Celebrating the unusually curious and their visions of the natural world.

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Alan Friedman tells us
 the Story of the Sun

Appearing like scenes from science fiction, astrophotographer Alan Friedman shows us the unexpected portraits and personalities of our local celestial body, the Sun.

The Aquatic Encounters
of Wes Shinego

Armed with a gas-station diving mask, a child’s scoop net, and a repurposed pickle jar,
Wes Shinego recalls a few of his brief visits with memorable friends.

Interfering Iridescence

When we look closely, what was once domestic can seem otherworldly. Go beyond the everyday with this incredible vision of iridescence in its simplest form.

Natural Selections: NAP

A sonic account of an unintentional ingestion of Amanita bisporigera, or Destroying Angel, one of the world’s most poisonous mushrooms. Vancouver’s Daniel Rincon, aka NAP, lets its undulating toxicity wash over us until it all washes away.

The Diatomist

A relic of artistry from the Victorian times, the painstaking arrangement of single-celled algae is the peculiar fascination of modern diatomist, Klaus Kemp.