In rural Kansas, large-format photographer and master printer Michael Strickland is pushing traditional printmaking to extraordinary lengths. For his Of the Earth series, Strickland grinds soil, clay, and charred wood gathered from the landscapes he photographs into pigments for his color carbon prints, physically embedding the land within the finished work. We spoke with Strickland about process, place, the disappearing craft of photographic printmaking, and why the physical print still matters.

Embark on an ethereal journey through Wendy Constantine's artistic practice with her body of work, “Reverie.” From childhood memories in a converted chicken coop to protesting art department cuts, Constantine's life unfolds like a visual poem. Delve into her unique fusion of analog and digital, intention and spontaneity, as she invites you into a dreamlike realm where trees stand as silent witnesses to a life shaped by nature.

Jim Steg (1922-2001) was an inventive artist and esteemed educator who lived in New Orleans. A celebrated printmaker, he became interested in photography late in his career. Barbara Hitchcock, who served as Curator of The Polaroid Collection, writes about his explorations with the SX-70 and shares rarely seen instant photography explorations from the artist.

Victoria Kosel quite literally destroys her photographs, only to create them anew. Her sliced and diced prints are reborn into fragmented scenes that force the brain to fill in the gaps that challenge the ideas of traditional landscape photography.

Escape to the sublime wilderness of New Zealand through the lens of landscape photographer Stuart Clook. Utilizing historic printing processes, Stuart's serene and contemplative imagery provides a much needed respite from the bustle of modern life.

Taking landscape photography to a new level, Tara A. Cronin’s new series “Winds” uses transparency film, archival inks, and her own blood to create work reminiscent of star maps or ancient genetic code.