Casey Joiner
"Awards Season"
In this month’s “Perspectives” artist column, Arts & Entertainment Editor Jacqueline DeRobertis-Braun writes that photographer Casey Joiner, “invites the viewer to revel in the bliss of the vastly and utterly normal, and to find there some kind of emotional resonance.” This quality is what is so striking about Joiner’s body of work as a whole—it suggests a slower approach to the modern life, one that notices tiny, concrete sparks of wonder in places we’d normally pass up in the rush of hurried attention spans.
In this first issue of 2026, we are honing in on the idea of slowing down, focusing on the real, and finding the good. We’re turning over our scroll machines and looking out into our communities, where discoveries await in abundance. We’re honoring those going the extra mile to make our region a better, healthier, more culturally rich and joyful place. We’re touching grass, and smelling flowers. And we’re reconnecting with the things that make us human.
