As I stood in front of one of the world's oldest and most impressive architectural feats of spiritual devotion, I strangely found myself equally fascinated by the rows of modern mass-produced chairs scattered in front of the Pope's empty pavilion.
This photo depicts the ICL facility located in North Lawrence emitting its distinctive orange glow during nighttime operations. Exposed against a pitch black sky, the plant becomes an island of light isolated from its surrounding environment. However…
A bout of insomnia and an influx of thick fog motivated me to walk around Lawrence with my camera late one night. I came across this view of a famous campus statue (created by Elden C. Tefft) in which it seemed to be surrounded by a halo of light…
Having found myself walking along the banks of the Kansas River with a lighter, camera, and a left-behind chair, I did what simply seemed to feel right at the time. To me, this image evokes themes of loss, isolation, and grief, but perhaps also…
Each imperfect stroke and uneven detail in this artwork might seem insignificant alone, but together, they create something intricate and beautiful—just like us humans, perfectly imperfect yet whole.
Shaaban Robert was, above all, a poet. As noted on the back cover of this volume, “. . . the poems appearing here cover the entire spectrum of human existence: youth and old age, morality and religion, politics, the beauty and signification of…