Photograph By Keegan Barber, Courtesy of NASA
OSIRIS-REx
Sometimes, things actually go according to plan: On a Sunday morning, high above a Utah sagebrush flat, an orange-and-white parachute floated to Earth bearing cargo retrieved from 200 million miles…
Photograph by Michael Wilson
Winter Lace
Through the night, there was no sound in the forest. And with the dawn, the forest folk looked out on a world that was white and wonderful, a world covered with a fluffy coat of winter lace. Every…
Photograph by John Burcham
Osterman Gas Station
Many members of the Hualapai Tribe have memories of the old gas station near the corner of Historic Route 66 and Diamond Creek Road. For tribal Chairwoman Sherry Parker, one memory is the strongest…
Photograph by John Burcham
Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery
The Pioneer Cemetery at the Grand Canyon’s South Rim is a who’s who of early 20th century Canyon history. Of the roughly 400 people buried here, only about 10 percent are famous. But in some ways,…
Photograph by Paul Markow
Emilia Mickevicius
A museum show is part storytelling and part conversation. At least, that’s how Emilia Mickevicius sees it. And curating one is a bit like planning a dinner party.  Take, for example, a gallery she…
Photograph by Rick Wiley
Sonoran Glass School
Given that 2,000-degree furnaces are involved, glass art can be as dangerous as it is beautiful. That means the proper skills for this challenging form of expression aren’t just important — they’re…
Photograph by Bruce D. Taubert
Maricopa Audubon Society
When bald eagles were federally listed as endangered in 1978, Arizona was home to only 11 breeding pairs. Today, breeding bald eagles occupy more than 70 territories in the state — thanks, in part,…
Photograph by John Burcham
She Goes
This is a story about a woman who accomplished something extraordinary in a place best known for its otherworldliness. It’s a story that might make you question the physical and mental limits of the…