Ellen Carpenter

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ellen Carpenter

1 hour agoThese voyeuristic photos use a glory hole as an apertureFew artists have explored the parallels between the sex party darkroom and the photographic darkroom quite as literally as Peter Tomka. Projecting digital negatives through glory holes onto light-sensitive paper, which he then develops in his bathroom, the Los Angeles-based artist pushes the …NowTrump and Vance Shattered Europe’s Illusions About AmericaThis is how the bad guys act.

1 month ago | afar.com | Ellen Carpenter

“History is Painted by the Victors” is one of the Kent Monkman works on display at the Denver Art Museum. Courtesy of Kent Monkman There’s no shortage of amazing art exhibits to see this year, including major retrospectives and eye-opening group shows. Whether you want to be moved, to laugh, to question, or to cry, there’s a show for you. After all, as John Lukavic, the Andrew W.

Dec 16, 2024 | afar.com | Ellen Carpenter

Here at Afar we strongly believe in the power of travel. Travel can change us—it can enrich our lives, introduce us to new cultures and traditions, and make us see the world in an entirely new way. But it’s important to remember that travel isn’t just about us and our experiences. We launched the Afar Travel Vanguard in 2016 to celebrate organizations that are making travel a force for good.

Nov 18, 2024 | afar.com | Ellen Carpenter

Dark sky sanctuaries. Floating nightclubs. Blueberry farms. Indigenous-owned lodges. These are just some of the facets of Afar’s list of top 25 places to go in 2025. This year’s list features some of the world’s most fascinating and lesser-visited countries, regions, and cities where you won’t find crowds of travelers angling for the same Instagram Reel. From Chios, Greece, and Columbus, Ohio, to Guyana and Jordan, these destinations are bound to inspire another year of joyful and intentional travel.

Sep 19, 2024 | hemispheresmag.com | Ellen Carpenter

By September 19, 2024 The violinists began to bow once the sky was dark and filled with stars. Fifteen thousand of us sat, ready to be swept away by the music and emotion of Aida in the Arena di Verona, an amphitheater built in 30 CE, where Ancient Romans once watched gladiators battle to the death. On this night, people would die—but that fate would last only until curtain call.