Special Edition / To Skip a Sinking Stone - Daniel Dorsa

Standard edition available here.  Photographer Daniel Dorsa first traveled to Greenland in 2023, when he was offered access to photograph the S.I.L.A. research group. Standing for the Significance of Ice-loss to Landscapes, and named after the Inuit concept Sila—denoting both the physical world as well as a spiritual understanding of living within it—the group studies glacial melt and its downstream effects. As Dorsa returned to Greenland over the years that followed, his work gradually evolved into a journal of a place caught between preservation and transformation, where ancient rhythms meet new realities. Serving as both a pseudo-scientific documentation and a personal record, To Skip a Sinking Stone explores how Greenland, much like the ice sheet itself, embodies deep contradictions: life-giving and life-taking, ancient and ever-changing, a source of both scientific inquiry and spiritual resonance. Rather than attempting to resolve these tensions, the work embraces them. The images reflect the complexity of a land that defies containment or simplification. In Greenland, where extremes shape both land and life, joy continues to surface even in the presence of uncertainty. The title recognizes that climate change may feel like an unavoidable reality, yet people still reach for moments of light, connection, and meaning.  Through a vibrant sequence of portraits and landscapes, both celebratory and reflective, To Skip a Sinking Stone embraces Greenland’s contradictions in a moment of profound climatic, political, and cultural transition. Daniel Dorsa is an American photographer  currently based in Los Angeles. His work explores the relationships between people, the environments they inhabit, and the landscape that connect them. Rooted in the tension and harmony between the natural world and the built environment, Dorsa’s imagery  reflects a curiosity about how these forces shape human connection.  Dorsa’s work has been featured in the British Journal of Photography, Boooooooom, and Der Greif, among other publications.  To Skip a Sinking Stone is his fourth book and his first with Deadbeat Club Press, following Paradise (2021), The Sun Was Gold Like A Yolk Dripping (2023), and Lupine (2025).