Issue 09

Gurcharan’s
Kenya

↑ Shompole Wilderness, Kenya Zebras stir up dust at a watering hole, catching the backlight to create a misty effect. Lowering the white balance enhanced the blue in the photo.

New Light on Familiar Faces

Words and Images by Gurcharan Roopra

Kenya has always been home to me. I was born and raised in Nairobi. Although I spent many years living and working in the UK, returning to Kenya in 2012 changed the way I saw the country. I picked up a camera and set out to explore my home in a new way, through photography.

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Rewilding an Icon

Words and Images by Amy Vitale

Leaving home forever must be terrifying. So, when Zhang Xiang, whom we called “Hope” in English, was about to become the first captive-born female giant panda released into the wild, I did the only thing that seemed sensible: I dressed as a tree.

Simone Sbaraglia’s Evolution

Words and Images by Simone Sbaraglia

As I sat in a blind photographing pelicans, I thought about how different my life had become. Twenty years ago, I sat in a windowless office, inside the enormous building that is the IBM Research Center in Westchester, New York. In front of me, numbers and symbols chased one another across a computer screen.

A Tapestry of Life

Words and Images by Daniel Kordan

As a travel photographer, I see trees everywhere I go while exploring the world. They all look different, but they’re usually considered “background” or “part of the scenery.” However, I’ve come to see trees as more than just part of the landscape.