Though they were ceded to the federal government in 1821, it was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that the Everglades were systematically depicted in photographs. Imaging Eden presents an overview of the pictures that have formed our understanding of the Everglades, one of the most contested and unique environments on the planet, and new approaches to photographing the vast wetlands system. Using vernacular images as well as works by such celebrated photographers as Walker Evans, Marian Post Wolcott, Eliot Porter, James Balog and Clyde Butcher, Imaging Eden provides a framework to contextualize four contemporary commissioned projects. Amsterdam-based artist Bert Teunissen, American photographer and artist Gerald Slota, Korean-American Jung Jin Lee and Magnum photographer Jim Goldberg working in collaboration with Jordan Stein have been tasked with discovering the Everglades on their own terms, through their widely differing sensibilities and with their unique visual vocabularies.

[b]Each issue of Carrier Pigeon #18 Volume 5 Issue 2 includes 1 of 4 limited edition embossed prints from an edition of 250 as well as a paper sculpture by Armando Guiller.[/b][br] In keeping with Carrier Pigeon tradition, this issue is complete with six illustrated works of short fiction including [i](Soma)tic Poetry[/i] by CAConrad with illustrations by Roberto Visani; [i]The Diner [/i]by Benjamin Sheppard, illustrated by Bruno Nadalin; [i]Our Last Show[/i] by Chris Tsakis, illustrated by Carlos DeMedeiros; [i]The Last Redemption of Bill [/i]by Nick Kolakowski, illustrated by Hartwick Hanson; [i]After the Wish[/i] by Sarah Abbot, illustrated by Aubrey Caroll and [i]The American HOmeland Preservation Society[/i] by Aaron Garretson, illustrated by Yuqi Pan. This issue also includes six fine art portfolios by artists Tuukka Peltonen, Austin Thomas, Armando Guiller, Gerlad Slota, Otecki Wojciech Kotacz and France Ashforth.