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A Crowdsourced Guide to Socially Responsible Gift Giving
A Crowdsourced Guide to Socially Responsible Gift Giving

Environmentally-focused products and brands owned by underrepresented peoples spanning outdoors, fashion, jewelry, art, and home goods

11 Surreal Reflection Photos of Yosemite's Most Iconic Landmarks
11 Surreal Reflection Photos of Yosemite's Most Iconic Natural Landmarks

Stunning film photography turns the placid Merced River into a mirror, capturing El Cap & Half Dome with dreamlike double vision

A Local's Guide to Backpacking Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
A Local's Guide to Backpacking Mount Assiniboine, Canada's Iconic Matterhorn

Stunning film photography, gear essentials, and do's & don'ts for backpacking one of Canada's most legendary backcountry trails

A Field Guide to Overnight Adventure in Ansel Adams Wilderness
A Beginner's Guide to Backpacking California's Iconic Ansel Adams Wilderness

Essential gear, dos & don'ts, and film photography from one of California's most stunning, yet overlooked, landscapes

Backcountry Camping in Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Backcountry Camping Among 700-Foot-Tall Dunes In Colorado's Inland Sea of Sand

Medium format film photography from an overnight stay among one of North America's most mind-boggling natural landscapes

Diving in Bonaire, Home to the World's Oldest Marine Reserve
B&W Underwater Film Photography From the World's Oldest Marine Reserve

Gritty 35mm photos capture the feeling of being 80 feet below the surface among a well preserved jewel of the Dutch Caribbean

A Visual Guide to Climbing Castle Rock, a Bay Area Proving Ground
A Guide to the Polarizing Climbing Area That Spawned Some of the World's Best

An hour south of San Francisco exists a sandstone Mecca for boulderers, loved by many and loathed by maybe more

Learning to Let Go, Look & Listen on a West Coast Train Trip
15 Photos Argue the Best Way to See the West Is by Train

Discovering America's backyard from the comfort and confines of Amtrak's Coast Starlight

On Patagonia, Film Photography, and the Beauty of the Unknown
A Photo Essay on Patagonia, Shooting Film, and the Beauty of the Unknown

A journey to the end of the Earth reveals breathtaking alpine views & reflections on the value of optimism in the face of uncertainty

New Zealand's Serene Natural Terrain, on Medium Format Film
16 Medium Format Photos Capture the Magnitude of New Zealand

Artful imagery from a month-long road trip moving north to south past Cathedral Cove, Milford Sound, Mount Cook, and more

Existential Explorations of Rock & Mind in Joshua Tree, CA
15 Artful Photos of Sport Climbing in Joshua Tree National Park

An embedded outsider finds calm and clarity in the sun bleached life of the dirtbag climber

Escaping Burnout on a 10-Day Bike Tour in the Julian Alps
How a 10-Day Bikepacking Trip in the Julian Alps Cured Burnout

19 film photos show two close friends trading city life for mountain huts, muddy trails, and gravel roads in the farthest reaches of Slovenia