August 2022 Issue
Childhood Fragments
Background photo by Juan Pablo Rodriguez
Crossing Paths
Background photo by Jens Lelie
Ancestral
Background photo from Subvertivo Lab
Storm
Background photo by Felix Mittermeiser
Outside the City
Background photo by Lukasz Szmigiel
A Gentle Spring
Background photo by Sergey Shmidt
The Team
Background photo from Kraken Images
Diptych
Background photo from the University of Virginia
*Accompanying artwork/photographs were selected by the design editors
Synapse Board Members
Thomas Nguyen Chairman
Rahul Tharoor Senior Acquisitions Editor Matthew Anaya Acquisitions Editor Ahad Azimuddin Senior Copy Editor Alexandra Powell Senior Copy Editor Roger Garcia Senior Copy Editor Arthi Tarugu Copy Editor Amelia Khoo Copy Editor
Lena Ayari Managing Editor
Sarah Elmer Senior Staff Writer Cerci Hammons Senior Design Editor Ksenia Vlassova Senior Design Editor Nicholas Tan Graphic Designer Christian Encarnacion Senior Social Media Manager Sunitha Konatham Social Media Manager
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