Human things

Good Deeds

Have you ever looked at a photograph and realized that it was telling you a story about someone’s life? Sometimes, pictures can ‘transmit’ very strong feelings, touching your soul and affecting your state of mind. When you look at them you feel a quiver inside: this one made you smile, the other makes you choke back tears.

The Brazilian landscape designer defied all boundaries in art and design. As the New York Botanical Garden celebrates his life and work with a multi-sensory exhibition this summer, we present a few of our favorite Burle Marx works.

Every person in Appalachia has a relationship with God, intentionally or otherwise. You could say the same thing about these pictures taken by Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden.