“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.”
With a few stories spanning a few decades, photographer Neal Rantoul shares his affection and admiration for fellow photographer, teacher, and friend Harry Callahan.
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.
Art historian Soma Ghosh examines the many versions of illustrations for ‘The Conference of the birds’ or the ‘Mantiq al tair’ by Attar of Nishapur
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.
An excerpt from Bonnie Yochelson’s wonderful biography of photographer Alice Austen.
“But maybe the image can serve as a metaphor — not just for that dusty street, or the ever-expanding city, or the long-suffering country — but for the sad state of a world capable of so much more.”
“For Louis Draper, who grew up in segregated Richmond, Virginia, in the 1930s and ’40s, navigating expectations about photography’s realism posed a unique challenge.”
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.
“I hope this series will be a drop that makes a tiny ripple in people’s deep within, and take them to the wonderful journey of imagination.”
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