YES! Photo Essays

New visions of the world we thought we knew.

Photographs from James Baldwin’s Turkish Decade

by Sedat Pakay, Charles Johnson

posted Feb 12, 2013

Sedat Pakay’s disarming photos of James Baldwin during his time in Turkey show a side of the great writer most of us have never seen.

James Baldwin in Turkey

Photo Essay: Occupy Sandy at Work

The City is Our Canvas: A Bay Area Tour, in Murals

posted Oct 24, 2012

From the alleys of San Francisco to the streets of West Oakland, murals are cropping up throughout the Bay Area with themes as diverse as the artists who paint them.

Photo Essay: Ta’Ayush

Photo Essay: Israelis and Palestinians Join Up to Rebuild Homes

by Ben Guss

posted Oct 18, 2012

Volunteers from both the Jewish and Arab sides of the conflict join forces to rebuild homes demolished by the Israeli government.

Cobblers, Carpenters, Baristas: Portraits of Americans at Work

by Caleb Ferguson

posted Oct 12, 2012

Photo Essay: From hot dog stand owner to skateboard instructor, a cross-country exploration of the jobs we love.

Libyan People to Americans: “This Is Not the Behavior of Our Islam”

posted Sep 13, 2012

Photo Essay: Amid the noise of escalating violence, Benghazi citizens speak for themselves: “This does not represent us.”

Yard Work Unplugged: Scything’s Quiet Comeback

by Doug Pibel

posted Sep 07, 2012

Photo Essay: Cut the grass—and the noise—with this rare opportunity to see YES! staffers work up a sweat!

Photo Essay: Occupy L.A. Blends Art and Activism

Photos from YES! Magazine's 2nd Annual Celebration of People Power

posted Jun 08, 2012

On Wednesday, Alice Walker, Frances Moore Lappé, Makana, and Puanani Burgess joined hundreds of YES! readers in Seattle to celebrate our power to build the world we want. Here are a few photos from that incredible evening.

Photo Essay: May Day in Seattle

A Patchwork Guide to the (Disappearing) Neighborhood

by Kathryn Clark

posted Apr 24, 2012

How have foreclosures transformed the layouts of Detroit, Las Vegas, and other cities? Artist Kathryn Clark’s mapped it—in quilts.

Art on the Edge of Law

posted Mar 22, 2012

Who gets to break the law, and why? An exploration through art.

We’re the People: Close-Ups from Zuccotti Park

by Joseph O. Holmes

posted Feb 15, 2012

Photo Essay: Portraits of a nascent society.