Powering through: Self-taught photographer Adam Czelusta
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Powering through: Self-taught photographer Adam Czelusta

Adjusting to a new country can bring huge amounts of stress. But Adam Czelusta powered through and built a life here — and an art career too. Adam Czelusta and I first crossed paths around 2014, when we both did some work for Groove magazine’s 100th edition. I got to interview human rights champion Yiombi…

The cats of Yongsan, part 2: Doing the most good
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The cats of Yongsan, part 2: Doing the most good

A Korean charity collaborated with Korean vets and US military personnel to neuter about 200 feral cats at the soon-to-be-former Yongsan Garrison in Seoul. What will happen when the base closes? (Continued from part 1.) Despite its increasing popularity as a humane, effective way of controlling feral cat populations, trap-neuter-release has its detractors. Cats get in…

The cats of Yongsan, part 1: How one military wife took on TNR
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The cats of Yongsan, part 1: How one military wife took on TNR

In Korea and much of the world, trap-neuter-return programs are a widely accepted way of controlling feral populations and reducing conflicts between cats and humans. Why is the US military so slow to catch up? Kerri Burrows used to go hiking on Namsan every week. On one hike, she saw a poster about stray cats. She…