If etchings on walls of ancient caves are any indication, humans have depicted horses in artwork for millennia, so it’s no surprise horses and photography have been linked since the modern camera was invented in the late 1800s. Whether... Read More

Art is antidote to our busy lives, says Timothy, full as they are with marketing and “hyper consumption.” She believes that art, and photography especially, can inspire or “sharpen our vision.” This is not a new observation, but... Read More

There is no greater pleasure, especially in winter, than opening a book to a field of flowers. Sunlight bathes distant, sloping hills. Lupines lance towards the sky, opening their purple cups to the paintbrush clouds. Only a few pages... Read More

The Sunshine State is best known for its beaches and theme parks, but it is also home to 1.75 million head of cattle. In "Florida Cowboys", photographer Carlton Ward, Jr., gives the Florida rancher’s lifestyle and landscape a long and... Read More

“.. If I were a drum / in a past life, the loose skin of my palms / would have woven into a colorful fabric. / If I was a drum in a past life / you must have been a stream / washing the wounds,” Medrano writes. A drum indeed-in this,... Read More

Cultural Cues: “On a Saturday afternoon my car broke down next to the Evans pit, from which the sounds of the Italian opera could be heard. Looking over the edge, I could see a lone rockman shoveling slate rubbish, the radio in his... Read More

There is a woman dressed like a librarian cliché seated on a small bed. Her expression is crushed. Look at her left hand, palm up—it appears almost paralyzed, like it’s lost its grip. A laundry basket of meticulously folded pale... Read More

“Adriana, thirteen years old, and her cousin Andrea, fourteen, have been street children since they were seven years old. They left their homes because they were beaten and/or violated.” Such is the sad case of the eight girls... Read More