“Imaginary one-to-one conversations with these ghosts, so to speak, allow me to invest in the possibility that within this divided nation, we might, one day, understand and respect each other.” Beautiful photographs from Leah Frances
Lunch Poems
Berenice Abbott: A “Fantastic Passion” for New York
The story of the remarkable Changing New York project in the context of Berenice Abbott’s career, by Bonnie Yochelson
Featured Photographer: Avard Woolaver
“We use our creative tools as extensions of ourselves; they help us understand and define our place in the world. For me, having a camera in my hand at all times helped me remember. You only get to do this once. We have to take time and see it, as clearly as we can.”
Picturing the Past
“How do visual representations of the past, or lack thereof, affect our perception of history? To what extent is our experience and understanding of the present shaped by a more intimate knowledge of past events?”
Peter Ydeen: Commuter Motions
Commuter Motions is a photographic series that attempts to frame the intangible spirit of our urban environment through the capture of a commute.
Grandma and Grandpa’s House
“When we got up the nerve to crack the door open, we were immediately met with the smell of air that hadn’t been smelled in a long time: a mix of dust, musk, and cedar — a whiff that gave a sense, even to a kid, of past lives and an odor that we didn’t experience in the city, where every space seemed to be in constant use and never remained closed off for long.”
May Issue, 2024
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.
Shifting Skies: The Photography of Patrick Joust
Recent work from photographer Patrick Joust.
Esther Bubley: Put Me Down With People
“Put me down with people, and it’s just overwhelming,” Bubley exclaimed in an interview. Like most great photojournalists, she found her art in everyday life.
March Issue, 2024
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.
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