Female Perspectives on Ending Sexual Violence: Breaking the Silence

by Stephanie Koehler -USA- Stephanie Koehler is a journalist and photographer residing in California. She also is an advocate for the Rape Crisis Center. The vision of “Female Perspectives on Ending Sexual Violence” is to unite women all over the...

Posted by Stephanie Koehler on February 14, 2013 12:01 AM

Meditating on our Global Interconnectedness: A Conversation with Samsara Filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson

by Alexandra Marie Daniels Arts, Culture & Media Editor The big picture is that we’ve all been invited here to this planet, life didn't ask anybody to approve of the guest list. We are all connected. – Ron Fricke, Director,...

Posted by Alexandra Marie Daniels on August 27, 2012 11:26 AM

Female Perspectives on Ending Sexual Violence: Survivors Helping Survivors

by Stephanie Koehler -USA- Stephanie Koehler is a journalist and photographer residing in California. She also is an advocate for the Rape Crisis Center. The vision of “Female Perspectives on Ending Sexual Violence” is to unite women all over the...

Posted by Stephanie Koehler on August 21, 2012 8:19 AM

Buddhism in Ladakh: Everyday, Everywhere

by Charukesi Ramadurai - India - High in the north Indian state of Kashmir sits Ladakh, held by many as the last bastion of Himalayan Buddhism. Since Tibet is out of bounds for most tourists, Ladakh now attracts travelers and...

Posted by Charukesi Ramadurai on July 27, 2010 8:08 AM

Art Installation The Dresses / Objects Project Explores Femininity and Gender

by Emily Wilson -USA- I admire boldness. So Katrina Rodabaugh’s The Dresses / Objects Project, a multi-disciplinary installation combining a dizzying array of artistic forms appealed to me. Through poetry, dance, fashion, photography and letterpress, Rodabaugh embraces a broad swath...

Posted by Emily Wilson on July 16, 2010 12:01 AM

Ethiopia: The “Cradle of Civilization” Struggles for Survival

Photoessay by Tammy Law - Australia - One of the oldest countries in the world, Ethiopia is often referred to as “the cradle of civilization” – a country with a tumultuous past, present and future, and yet at the same...

Posted by Tammy Law on October 23, 2009 12:00 AM

The Aftermath Project: War Is Only Half the Story

by Sara Terry - USA - It all goes back, I think, to the day I was standing in a mass grave, hating the fact that I was there, balanced precariously on a mound of bones, camera reluctantly in hand....

Posted by Sara Terry on June 23, 2008 12:00 AM

Iconic Photographer Annie Leibovitz Bares All in New Book and Exhibit

by Molly Nance - USA - I'm not usually one to arrive to a press event 30 minutes early, but recently I woke up in time to drive two hours north from Monterey to San Francisco, to arrive promptly at...

Posted by Molly Nance on March 15, 2008 1:00 AM

John & Yoko: A New York Love Story

by Hayward Hawks Marcus - USA - For years, many people have painted Yoko Ono as the cold and controlling monster who broke up the Beatles, ran John Lennon’s life, and probably made the pop legend unhappy, even if he...

Posted by Hayward Hawks Marcus on December 1, 2007 7:06 AM

Exploring the Edge: Young Couple Brings the Rita Project and Birth Write to Los Angeles

by Sarah McGowan Features & Photo Editor, The WIP - USA - Recently relocated to Los Angeles, artists Kim Strouse and Joseph Michael Lopez are no strangers to the often aggressive nature of both “big city” life and life itself....

Posted by Sarah McGowan on September 1, 2007 3:16 PM