
So much of commerce now is blind: online shopping, tech support in Bangalore. The phone-sex industry, though, thrives on being faceless and intensely personal at the same time.
Chrome
Gas prices and the ozone be damned, there is just something erotic about a Charger that you’ll never get from a Prius: masculine muscle, feminine curves, and complete freedom, at least until you can't afford to fill up the tank anymore.
Colliding Worlds
Kehinde Wiley’s paintings marry strange bedfellows: the National Gallery and New York City streets; sneakers and traditional Senegalese textiles.
The Fourth Wall
Amy Arbus brings some of Broadway’s most recognizable actors from the stage to the streets, fully costumed and in character.