The Country of Red Shamans
Photographer's Diary. Tuva, Russia. September 2001 Shaman Saylyk-ool during the ritual at…
Features | Long-form stories
These long-form stories go beyond the headline to show how events, systems, and places shape everyday lives. Built on observation and reporting, these essays aim for accuracy, context, and respect — letting photographs carry the complexity that quick news often cannot.
Why and How Anton Chekhov went to Sakhalin
For the book by Oleg Klimov Calamity Islands In spring 1890, Anton…
Freedom By Permission
A short holiday from the police state—granted for football, revoked immediately after.
Photography and the Illusion of Reality
Photography is both a tool and a process of communication — between…
Every Authority Has Its Own Cemetery
Unlike dramaturgy in the arts, life is shaped not only by form…
A Journey Through Two Russias
Photo by Alexander Aksakov The farther you travel from Moscow or St.
Reverse Perspective | Soviet Union
From the present, the past appears in reverse perspective. Looking back, everything…