Photographing Mid-Century Detroit
This riveting father-son collaboration is at the Library of Michigan in Lansing closes tomorrow.
On Raymond Thompson’s “Appalachian Ghost”
Thompson captured photos of the place — the hills of WVA folding into each other like origami, holding mist and dew in the hollows. And he staged new photos which conjure these working men, bearing up under hours of physical labor, covered in white dust, looking otherworldly but also fully human and integral to the achievement.
A Coal Miner’s Legacy
Touring the area my grandmother grew up, only a few hints of the coal mining history remain.
The Last of Cleveland’s ArtCraft Building
It wasn’t the sale of the building that came as a shock - it was the buyer that caught the Cleveland art community off guard.
East Palestine – A Portrait
To Breathe Again: Living Along Sulphur Run
The Nature of Chicago Music
Music and nature are two core places where people report to experiencing and channeling the divine.
The Relics of Morton Grove, Illinois
All Saints Parish has a special status within the Catholic church because of the massive collection of relics that adorn its walls, vestibules, and nooks.
Starstruck: An American Tale
A cut through the layers of America past and present in the historic steel town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Ohio’s Indigenous Landscapes
Documenting the indigeneity embedded in the culture and geography of the state.
Urban Renewal Today
Tracing the past, present, and future of housing development and displacement in Detroit.
Modernist Post Offices of Michigan
Eight mid-century post offices from small towns and exurbs across the state.
“Sun in My Eyes”: Pittsburgh’s Pandemic Landscapes
Photographs of landscapes from the city of Pittsburgh over the course of the pandemic.