Photo Essays

New visions of the world we thought we knew.

The Human Powered Home :: Photo Essay

posted May 06, 2009

This photo-essay features images from Tamara Dean's book The Human-Powered Home: Choosing Muscles Over Motors. The book is a one-of-a-kind compendium of human-powered devices gathered from a unique collection of experts.

Art and Upheaval :: Photos from the Book

posted Feb 13, 2009

This photo-essay features images from William Cleveland's book Art and Upheaval. The book tells remarkable stories about artists who resolve conflict, heal unspeakable trauma, give voice to the forgotten and disappeared, and restitch the cultural fabric of their communities.

New Crop of Farmers

posted Feb 13, 2009

Today’s young farmers are protecting the land and the seeds, reclaiming farming traditions, and sharing the abundance with family and community. Meet a bunch of those young farmers in our photo essay.

Week of Nonviolence in Iraq :: Photo Essay

posted Dec 02, 2008

Photos and stories from Iraq's third annual Week of Nonviolence, organized by La’Onf. More than 100 citizen groups in all 18 Iraqi provinces participated in the event.

Bhutan :: Land of the Thunder Dragon :: Photo Essay

by JenFu Cheng

posted Nov 07, 2008

“I do believe that I have left a part of my heart in this mountain land. And, in return, the people of Bhutan continue to lift my soul each day.” says photographer JenFu Cheng about his journey to Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon.

WTO Photo Quiz

by Kevin Sharp

posted Jul 30, 2008

Photographer Kevin Sharp paired his photos of the 1999 event with stills from the new film. You might be surprised by what's real and what's not

Equality Ride :: Photos from the 2007 Tour

by Adam Britt, Amanda Harris

posted Jul 29, 2008

Photos from the 2007 Equality Ride, bringing 50 riders to conservative campuses to show the humanity and spirituality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

Life in Iran with Rick Steves

by Abdi Sami

posted Jul 11, 2008

In March of 2008 Rick Steves travelled to Iran to produce a travel documentary on the country and its people. Rick's intention was to put a human face on the people behind the headlines about Iran. Here are photos and stories from the team's ten days of traveling.

Life in Iran :: Photo Essay

by Arash Shiva

posted May 09, 2008

Arash Shiva’s beautiful photographs of daily life in Iran, taken in Fall 2007.

Peace Corps in Paraguay :: Photo Essay

by Justin Mog, Amanda Fuller

posted May 09, 2008

Peace Corps volunteers Justin Mog and Amanda Fuller were dispatched to an impoverished community in rural Paraguay, where they launched a seed bank, which loans tree, vegetable, and alternative crop seeds.

Chris Jordan :: Running the Numbers

by Chris Jordan

posted Apr 14, 2008

Dazzling images make the statistics that describe the huge waste streams of our consumer culture visible. This photo essay shows recent works of Chris Jordan from his Running the Numbers and Intolerable Beauty series.

The Barefoot Photographers of Tilonia

posted Feb 08, 2008

Photo Essay from the Barefoot College in Tilonia, India. Barefoot solar engineers trained by the Barefoot College have solar electrified over 200 communities in India, bringing light to over 80,000 people. The college is now training barefoot women solar engineers from 10 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, among other projects.

Photo Essay :: Pete Seeger at Home

by Michael Bowman

posted Feb 08, 2008

This photo series by Michael Bowman for YES! Magazine shows folk-legend Pete Seeger at his home in Beacon, New York, overlooking the Hudson River, in December, 2007.

Barefoot Photographers :: Photo Essay :4:

posted Feb 08, 2008

 

Christopher Herwig Photo Essay

posted Feb 06, 2008

A photo essay of the Aral Sea. Straddling the border between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south, the Aral Sea was the fourth-largest lake in the world until Soviet-era irrigation diverted water, destroying it.

Emma Goldman Finishing School Photo Essay

posted Jan 17, 2008

A photo essay of life at the Emma Goldman Finishing School, a social justice commune in Seattle.

Burning Man Photo Essay

by Catherine Bailey

posted Dec 31, 2007

A photo essay by Catherine Bailey from Burning Man: the annual art event based on radical self expression and self-reliance in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.

Umoja Village Photo Essay

by Heather Mueller

posted Nov 09, 2007

In Miami, homeless citizens didn’t wait for the city. They created their own home and found dignity and safety. Article: Heather Mueller. Photo essay: Rolfe Ross.

Art in this Issue :: Antofagasta, Chile

by Rodrigo Araya Plaza

posted Jul 30, 2007

This slideshow highlights some of the art and photography featured in the Summer 2007 issue of YES! Magazine. This page: Rodrigo 'RasDragon' Araya Plaza.

Phil Borges :: Women Empowered

posted Jul 29, 2007

Phil Borges' latest work, "Women Empowered," profiles women in the developing world who are challenging gender norms to improve their situation and help their communities.