Editor’s letter: November/December 2023
As a magazine editor, I try to maintain a certain distance from the articles we are preparing to publish. I never get too attached to a prospective story because I know how many things can go wrong between the time a story suggestion comes in and when it gets to the printed page. Photographs are the most frequent culprit. The success of an arts magazine piece depends on having good, striking images on the page to draw the reader in. Sometimes such photos are simply not available. At other times they may be too costly. British and European museums
