Planned in advance of pandemic, electronic band RÜFÜS DU SOL’s live recording of a 45-minute open air set from Joshua Tree, California provides an escapist experience. The recording is shot to a … Read more

The film which cast Leonardo DiCaprio into an antinomian North America and won him his first Oscar for Best Actor, shot in harsh winter conditions in Alberta, British Columbia and … Read more

Creatives have done a good job raising the profile of remote places during the coronavirus pandemic. Taylor Swift’s retreat with Long Pond Studios in New York’s Hudson Valley is one … Read more

Kenya is well known for its long-distance running heritage and participation in national championships, brimming with talent from the country’s national sport. But the country has only recently started to … Read more

If you were ever too lazy to consider where your salmon comes from, the latest documentary from Patagonia will jerk you into caring a little more. In an 80-minute documentary, … Read more

The emergence of the Balkan Peninsula from Soviet influence and post-rule conflicts has created a diverse human landscape, captured most recently by photographer Benedetta Ristori. Her 60-image photo book “East” … Read more

Step into the virtual reality of Petit Biscuit’s “Beam” music video and something enchanting appears. Though landscapes are recognisable in earthly forms, the video is made unreal through uplifting decibels … Read more

Jump into the bindings of Dave Treadway and life starts to look a little different. One of a small band of British Columbia brothers, the Pemberton local has carved a … Read more

Take yourself to Canada’s Pacific Northwest in this feature-length documentary, a haunting production that covers the splendour and decimation of huge tracts of ancient forest. Inspired by John Vallaint’s 2005 … Read more

Published in 2011, Emma Marris’ Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World makes a controversial contribution to the canon of environmental literature. Through a series of case studies, Marris sustains … Read more

The state of California is renowned for its density of public and private colleges, including a number of world-class institutions speckling the San Andreas Fault. Further inland, east of Sequoia National Park … Read more

The growth of mountain bike parks as permanent pieces of infrastructure brings to questions their ecological impact. Since tracks divide different parcels of land, the question of seed dispersal and … Read more

Now in its second year, the Wealden Literary Festival remains a little known yet enchanting event on the circuit of travel and nature writing. The Festival takes place in the … Read more

The impact of the Vietnam War on the American psyche has been played out in numerous high-cost feature films and documentaries, many of which depict the brutality of the landscape and … Read more

For the past twenty years, Daniel and Markus Freitag have been slicing up unwanted lorry taps, fashioning them into the desired accessories of discerning Europeans. Their industrial heritage found a … Read more

Found among the growth of rock show tech conferences and outlandish music festivals is one brand has managed to maintain a reputation for intimacy in the now specialised field of … Read more

When it comes to corporate thinking about how humans treat the world’s natural environments, outdoor brands Clif Bar and Patagonia always seem to be leading the race. Both companies are … Read more

For those unfamiliar with South African big-wave surfer Frank Solomon, you would think a feature-length film following the past three years of his surfing adventures would be a good place to start. Yet … Read more

Who knew the European Outdoor Film Tour (E.OF.T.) has now been entertaining crowds, stoking them to summits and mighty adventures for 15 years? The 16th edition promises another neatly curated selection of … Read more

Find yourself in Munich’s western reaches alongside a pair of Chinese pagodas and you’ll not be far from an impressive amphitheatre, tucked between a clump of trees on the lake. This … Read more