ON THE BACK COVER

DELIGHT I, MELANIE SCHOENIGER

MELANIE SCHOENIGER is a photographic artist on a quest for awe and wonder. Inspired by the world’s rainforests and coral reefs, she aims to shine a light on the wonder of life. She wishes to evoke a deep connection with nature and inspire others to protect and preserve it for future generations. A Photolucida Critical Mass 2022 finalist, her award-winning work is published and exhibited internationally. Check out her work at www.ma-vida.com or on Instagram @_ma_vida.

About The Editor

BRI BRUCE (B. L. Bruce) is an award-winning poet and two-time Pushcart Prize nominee living and writing along California’s Central Coast. Her work has appeared most recently in Feral, The Sunlight Press, Riverstone Literary Journal, Bivouac Magazine, Blue Heron Review, and The Lakeshore Review, with haiku in the American Haiku Society’s Frogpond Journal, Akitsu Quarterly, hedgerow, Wales Haiku Journal, Plum Tree Tavern, Cold Moon Journal, #FemkuMag, tsuri-dōrō, Modern Haiku, cattails, seashores, and others. Bruce is the author of four books, The Weight of Snow, 28 Days of Solitude, The Starling’s Song, and Measures. Connect with her on Instagram @thepoesis and on Twitter @the_poesis.

VIOLET VIEWS, BUFFY DAVIS

BUFFY DAVIS’ eye is drawn to landscapes and botanicals that have contrast and imperfections. Davis takes a photograph and visualizes how she will develop it from the many alternative photography processes: from the historic process of Cyanotype from 1842, where the developed photograph turns a Cyan Blue, intentional camera movement photography, where the image looks like an abstract painting, glitch/deconstructing photography, to using interesting color hues to give her photography an other worldly look.