A photographer disappears

A photographer disappears

Lu Gang is a Chinese photographer who has spent his career photographing the devastation of industrialized China. A month ago Lu Gang disappeared. The Chinese government is very careful to censor any expose of the country that makes life there look less than rosy. As...
Detritus as fashion in art

Detritus as fashion in art

Dutch artist Hendrik Kerstens didn’t mean for this series of photographs of his daughter reminiscent of famous Dutch paintings from the 17th century to make a statement about our disposable culture of consumption, but of course, that’s how I see it. It...
It is here, now

It is here, now

The scientists agree; the California wildfires are made worse by record heat, drought, and low humidity. The death toll from the Camp Fire is now up to 63 and the list of missing people is up to 631. We think it’s bad now at 1C global warming; wait until we hit...
Civilization: The Way We Live Now

Civilization: The Way We Live Now

William Ewing, Bartomeu Marí and Holly Roussell Perret-Gentil have curated a collection of photographs illustrating “Civilization: The Way We Live Now“, for the Foundation for the exhibition of Photography. The work includes photographs from 100...