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Energy & Utilities - October 19, 2026
Global Energy Demand and Supply: Where
Photo Essay - October 19, 2026
The Changing Burden of the Image
Photo Essay - October 18, 2026
American Mythologies
Photo Essay - October 14, 2026
The Act of Looking
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The Changing Burden of the Image
Cover: A Different Perspective. Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil · 11 October 2026. Photo: Neil Wildin. What a Photograph Proves,
American Mythologies
Cover: The Road as Emblem. Route 66, United States · 2018. Photo: Neil Wildin. Roads, relics and the spectacle of
The Act of Looking
Cover photo: Witness to the Crowd. A man raises his phone above a large gathering on Avenida Paulista, recording the
Why India’s Urban Forests Are Dying and How to Save Them
Cover photo: Visitors and children enjoying the open green space and playground facilities at Etawah Nagar Van. Photo: Arkraj Biswas.
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The Changing Burden of the Image
Cover: A Different Perspective. Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil · 11 October 2026. Photo: Neil Wildin. What a Photograph Proves, and What Others Make It Mean A critical essay on how documentary photographs change purpose across editorial contexts—and how responsibility follows each new use. An
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The Changing Burden of the Image
Cover: A Different Perspective. Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil · 11 October 2026. Photo: Neil Wildin. What a Photograph Proves, and What Others Make It Mean A critical essay on
American Mythologies
Cover: The Road as Emblem. Route 66, United States · 2018. Photo: Neil Wildin. Roads, relics and the spectacle of the everyday. A photographic essay from journeys across the United
The Act of Looking
Cover photo: Witness to the Crowd. A man raises his phone above a large gathering on Avenida Paulista, recording the demonstration taking place before him. Beyond his outstretched arm, the
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