Smoke from the Dragon Bravo file on the Grand Canyon's North Rim resembles a giant thunderhead. By Lauren Cisneros
Photo Editor Forum

Lauren Cisneros: This Is My Story

Lately, I’ve been pushing myself to step outside and document the Dragon Bravo Fire, on the North Rim of the Grand…
A cactus garden and colorful ceremic pots near a Southwest style fence and gate adorn the grounds of Desert Meadow Park. By Norma Jean Gargasz
Around Arizona

Desert Meadows Park

“For most people, Desert Meadows Park is an organic discovery,” says Chuck Parsons, president of the Green Valley…
One indigenous woman sits on a crate, fixing another indigenous woman's hair.

Storyteller: The Photography of Jerry Jacka

In 2024, the Heard Museum received a landmark gift of the Jerry Jacka archive, which makes us stewards of one of the…
Battleship in the Grand Canyon

Climbing Aboard the Battleship

Perhaps I should’ve charted safer courses years ago. But here I am, closer to my 70s than my 50s, still chasing…
Smoke from the Dragon Bravo Fire creates sunbeams in the Grand Canyon just before sunset. By Matt Soeffner
Latest Feature

Stories from the North Rim

In the wake of the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, many of the…
A jaguarundi perches on a tree trunk. Despite their name, jaguarundis are in the same genus as mountain lions, not jaguars. | iStock
In Depth

A Little Cat Goes A Long Way

There are all sorts of cats in Arizona — from coddled condo kitties and feral Tucson toms to bobcats and cougars, the…
Sedona’s iconic Cathedral Rock formed the backdrop for a set used in Copper Canyon, a 1950 film that starred Ray Milland and Hedy Lamarr. By Bob Bradshaw
Culture

Quiet on the Set

Nineteen seventy-three. That was the unofficial end of the movie business in Sedona. There were a few other flicks in…
Daniel Bulletts, a member of the Kaibab-Paiute Tribe, serves as its Cultural Resource Director. | John Burcham
Latest Feature

As Different as Night and Day

When members of the Kaibab-Paiute Tribe look up at the night sky above their homeland in one of the darkest places in…