In this portfolio, Gretchen LeMaistre returns to the same sites along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in an attempt to share the visceral reaction she has experienced in this place. While the photographs convey only a fraction of experience, she hopes they can function as tokens for conversation, connection and witness with one another and with the world at large.

Pregnancy is a direct embodiment of the question — where does one body end and another begin? In this portfolio, Eliza Bell embarks on a deep exploration of the known and unknown alongside the pregnant people she photographs.

Several years ago, Ann Villano became obsessed with taking photos of decaying edifices: barns, old houses, falling stone walls. When she considered images for "Between Bodies," she focused instead on images where she saw a transference of energy between two entities. In these photos, trees or plants are giving, taking, and supporting. They stand guard over a cemetery, beam energy onto a decaying house, or hold up decaying walls. In some cases, one cannot be sure where one material starts and the other ends. 

In this ongoing series, Barron explores the relationship between the human body and the landscape he walks everyday by listening to and responding to the landscape rather than dominating it. By molding his body into the terrain, he creates a visual dialogue between the human and natural worlds, emphasizing vulnerability, coexistence, and interconnectedness.

In this tender portfolio, Kaoly Gutierrez relates to other bodies—both literal and metaphorical—by exploring how personal experiences, emotions, and histories shape her interactions with others. For Kaoly, the “bodies” in question aren’t just physical, but represent the relational dynamics and energies between people: the hidden thoughts, judgments, desires, and unspoken histories that linger in our connections.

In this series of photographs, Rosie Villano investigates the question: what does it mean to embody a relationship to the earth? For them, that means learning about the land they live on, knowing the food they eat, and appreciating the bounty. These photographs are an expression of their love and reverence for the land.

Frances Bukovsky began photographing Upheaval while seaching for a home, both within their own body, as well as the world around them. Set in Appalachia between their hometown and their chosen home, Upheaval revisits childhood memories and forges new connections between body and geography to assemble a sense of self informed by cycles of grief and upheaved circumstances.

When Alli Harper began swimming during the lockdown, it changed her connection to the earth. For the first time, she keenly observed the weather patterns moving over the sky, wondering at the migratory birds in the air, the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun, the tug of the ocean's currents, and the abundant life beneath the water. Suddenly, Alli’s world expanded into something so much bigger, more important, and precious.

Looking for a way to explore depression without making clichéd images, Ruth Steinberg chose the cyanotype process for its interpretive possibilities, which allowed for the multi-layering of self-portraits and plant material to evoke, rather than tell, her story.

In this ongoing series, Leah Mowers explore vulnerability, both hers and that of the natural world, by listening to and responding to the landscape rather than dominating it. Leah inhabit its form by molding her body into the terrain, emphasizing coexistence over control. This work invites viewers to reflect on their own relationship with the natural world.