Ex-gang members, veterans and immigrants alike take a three-month course to become California firefighters.
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Nevada teens find community as they navigate homelessness and adulthood together
Clark County has one of the largest unaccompanied homeless youth populations in the nation.
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Close encounters with the bear kind
The very places that attract visitors and newcomers for their proximity to wildlife grapple with a spike in bear-human incidents.
Posted inMay 27, 2019: Public Pushback
See the hard-won equilibrium of Alaska
A compilation of work by Alaskan photographers explores life in the North.
Posted inMay 13, 2019: Atomic Tourists
Photos: The power of climbing harnessed
Brown Girls Climbing addresses trauma and is increasing diversity at the crag.
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See the captivating flux of Western alkaline waters
Salt lakes fade from chartreuse to rust into pale wastelands in photos taken by Aya Okawa.
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As grizzly bears proliferate in Montana, tourists follow
A small community navigates the challenges posed by enthusiastic bear-watchers.
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The ecosexual movement is attracting new people to environmentalism
‘Pollen-amorous’ leaders host marriages to the Earth in Sin City.
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Portraits of resilience
Through tintypes, Kaska Dena photographer Kali Spitzer creates collaborative images of her community.
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Photos: The many faces of Marilyn Monroe
See the impersonators that perpetuate an All-American woman.
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What’s left of the tallgrass prairie
A ‘grassland education’ from nature photographer Harvey Payne.
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Gay rodeo and the subversion of Western clichés
A photo exhibit asks viewers to ponder whether, in reclaiming the idea of the cowboy, gay rodeos renounce violence or reinvest in it.
Posted inFebruary 18, 2019: Barriers to Entry
Explore landscapes redefined by human influence
In a new book, a photographer captures our collisions with nature.
Posted inFebruary 4, 2019: Nizhoni Girls
Photos: Life in migration
Wildlife species make their quests to mate, give birth, feed and seek shelter across the American West.
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See the West’s overlooked pollinators — like never before
As native bees sink in the shadow of honeybees, one artist creates a vivid showcase.
Posted inJanuary 21, 2019: What Killed Washington's Carbon Tax?
See iconic photographers’ forgotten work in 1950s Mormon towns
Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange capture a time when the religion was growing.
Posted inDecember 24, 2018: Good news, bad news
See paradise beneath the Colorado peaks
A publishing couple invites you into the process behind their picturesque Vail estate.
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See winter solstice around the West
After the longest night of the year, earth tilts once again toward the sun.
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Explore a world of images at Standing Rock
The new book, Standing Strong, shows a spectrum of emotion from #NoDAPL.
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California’s Camp Fire, in photos
As of Nov. 13, the disaster has claimed 42 lives as the search for missing people continues.