For over 20 years, photographer Mark Laita documented the Whittaker family of Odd, West Virginia who have been widely ...

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...

Documentary filmmaker Mark Laita, known for his revealing work on what's been dubbed "America's most inbred family" has shared insights from his initial encounter with them. Laita first introduced the ...

In 2004, Mark Laita became a name known worldwide after meeting the Whittakers, who claimed to be “America’s most inbred family.” The documentary became a success; however, it wasn’t all positive for ...

Mark Laita is not a snake owner or enthusiast but his admiration of snakes’ textures and formal qualities rivals that of any herpetologist. It’s an admiration that is on display in his new book, ...

The series Sea, finished in 2010 after a production period that lasted over 10 years, is already among the most wanted Nature Photography series. Whether it be a sea horse gently tending to its ...

When Mark Laita set out to photograph snakes, he did it because it was “just something that’s compelling in this case, sensual and captivating. I’m not trying to show you what that Mexican black ...

From a two inch seahorse to a 40 foot whale-shark, this colourful collection of planet Earth's sea life captures the beauty of the deep. A North Pacific Giant Octopus. Photographer Mark Laita's ...