Above: "What's Your Function?" by Rob Smith, one of the artists included in our cover story. Smith writes of the photo: "One day a friend of mine dumped a bunch of trinkets out of her bag for me and my friends to see. The way they landed looked like they would make a good, well composed shot, so I shot them. ... Looking at it later, I realized that there's a lot too it: culture, religion, humanity. Basic things, but somewhat juxtaposed." Below: "Rabble Rabble" by SpencerCarl (left) and the image Nicole Michetti shot for Josef Kardell's CD cover. She writes of her photo:"I thought it was a very interesting and exciting picture, and it suited him perfectly."

NHS graduates we weren't able to reach for artist Q&As include: Kevin Stanton (Massachusetts College of Art), Blake Sylvia, Sean Donnan (UMASS Dartmouth), Geddes Paulsen (Ringling School of Art/Design), James Lewis and Ben Ferrantella (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts)