There are road trips and then there are transformative journeys that imprint on your soul and open your eyes to new vistas filled with strange beauty. Photographer Sebastian Rogowski has created a visual diary of his travels through Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and the result is his self-published monograph, Suicidal Birds. The work includes stark landscapes with luminous […]
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Marcus Journey & William Casey: On the Mormon Trail
Projects featured this week were selected from our call-for-submissions. I was able to interview each of these individuals to gain further insight into the bodies of work they shared. Today, we are looking at the series On the Mormon Trail by Marcus Journey and William Casey. Marcus Journey was born and raised near Kansas City, Missouri. He […]
Joshua Dudley Greer: Somewhere Along the Line
The photographs of Joshua Dudley Greer are like small novellas that contain pathos, humor, and unfinished stories, where the every day and the overlooked are elevated to a place of uncomfortable beauty. I see the work like a series of film stills, those final scenes of a visual journey that takes the viewer through emotion […]
Kyler Zeleny: Crown Ditch and the Prairie Castle
Projects featured this week were selected from our most recent call-for-submissions. I was able to interview each of these individuals to gain further insight into the bodies of work they shared. Today, we are looking at the series and new book, Crown Ditch and the Prairie Castle by Kyler Zeleny. In the space of four years, Kyler Zeleny […]
Leah Frances: American Squares
According to John Tierney of The New York Times, “The act of reminiscing has been shown to counteract loneliness and anxiety, while also promoting personal interactions, and improving the longevity of marriages. When people speak fondly and lovingly of the past, they also tend to become more hopeful for the future. By recalling the past, […]
Jason Lee: Oklahoma
Some months ago, I had the pleasure to be in conversation with photographer/actor Jason Lee at Arcana Books about his sold-out monograph, A Plain View. The book is a beautiful tribute to the genre of the Road Trip, his work reflects months on the road in Texas with his Graflex Speed Graphic view camera. The […]