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There is a particular kind of stillness that comes at the end of something – not loss, exactly, but a pause in breath before the next inhale arrives. That is where Astreya finds itself. After six months of mornings in Pacific Beach, of quiet conversations amid stop/motion, of basking in warm afternoon light, the Astreya […]

stop/motion is a limited-edition series of nine photographic works by Alicia L. Swift, created in the remote expanse of the Drake Passage – the stretch of ocean dividing South America from Antarctica. Known for its volatility and scale, the passage is at once vast, isolating, and elemental. Working within this environment, Alicia turns her attention […]