Nature
'Feral children': Abandoned by parents and raised by animals
Isolated and alone — Photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten immersed herself in the dark and distressing world of feral children: kids abandoned by their families to be raised by animals, and recreates their experiences in her work.
Written by: Michael Segalov
When getting back to nature becomes a movement...
A simpler way of life — After hitting the road as a directionless teen, photographer Antoine Bruy discovered a radical community living off-the-grid: a wave of people flocking to the wild, leaving the rat race behind.
Written by: Russ Slater
Digging the Dirt: The skaters leaving the rat race to live a life off-grid
Stuck in the mud — Skateboarding and farming may seem like completely disconnected realms, but the cultures are connected by a shared set of values and a passion for the land. We catch up with some skaters, who are also farmers, to see what drew them to a more off-the-grid way of life.
Written by: Julia Kidder
Meet the creative pioneers forging a new connection with the natural world
Finding answers in the wild — A new generation of artists and explorers are turning away from over-stimulated and under-inspired urban lives to find a more fulfilling life outdoors, explains The Outsiders editor Jeffrey Bowman.
Written by: Alex King
Photographer documents man’s destruction of the natural world
Wild beasts reduced to ghosts in the city — Photographer Nick Brandt’s epic panoramas in Inherit The Dust highlight man’s destructive presence in places animals used to roam.
Written by: Alex King
Getting off the grid in Argentina
Embracing the elements — Photographer Alice Zoo escapes the anxiety of London life for the 'rawness and grit' of nature by the Andes – a pure experience she likens to time travel.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Video: Surfing icon Derek Hynd on embracing the wave philosophically
Escaping into a pure source — A new documentary short offers an intimate portrait of one surfer's free-spirited approach to feeling at one with the sea.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Video: Snowboarder Bode Merrill’s absolutely nuts retrospective
Broken Mechanism — Phenomenal archive footage showing veteran snowboarder Bode Merrill’s wildest stunts.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
California bans SeaWorld from breeding whales in captivity
A big win, but the battle's not over for activists — As campaigners celebrate an important victory, the Z-Boys’ Peggy Oki launches new campaign to free orca Lolita, who has been held at Miami Seaquarium for 45 years.
Written by: Sam Warner
The 24-year-long battle to protect British Columbia’s wilderness
Keep Jumbo Wild — The Ktunaxa First Nation, conservationists and backcountry skiers have joined the fight against the Jumbo Glacier Resort, which threatens an area where the land is wild and skiing is a way of life.
Written by: HUCK HQ
