FALL 2025 ISSUE
The Fall 2025 Issue of Humana Obscura features work from 59 contributors from around the globe, including cover art by Alexandra Karnasopoulos, back cover art by Stefanie Blue, interviews with artists Karin Wegmann and Shamani Surendran and poet Laura Ann Reed, and spotlights on the work of photographer Shea Vavra and poets John Paul Caponigro and Laura Ann Reed.
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featured contributors
cover artist
ALEXANDRA KARNASOPOULOS
Alexandra Karnasopoulos is a photographer and collage artist fresh from Sydney, Australia. With a diploma in Photography from The Photography Institute, she is the 2018 recipient of the 7 Wentworth Selborne Award and has published work in the Australian Centre for Photography annuals. Her work leans into the beauty and juxtaposition of natural elements, sometimes with emphasis on the grittiness of the natural world. She lives in Colorado with her rescue dog, two cats and husband who accompanied her on the long trip over from down under. View her gallery on Instagram @freakzilla11 or alexk-photo.com.
featured artist
SHEA VAVRA
Shea Vavra is a San Diego native influenced by the ocean through years of surfing, diving, and fishing. His parents Mark and Chris, sister Maya, and partner Taylor have been central to his growth as both a person and an artist. Alongside his passion for photography, he dedicated 10 years of his life to running cross country and track, which nurtured many characteristics that continue to guide his creative journey. Connect with him on Instagram @sheavavra, and visit his website:
www.sheavavraphotography.com.
featured poet
JOHN PAUL CAPONIGRO
John Paul Caponigro is an internationally collected visual artist and published author. He leads unique adventures in the wildest places on earth to help participants make deeper connections with nature and themselves creatively. View his TEDx and Google talks at www.johnpaulcaponigro.art/poetry.
INSIDE THE ISSUE
SELECTED POETRY
INTERVIEWS
KARIN
WEGMANN
Artist
LAURA ANN
REED
Poet
SHAMANI
SURENDRAN
Artist
SHEA
VAVRA
Photographer
"Gold" by Alexandra Karnasopoulos
"Belonging" by Anne Kulou
"Communion" by Anne Kulou
"The Waterfall" by Brigitte B. Burckhardt
"At Peace" by Brigitte B. Burckhardt
"Bumblebee on Goldenrod" by Brooke Ryan
"Golden Flow" by Brooke Ryan
"Reverie" by Brooke Ryan
"Curious Visitor" by Caroline Brown
"Golden Moments" by Caroline Brown
"In the Woods" by Caroline Brown
"New England Fall" by Caroline Brown
"Fall Reflections" by Heidi Spitzig
"Mushroom Magic" by Heidi Spitzig
"Spider Web" by Heidi Spitzig
"Infinity" by Jasmin Javon
"Sincerity" by Jasmin Javon
"Tears of Joy" by Jasmin Javon
"Inhale" by Jason Dean
"A Symphony of Leaves I" by Karin Wegmann
"A Symphony of Leaves III" by Karin Wegmann
"Bay Limbs" by Larena Nellies-Ortiz
"Rushing Stillness" by Lauren Madsen
"Sagebrush Sunset" by Lauren Madsen
"Illumination" by Michelle DiSarno
"Marmalade Sky" by Najib Joe Hakim
"Topography in Repose" by Robb Kunz
"Butterflies in Flight V" by Roger Camp
"The Last Bird Song IX" by Shamani Surendran
"Egret's Grub" by Shea Vavra
"Golden Heron" by Shea Vavra
"Purple Hour" by Shea Vavra
"Redwood Glow" by Shea Vavra
"Soft Seas" by Shea Vavra
"Take Flight" by Shea Vavra
"The Dive" by Shea Vavra
"Catching Fire" by Stefanie Blue
"Farewell I" by Vanessa Pejovic
"Golden Calliope" by Vivien Zepf
"Dancing Leaf" by Stefanie Blue
ISSUE #14
CONTRIBUTORS
POETRY
Alison Granucci
Anne Eyries
Anne Kulou
Anne Thomas
Brennan Barney
C.X. Turner
Carol Hobbs
Cole Pragides
Cynthia Anderson
D M Gordon
David Oates
Debbie Strange
Emily Levang
Fran Scott
Hannah Levy
Harold Sneide
Jenevieve Carlyn Hughes
Jennifer Gurney
Jenny Ward Angyal
Joanne Esser
John Paul Caponigro
John Pring
Katherine Edgren
Kathryn P. Haydon
Lana Hechtman Ayers
Laura Ann Reed
Louis Faber
Luke Levi
Melissa Laussmann
Michael McIrvin
Michelle Farrell
Nancy Takacs
Octavia Knight
Peter Lockhart
Ronan Hart
Rowan Beckett Minor
Sam Aureli
Simona Carini
Taya Sanderson Kesslau
Xenia Tran
ART
Alexandra Karnasopoulos
Anne Kulou
Brigitte B. Burckhardt
Brooke Ryan
Caroline Brown
Heidi Spitzig
Jasmin Javon
Jason Dean
Karin Wegmann
Larena Nellies-Ortiz
Lauren Madsen
Michelle DiSarno
Najib Joe Hakim
Robb Kunz
Roger Camp
Shamani Surendran
Shea Vavra
Stefanie Blue
Vanessa Pejovic
Vivien Zepf