The New York Times continues to be a leader in digital journalism, as is shown in The Heroes of Burial Road, a numbing piece which tells the story of a group of men in Haiti who are helping their fellow citizens, many of whom are wracked by poverty and grief, bury their loved ones.
Towards Mount Pantokrator

In an excerpt from her Corfu journal, Morelle Smith describes in rich and glorious detail an early morning in the capital of the Greek Island.
Read MoreA walk on Muck, from the Gaelic
Marg Greenwood's ode to Muck, the smallest of the Small Isles.
Read MoreJapanese Bamboo Art at The Met
Works from one of the finest private collections of Japanese baskets and bamboo sculpture, many never before seen in public, are the focus of an exhibition at The Met Museum. Collected by long-time New York residents Diane and Arthur Abbey, the objects date from the 19th century to the present and are due to enter the museum's collection. Find out more on the exhibition website and view an installation time lapse video below.
Radio Preacher
An island riddled with ennui conjures dreams of glorious urban decay in this short story by Miriam Vaswani.
Read MoreScallop diving Shetland style
We’ve featured quite a few stories about island foraging over the years. The consensus is that food doesn’t get any better than when sourced locally and gathered by hand. Further evidence of which is presented in this video of a diver in Shetland catching scallops for his lunch. Not into shellfish? Don’t fret, just sit back and chill to this oddly meditative and beautiful film.
The Long Isle

Loch Heather, Geoff Stear.
A gallery of vivid digital landscape works by Geoff Stear, each based on a specific location on Harris or Lewis.
Read MoreGhosts of the Arctic
Filmmakers Abraham Joffe and Dom West describe Ghosts of the Arctic, their film of Svalbard in winter, as a "passion project". The pair endured frostbite and two of their prized cameras died of exposure in trying to realise their dream. Watch the stunning results of their efforts above, and learn more about the process behind the shoot in this article on No Film School.
Season's Greetings
Merry Christmas to our contributors, supporters and visitors. Wishing you all a fine and relaxing day.
A Rising Tide Lifts all Boats
A couple are tormented by rising seas in this short story by Harlan Yarbrough.
Read MoreThe Haven Smokehouse
By the briny shores of Sheepshead Bay in County Donegal in Ireland, Declan McConnellogue is smoking salmon with peat to recreate the tastes of his childhood. Experience a taste of the Wild Atlantic Way in this video about The Haven Smokehouse.
isle-land

A collaborative artwork and poem by Gill Russell and Alec Finlay.
Read MoreAn ode to the sea
Encounter the waters of Hawaii, Tahiti, Maldives, Barbados, Indonesia, Mexico and California in this beautiful and mesmerising video by Morgan Maassen.
Rainwater
At a cabin in the woods, open secrets bite like the cold falling rain in a deeply atmospheric short story by Miriam Vaswani.
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