California
Capturing West Coast skaters, the Victorian way
Stay very still — For the past seven years, Berkeley-based Jenny Sampson has been capturing the skaters of California using tintype – a century-and-a-half old photographic process.
Written by: Biju Belinky
The Travel Diary: The enduring beauty of America’s national parks
What you see along the way — Photographer Heather McCutcheon travels across the USA for her latest photo project, capturing the country’s most breathtaking natural wonders.
Written by: Heather McCutcheon
Inside California’s all-women cannabis retreats
Ganja goddess getaways — Offering classes in yoga, painting and belly-dancing, the Ganja Goddess Getaway is a weekend haven for all female-identifying cannabis enthusiasts. We talk to Deidra, the company founder, to find out more.
Written by: Dominique Sisley
Behind the scenes at America’s new legal cannabis farms
The pot farmer’s daughter — As the daughter of a pot farmer, Kristen Angelo grew up around the plant. Now, she’s using photography to eradicate the stigma, and encourage what she believes to be a major grassroots social and political movement.
Written by: Ellie Howard
These rural right-wingers are trying to create their own state
Welcome to ‘Jefferson’ — Roused by Brexit and the rise of Trump, these Northern Californians are attempting to break away from their liberal homeland and do things their own way.
Written by: Elijah Hurwitz
When a hippie oasis becomes an industrial nightmare
An American dream, cracked — Photographer Lars Borges spent two years documenting California's youngest and poorest county: a once-thriving border town now home to industrial sweatshops and strip bars.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Shredding South California’s abandoned pools
Party in the Back — Photographer and skater Tino Razo documents and shreds abandoned backyard pools across Southern California in Party in the Back, embodying care-free and youthful expression without even trying.
Written by: Paden Vaughan
The sobering splendour of the hottest place on Earth
An ode to the desert — Filmmaker Patrick Fraser’s new short film follows the Europeans who travel to California’s Death Valley each July to experience the searing heat that once broke world records.
Written by: Paden Vaughan
Surf legend Chris Christenson on blazing your own trail in life
The shape of things to come — After opting against medical school and turning his back on convention, surfboard shaper Chris Christenson dedicated himself to a path of creative restlessness.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Do Valley Girls still exist?
Like, whatever... — What’s up with that whole Valley Girl shtick? Was Clueless for real? Huck grabs a frappé at Topanga Mall and finds that stereotypes are, like, so passé.
Written by: Mike Fordham
