Various Creative: TWO: A tangible platform for open-ended creativity with a wide range of artists at the helm

Various Creative: TWO


In the age of Instagram likes, retweets and reblogs, it’s easy to get cynical about the motivation behind creating and sharing one’s work online. If the internet has given us a platform for sharing, it’s also given us a platform for ceaseless self-promotion….

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The New Heroes & Pioneers: A different kind of publishing company starts from scratch to produce art and coffee books with a twist

The New Heroes & Pioneers


Art books should have a certain allure, one that makes you want to open its cover and discover the story within. Many of the major book publishers, however, have found themselves in a rut. The same big name artists—both deceased and living—make regular…

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Conventional Wisdom: Military History Fest: Visiting with reenactors through our continued insider look at conventions, with photographer Arthur Drooker

Conventional Wisdom: Military History Fest


Through his ever-present lens, photographer Arthur Drooker has taken CH on tours through the delightful, odd and evocative worlds of conventions and convention attendees. Drooker indoctrinated us into Brony culture, introduced us to over…

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Interview: Chris Burkard: The self-taught, globe-trotting photographer on his wild adventures and spending the night in a Russian jail

Interview: Chris Burkard


Photography is among the most competitive creative fields. With the advent of accessible digital SLR cameras and numerous social sharing outlets, it’s harder than ever to wade through what’s good to find what’s great. Based in a small town on the central California…

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Dead Man’s Hand: Photographer Jonah Samson’s photo book of intricate noir-themed miniature scenes

Dead Man's Hand


In the midst of two recent gallery shows, photographer and CH contributor Jonah Samson put out a new book titled “Dead Man’s Hand.” This self-published offering, with a…

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A Record of Time: A Journal of Wanderlust: Designer and artist Sean Woolsey captures a sense of wonder and adventure in nature

A Record of Time: A Journal of Wanderlust


by Kohl Crecelius It wasn’t long after SoCal-based artist, designer, and craftsman Sean Woolsey (already a CH favorite) came across a quote by American author John Green, that…

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Various Creative: ONE: Creatives from across the US interpret a curious quotation from Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez in a new zine from Portland

Various Creative: ONE


Firm believers in the future of print media are always excited to see creative endeavors jump from the screen onto paper. The latest independent print project to land at CH features the photography and visual art by some longtime favorites as well as…

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The Macallan Masters of Photography: Elliott Erwitt Edition: A conversation with the renowned photographer on whisky and his medium

The Macallan Masters of Photography: Elliott Erwitt Edition


The Macallan Masters of Photography projects have generated fruitful collaborations. In the first three iterations Annie Leibovitz, Albert Watson and Rankin explored the themes and culture of…

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“Etan & Me” by Viviane Sassen: The self and the other—explorations of identity through portraits in the Dutch photographer’s latest work




Amsterdam-based photographer Viviane Sassen continues to traverse the creative worlds of fashion, documentary and contemporary art. And while she may be best known for her groundbreaking fashion photography, Sassen’s early…

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This is Mars: Art and science merge in a book of hi-res space camera images that reveals the red planet’s beauty

This is Mars


Eight years ago, the NASA space probe Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was fitted with the largest and most powerful camera (more commonly known as the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or ); return…

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