Volume 28 · Spring 2026 · On Distance
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Atlas Editions has published a single themed volume every quarter since 2019. Long-form essays, photo dossiers, the occasional fold-out chart — printed in Antwerp, posted to subscribers, then bound for screen here. Read at the pace the writing was set.
The masthead noise — Volume 28
On Distance
Eight essays on the geography of attention — what we move toward, what we leave on the shelf, and the long road back.
We publish four times a year. We set every page by hand. We keep every issue in print.
The archive — Volumes 23 → 28
06 of 28 indexed- № 28Spring 2026
On Distance
Eight essays on the geography of attention — what we move toward, what we leave on the shelf, and the long road back.
essayfield-triplettersatlascurrent - № 27Winter 2026
On Weight
Heavy things, considered. From a ship's plimsoll line to the heft of a sentence — eleven contributors, one ballast.
essayinterviewphoto-essayavailable - № 26Autumn 2025
On Water
Coastlines, currents, leaks. A volume printed on uncoated stock with a fold-out tidal chart bound into the spine.
essaytidal-chartlong-formavailable - № 25Summer 2025
On Repair
Mending as method. Kintsugi, darning, code-review, marriages — a special issue on what we keep instead of replace.
essaycase-studymanualback-issue - № 24Spring 2025
On Light
Studio light, polar light, screen light. A photographic dossier from six contributors, paired with an essay by Dyer.
photo-essayessayback-issue - № 23Winter 2024
On Sound
A quiet volume about noise — bell-towers, server rooms, the long hum of a North Sea ferry at three in the morning.
essayfield-recording-indexback-issue
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