Photo Essays

New visions of the world we thought we knew.

Youth Portraits of Eco Heroes

posted Jun 04, 2010

A group of East Bay middle and high school students from Berkeley's Young Artists Workspace (YAWS) chose environmental heroes and each created their own unique artistic portraits.

It’s Everybody’s Water

posted May 19, 2010

It's time we fall in love with the bundle of atoms that makes Earth possible.

The Biking Wittwer Family

by Sara Cross, Travis Wittwer

posted May 13, 2010

Join Travis Wittwer for a day of bike commuting with his children in Portland, Ore.

An Urban Wilderness in Milwaukee

by Eddee Daniel

posted May 13, 2010

The Menomonee River watershed in Milwaukee is what Eddee Daniel calls an "urban wilderness", and it is something that should and can exist in every American town and city.

It’s Everybody’s Water

posted May 13, 2010

It's time we fall in love with the bundle of atoms that makes Earth possible.

City Repair in Action

posted May 12, 2010

Photo essay: City Repair helps people organize, design, and implement new, people-friendly visions for their communities—and reclaim the notion of “neighborhood” in the process. Here’s a collection of their best work.

Haiti: Aftermath of the Earthquake

posted Feb 16, 2010

Photo Essay: Photographer Willie Davis offers a glimpse into the fallout of the Haitian earthquake, capturing the devastation and resilience.

Living Water Garden on the Fu and Nan Rivers

posted Feb 16, 2010

Photo Essay: A look at China's living water garden in Chengdu. This floating ecological living machine—a gorgeous botanical garden—is restoring open sewage canals.

Blended Nation: A Portrait of Mixed-Race America

posted Feb 10, 2010

Photo Essay: Mike Tauber's 2009 book, Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed-Race America, features photographs of individuals alongside intimate interviews about their thoughts on what it means to be multiracial.

Eighteen Days in Tehran

posted Feb 05, 2010

Abdi Sami shares his visual diary from an 18-day journey taken in Iran in late October 2009.

Seed Savers Exchange

posted Dec 29, 2009

Seed Savers is the largest non-governmental seed bank in the U.S., housing a collection of 25,000 heirloom seeds for future generations.

350.org Weekend of Action: Global Mobilization on Climate Change

posted Dec 14, 2009

Climate activists came together December 11-13 to hold candlelight vigils and rallies to show solidarity with the nations who suffer the earliest and most severe impacts of climate change.

350 Day of Action

posted Dec 11, 2009

350 might be the most important number in the world—which is why people around the world are finding powerful ways to make that number known.

Spontaneous Smiley Project

posted Dec 11, 2009

Ruth Kaiser, founder of the Spontaneous Smiley Project, sees smiles in everyday life. Here, she shares a few of her favorite spontaneous photographs.

Cool Globes in Copenhagen

posted Dec 09, 2009

"Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet" is a public art exhibit featuring over 25 large globes, each with a different message about climate change.