All Photos © Deborah Luster.

With a homicide rate nearly eight times the national average, New Orleans stands today, as it did as far back as the 1850s, as the homicide capital of the United States. Today it is the third most deadly city on the globe. Tooth For An Eye: A Chorography of Violence in Orleans Parish is a series of tondo photographs documenting contemporary and historical homicide sites in New Orleans. This collection of images was recently published by Twin Palms. Too see more of Luster’s work click here.

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© Mark Rubenstein

SCAD alum and former PDN staffer, Mark Rubenstein, migrated from New York to L.A. in 2009, continuing his series of fine-art photography based on post-adolescent adults. Most recently, his work has gained buzz through art blogs and Marc Jacobs’ Bookmarc (where he collaborated on a post card series).  “Each image is unsettling and that’s exactly what I want,” Rubenstein says. “I draw heavily on nostalgia and movies from when I was growing up. Katsuhiro Otomo and Terrence Malick are my biggest influences.” Rubenstein takes his time, only releasing a few images per year when he feels inspired, but his latest work “The Shape of Things to Come,” shows increasing maturity. See more of his work here. – Jessica Gordon

© Pascal Shirley.

Pascal Shirley’s moody photograph of the snowy mountains in California is part of his Winter Warmth series which also incorporates intimate portraits of the people closest to him. Influenced by his former professors Larry Sultan and Jim Goldberg, Shirley is drawn to recording life experiences with his friends and family. These moments, whether constructed or not, are eloquently revealed through Shirley’s attention to light and body gestures. To see more of Shirley’s work click here.

All photos © Grant Gunderson. Above: Zack Giffin skiing through Termas de Chillan where natural hot springs exist at the bottom of every run.

Grant Gunderson is a Mt. Baker Washington-based ski photographer. His work continues to appear in magazines like Powder, Skiing, and Backcountry, and he is the photo editor of The Ski Journal. To see more of Gunderson’s work click here.

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© Trevor Clark.

A ray of light breaks through dark clouds as Trevor Clark catches Mike Mathwin dropping in on “The Spout” at Great Falls of the Potomac near Washington, D.C. on a cold October day. Clark is a Lake Tahoe based adventure photographer who spends most of his year shooting water-based adventure sports and traveling in his 4×4 Sportsmobile converted studio van. When he is not in the water or behind the wheel, Clark can be found shooting and riding in the scenic backdrop of the Tahoe backcountry. To see more of his work click here.