© Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison. Courtesy Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago.

Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, the husband and wife team whose photographic tableaus address the triangular relationship of humans, technology and nature, return to Chicago with “Beginnings,” an exhibition of collages they made when working on pieces for The Architect’s Brother. These never-before-seen images reveal the ideas and concepts that went into making some of their best known works. The exhibition opens on September 10 at the Catherine Edelman Gallery and closes on October 30.

To see more of Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison’s work click here.

© Roger Ballen. Bite, 2007. Image Courtesy of the Gagosian gallery.

This photograph is only one of the most wildly striking images from Roger Ballen’s book, Boarding House. See more of his work here.

All Photos © Annie Marie Musselman

Palm-oil plantations have replaced over 90 percent of Borneo’s ancient forests. This has displaced our closest relative, the orangutan, which is close to extinction. Here, baby orangutans from the Nyaru Menteng orangutan sanctuary in central Kalimantan, Borneo, trek back to the nursery in wheelbarrows accompanied by their babysitters, after a day learning how to survive in the forest without their real mothers.

“For the Innocent” by Annie Marie Musselman is included in the PDN Photo Annual 2010 online gallery

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All Photos © Julia Staples.

Julia Staples, an Icelandic photographer, traveled to the foot of the volcano on occasion; the accompanying photographs are the result of one such trip.  Julia tells us, “No matter how hard the human will try to blanket himself from the world, from nature and its chaotic and destructive powers, he throughout his lifetime is repeatedly reminded that he indeed stands powerless against it; that he is merely clinging on to an illusion of controlling his environment and destiny. One such timely reminder is the Eyjafjallajökull glacier eruption. It is the second volcanic eruption Iceland has seen within the scope of a month, and while its capacity for destruction and disruption is vast, it is considered a small eruption, and it has yet to claim a single human life. And it is absolutely wonderful to look at.”

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