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PS Picks: 'No Man's Land: Women's Photography and the First World War'
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
The Lede, Issue #34: The Making of Our Current Cover, California's Progressive History, World War I Photography, and More
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Field Notes: Sunbathing Among the Ruins of a Shipping Vessel
Zante Island, Greece: The remains of a cigarette ship that met its demise in October of 1980.
A Journey Through Contested Lands
Introducing Pacific Standard's collaboration with Magnum Photos and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
No Place Like Home: A Letter From Our Creative Director
Introducing Pacific Standard's collaborative August 2018 photo issue.
Dispatches: Creating a Multimedia Site for Our Second-Annual Photo Issue
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
What Happens When a 'Wildfire Wedding Photo' Goes Viral
As climate change brings more frequent and more destructive natural disasters, more people must face the challenges of living life as scheduled on the edge of chaos.
PS Picks: Geoff Dyer on the Photography of Garry Winogrand
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
The Lede, Issue #9: Radicalizing Young White Men, Housing in Hawaii, Geoff Dyer's Latest Book, and More
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Scenes From Student Walkouts Against Gun Violence
Today marks one month since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Field Notes: Morning at the Buriganga River in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Momin Mohammad, a leather worker, brushes his teeth by a canal near his home in the city's polluted Hazaribagh neighborhood. Each day, tanneries dump 22,000 liters of toxic waste into the Buriganga, the capital city's main river and key water supply.
How an All-Women Farm in Nepal Is Giving Hope to Mothers and Children
Sunita Sharma has founded a homestead in Mankhu where women can own their own land, offering them a path out of dependency.
The Week in Photos: From Swimming With Penguins to Holidays Celebrations Around the World
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
Viewfinder: The African Heritage Dancers Celebrate Kwanzaa
African Heritage Dancers dance to the African Heritage Drummers during a Kwanzaa celebration at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C.
The Week in Photos: Christmas Celebrations in Japan and Brexit Protests in London
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
Viewfinder: Protesting Brexit in London
Pro-European Union, anti-Brexit demonstrators hold Union and E.U. flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London on December 21st, 2017.
The Photographer
The story of how Anthony Carbajal became a voice of hope for a disease famous for its hopelessness.
The Week in Photos: Wildfire Smoke in Ojai and Currency Exchanges in Venezuela
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
Viewfinder: Smoke Blankets Southern California as Fires Continue to Burn
A plume of smoke is seen from Ojai, California, as the Thomas Fire grows and advances toward seaside communities on December 10th, 2017, near Carpinteria, California.
The Week in Photos: Wildfires in Southern California and Protests in Mexico, Greece, and Germany
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
Field Notes: The Soil Embankments of Gazipara, Bangladesh
Gazipara, Bangladesh: In southern Bangladesh, soil embankments protect rise paddies from the Kapotaksma and Shakbaria rivers during the rainy season, but the heavy storm surges frequently destroy them.
Viewfinder: Farmers Protest in Mexico City
Mexican farmers protest in Mexico City on December 5th, 2017, over land conflicts on the outskirts of the capital.