Issue 08

Revealing the
Extraordinary

Three lilac flowers lit up with blues and aqua's in front of a black background, making the flowers look iridescent — Originally white, these lilies were illuminated with green light at their centers and then blue light along the outer petals, creating the illusion of a lantern-like glow from within.

↑ Originally white, these lilies were illuminated with green light at their centers and then blue light along the outer petals, creating the illusion of a lantern-like glow from within.

Creating Magic with Light Painting

Words and Images by Filipp Kabanyayev

There's a kind of excitement children feel when they discover something ordinary for the first time, a fascination so complete that even the smallest object seems alive with possibility. I still feel that way when I find an interesting leaf.

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Cities of Life

Words and Images by Dr. Alex Mustard

I approach the seafan for a closer look, lured in by its outrageous golden-orange hue. The gaps between the glowing branches are so packed with delicate white, eight-armed polyps that I struggle to comprehend where they can all attach.

Chasing the Magic

Words and Images by Karen Hutton

Real conservation begins when a place stops being scenery. That realization followed me home from Zion National Park in Utah after a FUJIFILM assignment for a project called “The Great American Road Trip.” I had chosen Zion because I’d only driven through it once before, during the national park closures, and even then, I could feel something in the landscape tugging at me.

The Beginning of Madagascar, Africa

Words and Images by Daniel J. Cox

Visiting Madagascar is like turning back the clock. It all began over 160 million years ago when the world’s fourth-largest island began to break away from the massive, ancient supercontinent known as Gondwanaland.