“The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes
The Negro Speaks of Rivers I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers. I… Continue Reading
“Settle in the Here and Now” by Danna Faulds
Settle in the here and now. Reach down into the center where the world is not spinning and drink this holy peace. Feel relief flood into every cell. Nothing to do. Nothing to be but… Continue Reading
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris by Louis Daguerre (1838)
When Louis Daguerre created the photographic process that bears his name (daguerreotype), he proudly proclaimed, "I have seized the light. I have arrested its flight." This image from 1838 by Daguerre is an example of… Continue Reading
Japanese Internment During World War II (Photo Essay by Dorothea Lange)
Because of her Great Depression-era work with the Farm Security Administration, Dorothea Lange was already a noted documentary photographer by the time she joined the War Relocation Authority in 1941. She was involved with documenting… Continue Reading
“This is How a Human Being Can Change” by Rumi
This is How a Human Being Can Change There’s a worm addicted to eating grape leaves. Suddenly, he wakes up. Call it grace, whatever, something wakes him, And he’s no longer a worm. He’s the… Continue Reading
Ogawa Kazumasa’s Hand-Colored Photographs of “Some Japanese Flowers”
Ogawa Kazumasa (1860–1929) was a photographer and printer in the Meija era. Besides the beautiful hand-colored flower collotypes here, his subjects included geisha in traditional Japanese costumes and landscapes of Mount Fuji. These images are… Continue Reading
A Collection of Charmingly Retro Valentine’s Day Cards
Christian Benimana is leading the next generation of African architects
Rwandan architect, Christian Benimana, asserts his positive vision for the future of African cities: a continent-wide movement that's socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable, and globally inspiring. Continue Reading