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.
BY EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Our unquenchable thirst for the earth’s defining resource
BY PETER MENZEL
Around the world in many meals
BY ANGELA LEWIS
For years, I was drawn to photographing older women without knowing what I was searching for
BY DEREK SHAPTON
The company cancelled bus service in Western Canada, isolating hundreds of communities. We went along for the final ride
BY LOUISE BERNICE HALFE
Real life on the rez
BY LANA ŠLEZIĆ
The physical traces of residential schools
BY KATE HUTCHINSON
Finding common ground under Montreal’s giant cross
BY LAURA TRETHEWEY AND CHLOË ELLINGSON
British Columbia’s last houseboat squatters fight eviction