Winter In The Vineyard
Photographer and Plastic Artist Henri Kartmann is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the series ‘Winter grape varieties’. To see Henri’s body of work, click on any image. The vineyard under the snow, a somewhat unusual vision, but very characteristic…
Read articleIce | The Celebration Of Winter
Photographer Steve Geer is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this landscape photography. From the ‘River Ice’ gallery. To see Steve’s body of work, click on any image. Deep in the winter, after the water has lost its summer heat, the river that flows…
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Photographer Thierry Lathoud is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this landscape photography. From the ‘Winter Landscapes’ series. To see Thierry ’s body of work, click on any image. All images © Thierry Lathoud See also:…
Read articleWINTER | Finland
Teacher and Photographer Valtteri Mulkahainen is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. To see Valtteri’s body of work, click on any photograph. All images © Valtteri Mulkahainen See also: Gallery of Photographs By Valtteri…
Read articleIt’s Always Winter In New York City
NFL Player & Poet Ryan Russell is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this poem. * It’s Always Winter in NYC “Shouldn’t writers move to New York City?” I have to forgive them, of course they don’t know. They don’t know how that city has…
Read articleMusic | Frankenstein (1973) By The Edgar Winter Group | Digital Download is 15 Minute live Version
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * To purchase this download see Amazon.com below: Frankenstein (Live) * Worldwide, Timeless & Diverse See our Complete Music Selection HERE Back to HOME PAGE
Read articleBuffalo’s School Bus Winter Shelters: Left Behind After The Children Grew Older
Photographer Chris Mottalini is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his book/project ‘The Mistake by the Lake‘. To see Chris’ body of work click on any image. The Mistake by the Lake is a photographic record of the assortment of school bus shelters…
Read articleThe Perpetual Gap
Fine Art Photographer Charlotte 4B is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the series ‘FRIOMRÅDE’. To see Charlotte’s body of work, click on any image. In the harshness of my last Scandinavian winter, from my home, I captured my…
Read articleHow To Choose Between Practicality & Style
Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Practicality is like WD-40, it keeps life running. But this attitude toward abolishing non-sense sometimes meets other forces such as popularity, style, and fashion. “These shoes are killing me” “I need an island in my kitchen because I entertain a…
Read articleKeeping Belarusian Music Alive | An Artist’s Story Of Struggles And Triumphs
Interview and photography by Aydin Cetinbostanoğlu “Belarusian Language, culture, dance, and folklore had been forgotten in our country.” “My name is Tatsiana MATAFONAVA I was born on November 10, 1977, in Belarus. Belarus is a former Soviet Union country that declared its independence in 1991 with the…
Read articleUSA | Rewind Series
This series will focus on showcasing timeless photography that will tell human condition stories and provide enjoyment. Selected from features published since the magazine’s birth in 2014, these hidden visuals will again come to life to touch your hearts. The rewind series will be presented in subjects. To see…
Read articleAbout To Fade | A Visual And Literary Project
Photographer Laura C. Vela and Writer Suso Mourelo are the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributors of this photo essay. From the book/project ‘They always go alone, the bugs’. To see Laura’s body of work, click on any image. Written By Suso Mourelo Siempre van solos, los…
Read articleThe Small House In Ayvansaray
Photographer Daniele Vita is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘The Story Of Potlat Gian’. To see Daniele’s body of work, click on any image. The Story Of Potlat Gian Potlan Gian lives in the very…
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Rusty Birdcage Written by Holley Perry Empty Rooms Written by George Gad Economou What Would We Be Que Seríamos Written by Nataly Burgzorg 3 A.M. Written by George Gad Economou Frying Pans and Manners Written by Holley Perry The…
Read articleVisual Haiku
Artist Marisa Culatto is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the series ‘HAIKU’. To see Marisa’s body of work, click on any image. Continuing with my interest in pushing photography into the territory of other art forms, and offering a degree of…
Read articleTo Those Found Dead In Chimneys
Written by Randy W. Plym to those found dead in chimneys or in Great Bridge, or Albany, to those who climb down from camphor trees on humid winter mornings, yes, there comes a quiet, there comes a gentle rain. And my heart like the horizon shudders, and…
Read articleAs A New Day Rises, The Old Clouds Emerge
Written by George Gad Economou once more it rains it pours some things never change new faces old conversations conducted anew no change in the world it keeps orbiting the sun it rains it gets murk permanent midnight insanity of junk we breathe in we breathe out one…
Read articleParis & Venice | Street Photography
Lifestyle Advertising Photographer and Director George Kamper is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Street Photography’ series. To see George’s body of work, click on any photograph. All images © George Kamper See also: Winter…
Read articleDroplets Of A Dream
Written by Giselle Beaufort @ Becoming a Widow After Suicide Sometimes I see a Flying J and stop Sometimes I put hazelnut in my coffee cup Sometimes it’s the chill of winter’s sky Sometimes your eyes all the conversations kept inside Always all the faces that I sometimes meet Always…
Read articleThe Unstable Beauty Of Ice
Photographer Massimo Lupidi is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘FROZEN IN THE DARK’. To see Massimo’s body of work, click on any image. Ice can create some of the most beautiful and fascinating winter wonderland sights.…
Read articleNigambodh Ghat
Photojournalist and Documentary Photographer Abhishek Singh is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Ghat’. To see ABHISHEK’s body of work, click on any image. Every year, between the months of November and February, seagulls migrate from Russia to Delhi, seeking a tad warmer…
Read articleRewind Series | Refugees
This series will focus on showcasing timeless photography that will tell human condition stories and provide enjoyment. Selected from features published since the magazine’s birth in 2014, these hidden visuals will again come to life to touch your hearts. The rewind series will be presented in subjects. To see…
Read articleNigerian Youth | The Struggle For Better Opportunities
Written by Chukwu Christian Onyemaechi NARRATIVES TO ILLEGAL MIGRATION AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE IN NIGERIA In recent times, the number of people especially the youths who either by hook or by crook, try to cross over into America and Europe, has skyrocketed astronomically. Due to bad governance, autocracy, nepotism, ethnic…
Read articleWoodlands & Climate Change
Photographer Ellie Davies is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the ‘Seascapes’ series. To see Ellie’s body of work, click on any image. The exploration of my relationship with forest landscapes has always been a central theme of my photographic…
Read articleFaces Seen From Above | Aerial Photography
Artist Director and Aerial Photographer Marcin Giba is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Minimal, Animal, Faces’ series. To see Marcin’s body of work, click on any photograph. I started this cycle at the end of 2020 with…
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What is your passion? Do you even have passion for something? The old folks say keep the mind busy Even if doing crossword puzzles I say: “Even on a cold winter day Have something that pulls you out of bed each morning” Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC…
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I worship the sun and the moon They are gods to me on a summer day I feel the heat my skin so tight on a winter night a full moon warms my soul both provide comfort and security Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 …
Read articleReindeer Nomads | Shelter & Farming | Chukotka, Siberia
Travel Photographer Holger Hoffmann and Travel Writer Sylvia Furrer are the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributors of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Stormy Nights in the Yaranga’. To see Holger and Sylvia’s body of work, click on any photograph. In the winter, the days…
Read articleNatural Patterns
Photographer Ben Maze is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the series ‘Abstracts and Intimates’. To see Ben’s body of work, click on any photograph. All images © Benjamin Maze See also: Landscapes…
Read articleAnatolia | 1973
Documentary Photographer Aydin Cetinbostanoglu is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Anatolia Diaries’. To see Aydin’s body of work, click on any image. Anatolia Diaries, Approximately 3000 km in Anatolia – 1973 “Years of meeting and understanding…
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Final winter chill Homemade bread in the oven Vegetable soup on the stove Covered with comforter on couch Reading good book Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 If my poetry helped, entertained, or moved you, please consider a donation, so that Edge of Humanity Magazine can continue…
Read articleOff Season
Artwork By PAUL BUTLER “’Off Season’ is part of an ongoing photographic project, documenting the winter months at Strandhill,County Sligo. This wild and spectacular location is situated in the north west of Ireland, it is a favored spot with walkers and the local/international surfing community. The violent seas of…
Read articleWireWood Trees
Artwork By Clive Maddison Trees & Me. For as long as I can remember I’ve had a fascination with trees. Most of us wouldn’t notice how much of an impact trees have on our daily lives. It’s something I have become acutely aware of in recent years following the start…
Read articleResource Depletion & Depopulation | Life In The Kola Peninsula
Photojournalist and Documentary Photographer Mikhail Lebedev is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘ Snow Desert’. To see Mikhail’s body of work, click on any image. Kola Peninsula is the most densely populated region in the world outside…
Read articleThe Mysteries Of Sylvester Manor
Photographer and Filmmaker Gary Beeber is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Sylvester Manor’. To see Gary’s body of work, click on any image. When living in Sag Harbor, NY one of my great pleasures was taking…
Read articleHow To Choose Between Practicality & Style
Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Practicality is like WD-40, it keeps life running. But this attitude toward abolishing non-sense sometimes meets other forces such as popularity, style, and fashion. “These shoes are killing me” “I need an island in my kitchen because I entertain a…
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The Components Of Beauty In Uganda’s Culture Written by Andronicus Enoch Muwanguzi “I want you to respect me as a person but please choke, slap, bite, spank, restrain and call me a dirty slut…” Written by Lay Sion Ng @ Issues Under Tissues …
Read articleThe Growing Tension Between Muslims & Christians In Georgia
Portrait and Documentary Photographer Hossein Fardinfard is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘THE LOST IDENTITY’. To see Hossein’s body of work, click on any image. In the rural regions of the country of Georgia, poor economic…
Read articleNO MIDDLEMAN ART GALLERY | New Artworks | WireWood Trees
Artwork By Clive Maddison Trees & Me. For as long as I can remember I’ve had a fascination with trees. Most of us wouldn’t notice how much of an impact trees have on our daily lives. It’s something I have become acutely aware of in recent years following…
Read articleNO MIDDLEMAN ART GALLERY | Off Season
Artwork By PAUL BUTLER “’Off Season’ is part of an ongoing photographic project, documenting the winter months at Strandhill,County Sligo. This wild and spectacular location is situated in the north west of Ireland, it is a favored spot with walkers and the local/international surfing community. The violent seas…
Read articleZen Gardens By Tom Wright and Mizuno Katsuhiko | Garden book Review
Zen Gardens is a thin small book that includes outstanding photographs and information on the most popular Zen temples/gardens of Kyoto. The bulk of the pages include a photo and short information on each temple/garden. There are also some superb winter color photos of the gardens. The detailed text…
Read articleWaterscapes In Black&White
Photographer Karim Bouchareb is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this landscape photography. To see Karim’s body of work, click on any image. All images © Karim Bouchareb See also: Artworks By Karim Bouchareb …
Read articleStepping Out Of Reality | Street Stories
Street Photographer Daniel Castonguay is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. To see Daniel’s body of work, click on any photograph. Living in a great city, I was naturally driven to street photography and depicting the quotidian life in its simplest…
Read articleLooking Back At Three (Not All) Of The Favorites Of The Hermit Poet’s Poems # 1
I never wrote poetry until August 2014. That was the month and year Edge of Humanity Magazine first published on the internet. Since August 2014, I have written over 1000 poems. I never in my life had an interest in writing. I was too busy making a living…
Read article“Si, hasta la primavera”
Written By Poet and Photographer J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey UNTIL THE SPRING Ugly are Those winter buildings Covered in underwear Far beneath which I sit and paint My gallery of spring In these lines Of brightest green and blue These swirls of new…
Read articleMushrooms
Photographer Thomas Ruf is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Mushrooms’ gallery. To see Thomas’s body of work, click on any photograph. All images © Thomas Ruf See also: Macro shooting of…
Read articleEternal Trash | Consumerism
Photographer and Artist Irina Heinz is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘What will remain after me’. To see Irina’s body of work, click on any image. It is terrible to disappear – I want to leave a mark. Something eternal.…
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sprinkling tear-drops continuity lost cold like winter frost Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If my poetry helped, entertained, or moved you, please consider a donation, so that Edge of Humanity Magazine can continue sharing chips of my mind, that I diligently scribble into poems. Thank…
Read articleAmerican Falls, Idaho
Documentary, Portrait and Landscape Photographer Steve Davis is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘As American Falls’. To see Steve’s body of work, click on any image. As American Falls fades from my life, I find myself…
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Death, Catholicism & My Mother’s Decisions Kelly Burke Intimate Passages Of My Mother’s Turmoil Marilyn Jaye Lewis “It’s for the mice” | Memories Of My Grandmother Marilyn Jaye Lewis “…you know you can’t sleep there” | Passages Of A Homeless Person’s Life J H Martin By…
Read articleExpressing Parts Of My Subconscious
Artist and Photographer Stefano Marchionini is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the ‘Regrets’ series. To see Stefano’s body of work, click on any image. The images of natural and manufactured objects, observed and taken out of context, as…
Read articleB&W Landscape Photography
Landscape and Travel Photographer Martin Rak is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this landscape photography. To see Martin’s body of work, click on any image. All images © Martin Rak See also: Gallery of Photographs…
Read articleLandscape Photography | Europe
Photographer Michael Breitung is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this landscape photography. From the ‘Europe’ series. To see Michael ’s body of work, click on any image. All images © Michael Breitung See also: South…
Read articleThe Affect Of The Angora Rabbits’ Fur On Premature Babies’ Recovery | Russia
Editing Manager and Documentary Photographer Maria Muravieva / The Agency for Social Information, Russia is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the ‘Angora Rabbits Project‘. To see Maria’s body of work, click on any image. Life saving rabbits From marketing…
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Chopping fire wood Working a sweat feels real good She stands in doorway Dressed warm this winter day Gestures me in to have my way Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 If my poetry helped or entertained you, please consider a donation, so that Edge of Humanity…
Read articleFormer Soviet Secret Towns With A Purpose | The Changes In Rural Russia’s Modern Life
Commercial Food Photographer Christine Armbruster is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Made of Steel’. To see Christine’s body of work, click on any image. Russia is a liquid place. A place of change despite how solid…
Read articleLoneliness
Artist and Educator Sara Fields is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Between Isolation and Abandonment’ series. To see Sara’s body of work, click on any photograph. Between Isolation and Abandonment explores various forms of…
Read articleFrom The Stone Age To The Digital Age | The Inuit People & Technology
Architect and Photographer Donald Weber is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these portrait/documentary photography. From the project ‘Quniqjuk, Qunbuq, Quabaa’. To see Donald’s body of work, click on any image. Quniqjuk: indistinct horizon, hazy Qunbuq: brightness on horizon indicating presence of ice on…
Read articleLife’s Moments In B&W
Photojournalist and Official Fuji X Ambassador Gianis Angelakis is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. To see Gianis’s body of work, click on any photograph. All images © Gianis Angelakis See also: Albums By Gianis…
Read articleWater Preservation | Australia
Fine Art Photographer Chris Round is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘THE GRAND SCHEME’. To see Chris’ body of work, click on any image. The Snowy Hydro Scheme is widely regarded as the most ambitious industrial project…
Read articleRestoring The European Bison
Documentary Photographer Adrián Domínguez is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘RESTORING BISON’. To see Adrián’s body of work, click on any image. EUROPEAN BISON RESTORING THE SPECIES The European bison (B.bonasus) is the largest land-based mammal in the continent…
Read articleBook Review | The Zen Life | Text By Koji Sato | Photographs By Sosei Kuzunishi | Translated By Ryojun Victoria
It has been long time since I have read this book. This is another old book I found covered with dust, behind one of the wood shelves, when I was looking around with my headlamp for termite wings. The Zen Life is one of the first books I read about…
Read articleHarmony vs. Disarray
Nibbling On Asian History and Philosophy Series: Source: Who Is Dogen Zenji? Illumination From Our Feet Arranging our shoes neatly, we bring harmony to our minds, when our minds are harmonious, we arrange shoes neatly. If we arrange shoes neatly when we take them off, our…
Read articleThe Real You
NFL Player & Poet Ryan Russell is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this poem. * The Real You I wonder what you dreamt about, before you ever knew failure. What was your heart’s desire, before you ever let them break it. Text ©…
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NFL Player & Poet Ryan Russell is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this poem. * The Village It takes a village to raise a child. My mother, being a single mother, needed that to be true more than anyone. She worked herself to death…
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Read articleThe American South
Photographer Tim Richmond is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the ongoing project ‘Winn Dixie’. To see Tim’s body of work, click on any image. All images © Tim Richmond See also:…
Read articleLife In Hasankeyf & The Dam Construction Submerging Its Ancient History
Photojournalist Salvo Buffa is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the ‘Hasankeyf’ project. To see Salvo ’s projects click on any image. The Dam The construction is part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project. When complete, the dam will support a 1,200 MW…
Read articleFine Art Photography | DARK
Photographer Gerasimos Platanas is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this fine art photography. To see Gerasimos’ series click on any image. See also: Anafleksis By Gerasimos Platanas
Read article“May your road be green” | Dark History & Soft Ground | Vorkuta, Russia
Photographer Jef Bonifacino is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘Vorkuta’. To see Jef ‘s body of work click on any image. Former city of Gulag, situated in the North of the Ural Mounts, Russia. There is…
Read articlePermanent Solution Or Temporary Refuge? | The Anchor-outs Community | San Francisco Bay, USA
Photographer Bente Marei Stachowske is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From her project ‘Living On The Anchor’. To see Bente Marei’s body of work click on any image. Sausalito is San Francisco Bay Area city where some of the…
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Winter in Kyoto Cheap tiny room Kerosene space heater Squat toilet Large rice cooker Soy sauce Pickled ginger Bottles of Sapporo Draft Extra thick warm comforters Sleeping on tatami mats Two days cocooned together We could have stayed in that room forever Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Read articleThe Disappearing Small Movie Theater
Photographer John Stratoudakis is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘Odeon Lido‘. To see John’s portfolio click on any image. It was winter of 2011, when I decided to make a story about…
Read articleBook Review-Basho the Complete Haiku-Matsuo Basho Translated with an Introduction, Biography & Notes By Jane Reichhold- Original Artwork By Shiro Tsujimuro
Are you a haiku poet or enjoy reading haiku poetry? Then this hardcover masterpiece is for you. Basho The Complete Haiku is a collection of all of Basho’s haiku poetry in English and so much more. 431 pages stuffed full of Basho’s poems and information on the poet as well…
Read articleBook Review-The Shambhala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen Translated By Michael H. Kohn, Buddhism: Ingrid Fischer- Schreiber-University of Vienna, Tibetan Buddhism: Franz-Karl Ehrhard- University of Hamburg, Zen: Michael S Diener- Japanologist, Tokyo
This dictionary published by Shambhala is a treasure chest of information relating to Buddhism and Zen. The softcover book is 280 pages, with fifteen hundred entries (alphabet order) and is an excellent addition to the library of anyone who is a Buddhist or has an interest in Zen and Buddhism.…
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