When The Walrus was founded, in 2003, it was modelled after established magazines like Harper’s, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, and it took their approach to visual presentation, featuring high-quality photography and original illustrations. It was a time when budgets were enormous—at least by today’s standards. In 2005, The Walrus’s art department had a staff of six people, including a photo editor. Today, we divide our resources over different channels and have added digital staff, producing as many stories exclusively for web as are destined for print.
But, in an era when many publications have walked away from high-quality visuals, our commitment to original art has remained steadfast regardless of whether we’re publishing the print edition, posting on our website, or sharing work on an ever-increasing number of social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
