Andy Isaacson News

Hemispheres: Fossil hunting in Peru

admin — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:16:33 +0000

I shot and wrote the feature in this month’s issue of United’s in-flight magazine, Hemispheres, about a controversial character in the Peruvian desert who is trying to defend the world’s largest trove of marine fossils from commercial scavengers.

Sierra: “Corporate Climbers”

admin — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:47:37 +0000

Spent the day with the climbers who clean wind turbines, for this text/photo feature in the March/April 2013 issue of Sierra.

Dwell: “Queen of the Hill”

admin — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:40:34 +0000

In the March 2013 Interior Design issue of Dwell magazine, I profiled San Francisco modern architect Abigail Turin.

NYT: The “digital detox” movement

admin — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:03:08 +0000

250 young Bay Area professionals walk into a bar, surrender their phones, and try to hang on….

In the NYT Sunday Styles section.

Daily Beast: Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Her Peers

admin — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:09:09 +0000

I covered an intimate and very interesting event in San Francisco on Friday — the Freedom Forum — which brought together Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and various inspiring activists from around the world. Here at The Daily Beast.

NY Times Science: Gateway to Myanmar’s Past, and Its Future

admin — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:58:48 +0000

Wrote a short piece, with pictures, in today’s Science Times, about a magnificent Buddhist capital, Bagan, in Myanmar, and how the country’s recent political changes is/will affect cultural heritage and archaeology.

NPR: “Talk of the Nation”

admin — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:19:02 +0000

Was invited to talk RVs and about my recent NY Times Travel cover story with host Neal Conan on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation”. Listen here.

NY Times Travel: RV Road Trip

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:17:34 +0000

Your way into my cover story in this weekend’s Travel section might be RVs, road trips, The Greatest RV Rally in the World, doggie swimsuit competition, retired people, redwoods, hot springs, or Paul Bunyan. Any which way, there’s something for everyone.

The Atlantic: Can a Better Vibrator Inspire an Age of Great American Sex?

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:20:16 +0000

This lengthy piece was a labor of love, a two-year process from assignment (originally for The New York Times Magazine) to its birth (at The Atlantic). For various reasons, it turns out that it’s hard to get a story published in mainstream American media that goes deep into sex, design, engineering, medical history, and pop culture. I’m delighted it found a great home.

Some outtakes from recent stories

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:48:21 +0000