About Natalia Carbonell
Nat is a writer and photographer based in Mexico City. An art and animal lover, she travels looking for places where her interests converge or show her the world in a different way. With pen and lens, she wants to find and reveal the stories hidden in the nooks and crannies of the places we regularly pass by without paying attention.
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Across the Dunes of the Sahara Desert
As the sun began to set and the camel kept winding down through the desert sand, I couldn’t help but…
Naoshima and Teshima: Japan’s Hidden Gems of Art and Nature
Taking the ferry to the islands of Naoshima and Teshima on a foggy morning in October, we couldn’t have known…
Listening with Our Eyes: in Conversation with Photographer Luvia Lazo
Listening with our eyes Luvia Lazo’s Photography Photography is the art of memory but also an aesthetic language that speaks…
CU29 Lightware: an Interview with Zoe Ramsey
CU29 Lightware, founded by Zoe Ramsey, is dedicated to designing and producing luxury handcrafted luminaires, created mainly in copper. A…
Mobile Canvas: Pakistani Truck Art on the Move
Mobile Canvas Pakistani Truck Art on the Move There is a distant rumbling on the Karakoram Highway. Far off and…
A Guide to Hierve el Agua: Oaxaca’s Stunning Petrified Waterfalls
Just 70 kilometers east of Oaxaca City lie the timeless petrified waterfalls of Hierve el Agua. Close to the archeological…
Inspired by Nature: The Faroese breaking away from tradition to create new visions of their craft
Wedged between Iceland and the northern Scottish Isles, the Faroe Islands have been overshadowed by its more famous neighbors in…
The Five Elements of Chinese Aesthetics
A journey through Chinese aesthetics is a tour through its philosophy and culture. The Five Elements Theory, Wu Xing is…
Dumplings, dumplings
Dumplings, Jiaozi, Xiao Long Bao, Har Gow, Siu Mai, Bao Zi, Wontons… for an outsider, it can get confusing. But…
Stories from Tennessee’s Moonshine Legacy
Nestled by the Appalachian Trail in its eastern wing, the state of Tennessee, along with a few other neighboring regions,…
