photography
ashes and snow
A screenshotman sinks through water as an elephant swims above him. A cheetah and a solemn young boy perch on a rock. A girl and an ape balance at the tip of a canoe, both reaching toward the still river. These images and others -- not one of them digitally composed or altered -- are the startling work of photographer Gregory Colbert. Showcased in the traveling exhibition Ashes and Snow, this "21st century bestiary" currently makes its home in the Nomadic Museum, a structure built of hundreds of steel cargo containers just for Colbert's menagerie. The museum debuted at New York's Hudson River pier last year and currently welcomes visitors at the Santa Monica Pier in California. With no final destination set, it may arrive some day in your hometown. In the meantime, Ashes and Snow, and its family of beasts and humans, awaits you online.