Author Sandra Steingraber, who is at the forefront of efforts to halt fracking across the Marcellus Shale deposits, reads excerpts from her essay about the fiftieth anniversary of Rachel Carson’s Silent Continue reading →

Photographer Vance Gellert, who trained as a pharmacologist, explains how he became interested in shamanism and decided to travel to South America, and what he found among traditional healers.

Photographer Douglas Gayeton explains the genesis of his giant-sized, mural-like photos designed to protect from corporate marketing the meaning behind the words we use to describe sustainability. The project began as Continue reading →

Writer Stephan Faris discusses “Holy Water: A precious commodity in a region of conflict” from the November/December 2011 issue of Orion. Faris wrote the article and Francesco Zizola took the photographs Continue reading →

Photographer Rachel Barrett discusses her photo essay from the September/October 2011 issue of Orion about how gender can imprint itself upon the land. She photographs a group of young women living Continue reading →