About the magazine

We publish slowly, about places that change slowly, and the people who keep them going.

A narrow uphill street of colourful houses leading to a city hall with a reddish dome
An uphill street narrowing toward its civic landmark.

What we promise readers

01

Stay longer

Every story comes from more than one visit. If a place needs a second season, it gets one.

02

Let the photograph lead

Every frame is credited, and every caption says what the photograph shows. Pictures are not decoration for the text.

03

Correct in public

When we get something wrong, the correction goes at the foot of the story with the date it was made.

Contributors to this issue

Contributors shown in this sample issue.

NameRoleCovers
Ines VargaEditorCities, water
Tomas ReyerPhoto editorNight streets, aerial views
Amara LindContributing writerBookshops and public buildings
Kiran DhalContributing photographerParks, harbours, walking

Colophon

Published Four issues a year, with shorter dispatches between them.

Funding Reader memberships and a small number of clearly marked partnerships.

Type Roboto Condensed and The Dispatch Serif (a renamed Latin subset of Source Serif 4), served with the site.

Pitches Write to the desk