hermits

  • The Hermit and the Hawk

    The Hermit and the Hawk

    As the morning progresses I become less interested in where Zirrer had lived, and more interested in what brought him here to begin with. Why, I wonder, does a man choose to opt out of the world?

  • Lady Hermits

    Where have all the lady hermits gone? Rhian Sasseen is on the case: For women, for most of history, it’s been mother or maiden, daughter or wife. The roles shuffle, their names and details changing, but all share one feature:…

  • Photographing Hermits

    Photographer Carlo Bevilacqua spent five years photographing hermits for a project he calls “Into the Silence.” Each of his subjects choose to live outside of society for different reasons – from the extremely religious, to the spiritual, to those who simply want…

  • The Bee-Loud Glade

    Steve Himmer’s The Bee-Loud Glade is a rubber-band, stretching from nature to virtual reality and back.