“Fuck Cancer” – James Rienstra

A CANDID INTERVIEW WITH THE HUMANITARIAN BADASS JAMES RIENSTRA CONDUCTED ABOARD THE M/V KENNICOTT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA James, a former pro BMX rider from small-town Minnesota, is riding his Surly Long Haul Trucker around Alaska to raise money for cancer research. That’s like three thousand miles, in case you were wondering.  He hopes to raise ten [...]

Chernobyl & Pripyat, Part 3

story and photographs by Daniel Emmerson (Have you read Part 1 and Part 2 already?) By the time I get to the schoolhouse, I can make out Vlad’s voice as he guides the rest of the group through the destruction. There are several floors to explore and I tread carefully over the rubble and smashed [...]

Chernobyl & Pripyat, Part 2

story and photographs by Daniel Emmerson (Have you read Part 1?  Or are you looking for Part 3?) The coach pulls up to the 30km exclusion zone after about an hour and a half of travelling from the capital city. The sky is a perfect blue and only a couple of white fluffy clouds linger [...]

Field Report: Chernobyl & Pripyat

story and photographs by Daniel Emmerson (Don’t forget to read Part 2 and Part 3!) The languid fellow from Vladivostok looks over me with a sobering expression, casting a shadow over my cappuccino as I flush fresh caffeine down my throat. There are more people waiting than I had expected, most of them speaking English [...]

Time Travel Report

by Sam Kulla, illustration by Theo Ellsworth In the future, time will slow and slow until at once it ceases. It will pause for a brief moment until it starts up again, but now in the reverse direction. Probably because of a black hole that alters the rotation of the sun or something. Spring shall [...]

Agent Report: Chernobyl

Photos by Daniel Emmerson   High Contrast Review’s wanderlust agents are posted in all corners of the globe under orders to produce reports for you, dear reader.  Nearly all missions, it should be mentioned, are rogue ventures.  Rarely is an assignment suggested.  From time to time, an agent will create and undertake a mission so [...]