Julia Travers

Oaks, tulip poplars and hickory trees rise to form the old-growth canopy of the James Madison Landmark Forest, which encompasses 200 acres behind Montpelier, the fourth president’s historic home ... The James Madison Landmark Forest is one of 65 such areas in 16 states operating under the banner of the Old-Growth Forest Network ...

When artists use the land as their canvas, wonderful, organic creations are brought to life. Farm and landscape art exist at the vital and fertile intersection of cultivation and visual art and result in land-based creations ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest space telescope ever built, scheduled to launch in the fall of 2018. NASA is inviting artists of all genres to use the telescope as a source of inspiration to create new artworks which will be curated into NASA’s social media.

In a kitchen in Queens, New York, a chef named Dhuha is making potato kibbeh—Middle Eastern croquettes made with ground beef—that the women in her family taught her how to shape just so. Dhuha, who grew up in Baghdad, works at Eat OffBeat, a food delivery business that provides home-style meals prepared by refugees resettled in New York City.

Ariell R. Johnson is the Founder and President of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA.

Photographer Bryon Summers is traveling around the country with his camera in hand, taking intimate portraits of more than 1,000 Black males of all ages for his "We Love You" project.