Work + Craft

“When you give yourself over to the inactive state, you’re also giving yourself over to an internal roaming. Without that, there really isn’t a capacity for surprise, for discovery, for actually learning something new about yourself or the world.”—Josh Cohen, in our interview about his new book Not Working.

I’m happy to announce my new book: Unique: Making Photographs in the Age of Ubiquity.

Ancient maps marked the accomplishments of discoverers, documenting the world as known thus far, the boundaries of which were marked…

“I saw, in all these different practices, some kind of artistic creature who uses science but also design and technology to re-investigate the relationship with the Earth.”—Ruben Jacobs, in our interview about his new book Artonauts.

The thing about being born a human is that none of us get out alive. Some of us spend our…

In her most recent photobook, Let Me Fall Again, photographer and bookmaker Julia Borissova presents a part-factual, part-imagined construction of the life of Charles Leroux, a professional jumper.

Does the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” feel too limiting? In Emilie Wapnick’s book How to Be Everything, she lays out models for a sustainable life and career for those who don’t want to have to choose.

“What I love about compassion, what makes it so cool, is that when you give back to others, the person who benefits the most is actually you.”—Parneet Pal, in our interview about her work at Wisdom Labs.

In his new book Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber pulls apart the open secret of modern-day work and wages: many of us know that our jobs are completely made up.

Creativity as a Career: The Field Guide for Artists is now available for free as a downloadable booklet and deck of cards. I’m so proud to have edited this project, which is designed to help artists-to-be develop their skills as creative entrepreneurs.