Photography
A Complicated Heritage of Coal
In southern Illinois, one community’s complex relationship with the industry on display.
Birdwatching at Indiana Dunes National Park
The Indiana Dunes Birding Festival and the art of paying attention.
Chicago’s First Nations Garden
“While this is a space for Native people to use, to heal our traumas...[it's also] a space so we can outreach to the greater Chicago community."
Detroit’s Eastern Market
Scenes from the city’s historic food and culture hub.
West Virginia’s ‘Recovery Boys’
A photo essay from Jacob’s Ladder, a residential addiction recovery program in the rural community of Aurora, West Virginia.
Preserving Black Artists’ Legacies in Pittsburgh
A photo and interview series exploring how black artists living in a rapidly-changing Pittsburgh see themselves and their work.
Picturing the End of Money Bail
Images of the movement to end the practice, which disproportionately punishes poor people and people of color.
Frackland
Documenting fracking infrastructure across the Great Lakes region from 15,000 feet.
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