Volume 5 - "Roots & Traditions"

Our biggest issue yet, Utterly Engaged Volume 5 is themed around “Roots & Traditions”. “Some might want to run away from their roots and transitions, but I say run towards it. Embrace it. Knowing, appreciating and loving them will make you more whole. When my father and grandfather passed away, my first instinct was to start journaling and writing down everything they taught me. The values they instilled in me, the stories, my roots, our traditions and why we do what we do. It was the last tangible thing I had left from them. Through words and images, I wanted to hold on to it tightly, to pass it down to my children and to my kids kids, and on and on. So when I created the newest issue for @UtterlyEngaged I was inspired by the real stories and beautiful photography from the following artists all over the world who contributed and shared what roots & traditions meant to them. This issue is dedicated to what was taught and passed down, valuing what’s tried and true, and how weddi