Seeing Strangers

What compels us to look a second time? An essay with photographs by Debra Friedman.

An old volcano brought to life

"In a strange plot twist, one defunct crater has become the

Ambiguity as an artistic device

For artist and viewer, the resistant image offers rich

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Life on ice, death in prison

Britain's top mountaineer on the motivations of madness. By

On the Subject of 'S***hole Countries'

What's really wrong in those less-than nations . . . and at

'Preserve land & each other': toward a new manifesto

Some tirades are worth reading because they say

Where Walking Takes Us

Fascination with a spring flower leads to an unexpected

How to View a Polar Bear

For centuries, enterprising humans have sought to keep this

Watching the river flow

For the finance sector, climate risk is moving from the

An old volcano brought to life

"In a strange plot twist, one defunct crater has become the

Trump's embrace of brother rogues

On Trump's embrace of rogue states, dictators and neo-

A physical intimacy with the outdoors

Laments that deftly mix ease and trouble, as if it's all