Over the past twenty years, The Walrus has been a steady bellwether of must-read writing. For our 20th anniversary, we’ve collected works that still surprise us, impress us, move us.
Here are some of the best visual essays that we’ve published.
Water
BY EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Our unquenchable thirst for the earth’s defining resource
Our Weekly Bread
BY PETER MENZEL
Around the world in many meals
Finding My Grandmother in Portraits of Other Women
BY ANGELA LEWIS
For years, I was drawn to photographing older women without knowing what I was searching for
The Last Stop for Greyhound
BY DEREK SHAPTON
The company cancelled bus service in Western Canada, isolating hundreds of communities. We went along for the final ride
In Attawapiskat
BY LOUISE BERNICE HALFE
Real life on the rez
If These Walls Could Talk
BY LANA ŠLEZIĆ
The physical traces of residential schools
Central Parc
BY KATE HUTCHINSON
Finding common ground under Montreal’s giant cross
