No. 1
Newsletter
Documentary witness — photographs, essays, sermons, letters
See what is actually there.
I am not here to make you feel better about this. I am here to make sure you have seen it. The work holds difficult things in glass so they can be looked at properly — without the noise and rush of the place they were found.
Enter the archive ↓The specimens
Things pulled from the stream of experience and set where they can be seen.
No. 2
Newsletter
the-good-and-bad-of-people
No. 3
Media
Cocomelon Isn’t Cute. It’s a Cash Machine.
How toddlers became one of the most profitable audiences in media history
No. 4
News
Coming soon
This is Open MODA, a brand new site by Citizen Chris that's just getting started. Things will be
No. 5
literacy
FIELD NOTES #1: How I See Things Now
What photography is teaching me about using an empathetic lens
No. 6
black students
Our Power to Teach
I'm Heading to Philly for BMEC 2025. Why This Gathering Matters More Than Ever
No. 7
literacy
The Dark Money Boogeyman
Like many cities, Denver established an ambitious plan to improve student achievement. It worked until it didn't.
The town exists. The life it was built for does not. The loneliness is not accidental — it was built. What the photograph shows is not what you expect to see. That is the point.