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Meet the Faces Behind Our Outdoor Issue

In our June 2015 issue, we visit vibrant outdoor spaces from a revitalized midcentury town square in Ohio to an idyllic backyard retreat in Norway. Here, we introduce you to the photographers and writers who helped bring it all together.

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The founder and president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, Charles Birnbaum analyzes how landscape architect Lawrence Halprin created public spaces that galvanized cities. “There are many practitioners I am fortunate to count as friends,” he says. “The person I miss daily is Larry Halprin, a visionary with a wide comfort zone who took a great big bite out of life.” Favorite outdoor space: “The Frick’s East 70th Street Garden by Russell Page—it’s a master class in restraint.”
The founder and president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, Charles Birnbaum analyzes how landscape architect Lawrence Halprin created public spaces that galvanized cities. “There are many practitioners I am fortunate to count as friends,” he says. “The person I miss daily is Larry Halprin, a visionary with a wide comfort zone who took a great big bite out of life.” Favorite outdoor space: “The Frick’s East 70th Street Garden by Russell Page—it’s a master class in restraint.”
Primarily working in large-format imagery, photographer Christopher Churchill shot this Boston row house renovation. “One of my favorite parts of being in anyone’s home is to see the kind of space they create,” he says. “In this case, the residents had limited square footage but turned the space into something quite beautiful.” Ideal outdoor getaway: “When I go somewhere, I want to feel that I have traveled and that the world is still a big place. I visited Svalbard, Norway and it is one of the most surreal places on earth.”
Primarily working in large-format imagery, photographer Christopher Churchill shot this Boston row house renovation. “One of my favorite parts of being in anyone’s home is to see the kind of space they create,” he says. “In this case, the residents had limited square footage but turned the space into something quite beautiful.” Ideal outdoor getaway: “When I go somewhere, I want to feel that I have traveled and that the world is still a big place. I visited Svalbard, Norway and it is one of the most surreal places on earth.”
“The Chungs’ story is about generations and culture, and how the intersections are accommodated, even enhanced, by beautiful, sensitive design,” says Georgina Gustin. A longtime food policy and farming writer, Gustin lives in Washington, D.C., and trekked across the Potomac to cover the Chungs' mulitgenerational abode in Virginia. “The views of the trees in the back, framed through giant windows, connect the house to nature—a kind of backdrop to the story.” Favorite public space: “The Vietnam Memorial is a testament to the power of minimalism—and as moving a place as you’ll ever visit.”
“The Chungs’ story is about generations and culture, and how the intersections are accommodated, even enhanced, by beautiful, sensitive design,” says Georgina Gustin. A longtime food policy and farming writer, Gustin lives in Washington, D.C., and trekked across the Potomac to cover the Chungs' mulitgenerational abode in Virginia. “The views of the trees in the back, framed through giant windows, connect the house to nature—a kind of backdrop to the story.” Favorite public space: “The Vietnam Memorial is a testament to the power of minimalism—and as moving a place as you’ll ever visit.”
Before he was a photographer, Peter Frank Edwards worked as a sous chef in restaurant kitchens. He traveled to Virginia to capture this modern home in the woods. “One of the highlights was being invited to sit down to a meal of bibimbap with three generations of the family after a long day of photographing.” Favorite public space: “Botany Bay State Park outside of Charleston. A path and boardwalk ends at Boneyard Beach—so named becauseof the sun- and water-bleached trees still standing in the surf zone.”
Before he was a photographer, Peter Frank Edwards worked as a sous chef in restaurant kitchens. He traveled to Virginia to capture this modern home in the woods. “One of the highlights was being invited to sit down to a meal of bibimbap with three generations of the family after a long day of photographing.” Favorite public space: “Botany Bay State Park outside of Charleston. A path and boardwalk ends at Boneyard Beach—so named becauseof the sun- and water-bleached trees still standing in the surf zone.”