Rhett Ayers Butler
I often return to this series of images, which I took in Jambi, Indonesia, in 2022. At first glance, it seems to capture something hopeful: a full-circle rainbow arcing over a lush green landscape. But look closer, and you’ll see what lies beneath the beauty—a vast palm oil plantation, carved out of what was once [Continue reading]
A striking image of an ice stupa—an artificial glacier towering above the barren landscape of Ladakh—has won first place in the 2024-25 Onewater Walk of Water: Water Towers photo contest, reports Shanna Hanbury. More than an aesthetic marvel, the stupa represents a pragmatic solution to a growing crisis: the dwindling availability of water in the [Continue reading]