It makes quite the quirky spectacle, Morris dancing, a 15th-century tradition often mocked and seen as outdated. So it’s a pleasant surprise to learn that it’s making a comeback in some parts of England, as… Read More »Photographs by Rachel Adams reveal a new generation of Morris dancers
Asser Levy Bathhouse, from the series ‘Bathhouse’, New York, 1975 © Deborah Turbeville Author and curator Nathalie Herschdorfer discusses her new book on Deborah Turbeville and why this trailblazing fashion photographer should no longer remain… Read More »Why ‘Deborah Turbeville: Photocollage’ is a must-read for photographers everywhere
Shanghai-based artist Mmatcha, also known as Lichen Zhu, focuses on small moments of daily life and the characters that inhabit them in her joyfully tonal illustrations. Mmatcha’s journey as an illustrator has taken her on… Read More »Mmatcha’s beautiful tonal illustrations capture the countless details of daily life
Several months ago, I had the opportunity to interview Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris, an entomologist who works for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service because I wanted to highlight her work and the… Read More »News From a Changing Planet: The Science of Farming
In the previous installment of this series, How Pro-Life Became a Marketing Campaign, we met John and Barbara Willke, leaders of the pro-life photographic campaign in the early 1970s. While the Willkes disseminated fetal imagery,… Read More »The Semiotics of a Movement: Picturing Life and Death
Craig Frazier, a designer and illustrator who has appeared in this column before with small book projects, is back today with an altogether different bookmaking concept. Prior to sending his forthcoming monograph Drawn (February) to… Read More »The Daily Heller: Barnstorming a New Book