Photographer Keith Goldstein shares beautiful photographs and thoughts on lessons learned from pigeons and sparrows.
Avian
The Complexity and the Simplicity of Things: Neal Rantoul on Fred Sommer
Neal Rantoul writes with rare warmth and reverence about a transformative visit to photographer Fred Sommer.
A Box of Slides
A poem from Mike Ladd reflecting on time, memory, love and ephemerality
September, 2025
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
A Language For Memory: An Interview With Paula Pink
“When we lose our connection to nature — when we no longer have those tactile, sensory experiences of being in water, under trees, in weather — it’s not just the present moment we lose, it’s a language for memory itself.”
I Like Trees: Neal Rantoul on Harry Callahan
With a few stories spanning a few decades, photographer Neal Rantoul shares his affection and admiration for fellow photographer, teacher, and friend Harry Callahan.
August Issue, 2025
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Spolia: From the Sublime to the Delightfully Utilitarian
“At a deeper level, however, use of spolia usurped and appropriated the might and worth of rulers, donors, and civilizations who originally built the monuments from which spolia elements were taken, and imbued new structures with added significance.”
July Issue, 2025
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Too Good to Get Married
An excerpt from Bonnie Yochelson’s wonderful biography of photographer Alice Austen.
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