BY: BROOKLYN PINHEIRO After its one-time use a disposable water bottle may sit in your recycling bin for a week until it’s swept away never to be thought of by you again. So much trash passes through our hands we’re…
These 10 travel Instagram accounts will inspire you to hit the road
If a person travels and doesn’t share their experiences via Instagram, did they really travel? While the answer to that may seem an easy one of yes, in the social media age a traveller void of Instagram posts is a rare bird.…
An intimate look Inside the suitcases left behind by patients of the Willard Asylum
BY: JESSICA BEUKER All photos by Jon Crispin In 1869, the Willard Asylum opened its doors, designed specifically for people suffering from chronic mental illness. Located on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake in Central New York, it was, at…
The ugly truth behind the production of this beautiful and elaborate jewelry.
By: Lauren Ali ALL IMAGES BY ARKA DUTTA Weaving in and out of the various stores on Gerrard Street, the largest Indian bazaar in North America, the most prominent item sold is jewelry. Beautiful yellow gold necklaces embellished with colourful…
Portraits of hyper realistic characters that you simply can’t look away from.
By: Lauren Ali ALL IMAGES BY PARKER DAY Fascinated by the exploration of identity, Los Angeles photographer, Parker Day photographs 100 portraits of larger-than-life personalities. Nipple vests, detached eyeballs and lipstick on teeth – Day creates images that are…
These 12 otherworldly creations raised from the sand will transport your soul to Burning Man
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Tens of thousands of participants gather about 120 miles from Reno Nevada, in the Black Rock Dessert, to marvel at hundreds of extraordinary creations that have risen from the dust. This August marks the 30th anniversary of…
These beautiful photos show newborn babies less than 20 seconds old
BY: CHRISTIAN BERTHELOT Sweat and suspense are words that accurately describe the moments spent in a delivery room. The first time that Christian Berthelot experienced a caesarean birth, the planned birth went awry and an emergency C-section was performed as…
These hilarious and controversial photos show world leaders doing their “daily duty”
It is easy to forget that world leaders are people too. Meaning they all suffer from the same human daily struggles that you and I do. How does that wise ancient proverb go? Oh right, “everybody poops”— actually about 410lbs…
Aerial and microscopic photos side by side are strangely similar
BY: KAILEE MANDEL With this series I wanted to juxtapose views of nature in order to de-familiarize the landscape from its literal state. Aerial images demand the viewer’s attention to the terrain and details of the landscape, showing an abstraction unavailable at…