The Urban Frontier Insights photo essay category explores the evolving landscapes of cities at the intersection of nature, culture, and development. Through compelling visual storytelling, this section captures the contrasts and connections between urban expansion and the natural environment, shedding light on the hidden beauty, tensions, and transformations within rapidly changing spaces.
(Ship to Shore, Observations and Thoughts of a Seafaring Passenger-Poet) By Brian Michael Barbeito That’s what they say; that the cruise ships are self-contained ‘cities at sea,’ and I suppose they are. In looking at their history, it does seem they have gotten bigger and bigger. Certainly they are something to look at and be […]
By Brian Michael Barbeito Most of the sociologists or criminologists might agree, or people with plain old ‘horse sense,’ that overpopulation is the biggest problem when it occurs, the issue that contributes to the other phenomena such as crime, pollution, illness, poverty, the rise of unfairness in the distribution of needed resources. Well in today’s […]
(Photo Essay and Epistolary to a Soul Unknown) By Brian Michael Barbeito The towns are growing fast, morphing into little cities. There is obviously no cap on building, on development. Yet as people and groups argue over this and that, I go out to walk the still vast and interesting forests and fields… At the […]
Prose Poem Belles Lettres Reports (from The Aruba Journals, August 2025) for Tara words and pictures by Brian Michael Barbeito Author’s Note: The following is a poetic and descriptive celebration of language and place. It’s also a love letter to the city of Oranjestad and also all of greater Aruba and its wonderful people. To […]
Anum’s growing passion for the arts led her to transition into the artistic field, where she explores her ancestral roots and storytelling through her work. Trained in Indo-Persian Miniature art, she holds an M.Phil. from the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (IVS). Anum has showcased her art in exhibitions such as Anti-Colonial Maps for […]
Bruno is a spanish photographer and storyteller who describes himself as an amateur photographer with a unique perspective: “The greatest photos are those no camera can capture, yet only a photographer can see. My quest is never to miss one again.” He sees photography not just as a skill, but as a way of perceiving […]
Brian Michael Barbeito is a Canadian photographer and poet whose work explores the intersection of nature, memory, and place. His latest project, It’s Snowing Here on the Moon, is a visual and written narrative that captures the search for a space to nature walk in the midst of a rapidly growing town. Through evocative imagery and […]