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Albatross²: Depth of Field X

15 May ’12

And a good south wind sprung up behind; The Albatross did follow, And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariner’s hollo! In …
Albatross¹: Depth of Field IX

25 Apr ’12
Retractable Daisey

19 Mar ’12

No journalist ever wishes for the day they are forced to write a retraction. In fact, the post scheduled for this month was focused on …
An American Daisey in China

20 Feb ’12

Lately I’ve been experiencing a touch of schadenfreude. It springs pregnant from my choice to at last settle upon the old standard and the first …
The Great Yellow Father

30 Jan ’12

“I really needed only a one horse-power. This was a two horse-power, but I thought perhaps business would grow up to it. It was worth …

movie_night_v.3.0

Erykah Badu topless on the site of J.F. Kennedy's assassination.

All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his …

do i deserve to be?

14 Nov ’11

Shot in my bed at Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia

Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that …

Depth of Field VIII: Nachtwey³

17 Oct ’11

Depth of Field VII: Nachtwey²

19 Sep ’11

James Nachtwey in Ramallah, Palestine after enduring multiple tear gas attacks by Israeli forces.

“Fear is not what’s important; it’s how you deal with it. It would be like asking a marathon runner if they feel pain. It’s not …

Depth of Field VI: Nachtwey¹

29 Jun ’11

“I think I’m a different person now than when I started. I can’t even remember who I was anymore.”

– James Nachtwey

I Will Remember (for) Her

27 May ’11

Mattie Geneva Munden (center) with two girlfriends c. 1953

About two weeks ago my grandmother, the woman I’ve talked to nearly every day for the entirety of my life, was diagnosed with dementia...

Year(s) of Living Dangerously

18 Apr ’11

Photojournalist Namir Noor-Eldeen adjusting his telephoto lens

"In the West, we want answers for everything. Everything is right or wrong, or good or bad."

movie_night_v.2.0

1 Mar ’11

Hyun Sook Lee with her Grandmother and gaurdian .

Things have been a bit serious around here lately. While Jack may be a driven photojournalist, dedicating himself to the discipline exclusively makes him a …