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The daring doctors experimenting with psychedelic medicines … – Boing Boing

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Rolling Stone's Mac McClelland tells the story of the physicians bravely breaking the law by treating patients with MDMA, ayahuasca, DMT, LSD, and other hallucinogens. From RS:

As an internal-medicine specialist, Dr. X doesn't have any patients who come to him seeking psychotherapy. But the longer he does the work, the more "I'm seeing that consciousness correlates to disease," he says. "Every disease." Narcolepsy. Cataplexy. Crohn's. Diabetes one patient's psychedelic therapy preceded a 30 percent reduction in fasting blood-sugar levels. Sufferers of food allergies discover in their journeys that they've been internally attacking themselves. "Consciousness is so vastly undervalued," Dr. X says. "We use it in every other facet in our life and esteem the intellectual part of it, but deny the emotional or intuitive part of it." Psychedelic therapy "reinvigorated my passion and belief in healing. I think it's the best tool to achieving well-being, so I feel morally and ethically compelled to open up that space."...

"If we didn't have some idea about the potential importance of these medicines, we wouldn't be researching them," says Dr. Jeffrey Guss, psychiatry professor at NYU Medical Center and co-investigator of the NYU Psilocybin Cancer Project. "Their value has been written about and is well known from thousands of years of recorded history, from their being used in religious and healing settings. Their potential and their being worthy of exploration and study speaks for itself."

Optimistic insiders think that if all continues to go well, within 10 to 15 years some psychedelics could be legally administrable to the public, not just for specific conditions but even for personal growth. In the meantime, says Rick Doblin, MAPS' executive director, "there are hundreds of therapists willing to work with illegal Schedule I psychedelics" underground, like Dr. X. They're in Florida, Minnesota, New York, California, Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New England, Lexington, Kentucky. "Hundreds in America," he says, though they're "spread out all over the world."

As within any field, underground practitioners vary in quality, expertise and method. Some are M.D.s, like Dr. X, or therapists, and some are less conventionally trained. They don't all use the same substances, and don't necessarily use just one. Some work with MDMA or psilocybin or ayahuasca, which has become trendy to drink in self-exploration ceremonies all over the country; others administer 5-MeO-DMT, extracted from a toad in the Sonoran Desert, or iboga or ibogaine, which, according to the scant research that exists, may be one of the most effective cures for opiate addiction on the planet but may also cause fatal heart complications.

"How some doctors are risking everything to unleash the healing power of MDMA, ayahuasca and other hallucinogens" (Rolling Stone)

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Brain Hackers Seeking Peak Performance Use Risky Chemical Cocktails – Scientific American

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SAN FRANCISCOToms Gutirrez isnt a brain scientist. But each morning, he mixes up a new chemical cocktail that he hopes will sharpen his focus and boost his intellect.

He adds a dash of butter for flavor, stirs it into a cup of coffee, and downs it.

A31-year-old entrepreneur, Gutirrez hasthrown himself into the emerging movement of body hackingor, more precisely, brainhacking. Hes a connoisseur of nootropics, a broad category that includes pharmaceutical drugs, dietary supplements, and do-it-yourself concoctions, all of them meant to turn the brain up a notch.

They havent been clinically proven to work, and theres emerging evidence that some could be dangerous. But nootropics, also called smart drugs, have become popular amongyoung type A personalities on Wall Street, in the Ivy League, and here in the frenzied startupculture of Silicon Valley.

Enthusiasts arent seeking an altered state of consciousness; they want to become a betterversion of themselves, even just for a few hours at a time. Like Olympic athletes pushing theirbodies, they hope to tune their brains for peak performance. And they want to do it withoutthe jittery side effects and stomach churn theyd get from downing endless energy drinks orpopping prescription stimulants like Adderall or modafinil.

Gutirrez, slender and dark-eyed, swears by a daily stack mixed into his morning coffee.

He throws in some MCT oil, a form of fatty acid that occurs naturally in such foods as coconutoil. He adds BCAAs, or branched-chain amino acids, which are popular among weightlifters.Then theres L-theanine, an amino acid found in green tea.

On the kitchen counter of the two-bedroom house he shares with his girlfriend, Gutierrez keeps100-gram containers of compounds he buys online, along with two scales, one to measure ingrams and the other in milligrams.

Sometimes, his girlfriend prods him to clean up his experiment site. She thinks it looks toomuch like a chemistry set. And Gutirrez admits his kitchen resembles a scene from BreakingBad. It definitely looks questionable, he said. There are liquids and powders and scales.

Like all dietary supplements,nootropics are only very loosely regulated; the manufacturersdont have to prove safety or efficacy before putting them on store shelves. By law, the Foodand Drug Administration can step in to recall a product only if its mislabeled or causing illness or injury.

Gutirrez admits that a part of this untested new drug realm scares him. A skeptic by nature, hesays he fully researches any compound he puts in his body. But he acknowledges that noteveryone follows that protocol.

Youre on your own to figure out the safety of some of this stuff, he says. People might say the negatives are few, but we still dont know what we dont know.

Acompetitive squash player, Gutirrez says his daily stack gives him a feeling of concentration and productivityknown among his fellow brain-hackers as The Flow.

Its a level of focus otherwise unheard of, one you can maintain for long periods of time, said Gutirrez, a partner in a startup that creates and markets teams of tech talent. (He also runs an onlinecoffee salesbusiness.) You can crank out code or do some othertechnical task for hours on end.

A host of companies now sell over-the-counter nootropics, and theyre starting to get big-namebacking. Nootrobox, a startup based here in San Francsico, has financial backing from Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer and the legendary venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz,which is known for its early bets on Twitter, Airbnb, Instagram, and other blockbusters.

But Gutirrez belongs to an active community of amateur scientists who like to experimentwith their own mixesand arent afraid to use their own brains as lab rats. They trade precisecombinations of plant extracts and synthesized drugs as though they were swapping cookierecipes.

To give some idea of the popularity: Thenootropics pageon Reddit, which serves as an onlineforum for the do-it-yourself-crowd, has more than 65,000 readers.

Do the chemical cocktails work?

Who the heck knows? said Kim Urban, a Philadelphia neurophysiologist who has studied theeffects of nootropics. So few studies have been done, and those that have were not the mostcontrolled trials.

Urbansaid there are hints of short-term gain but also signs that overuse could causedamage, such as muscle spasms and brain fog.

A studyshe coauthored, which was published in 2014, found that stimulants such as Ritalinoften favored by brain-hackerscould eventually reduce the plasticity of the brains neuralpathways and potentially cause long-term harm. She found particular risk for children andadolescents, but wrote that even healthy adults run a risk.

Youre dealing with unregulated substances that have no oversight, Urban said. Myself, Iwouldnt take them. Id be leery of them the same way Id avoid taking weight-losssupplements. We just dont know enough.

The other day, Gutirrez was among a dozen brain-hackersmostly lawyers, students, and tech engineerswho attended a breakfast at a coffee house near San Franciscos financial district.

The host was Geoffrey Woo, a Stanford computer science graduate who cofoundedNootrobox.

Woo passed around a jar containing Go Cubes, bite-sized chews containing caffeine and L-theanine. Its the latest Nootrobox cognitive enhancer. Gutirrez took oneand began to chew. Its good, he said. Tastes like coffee.

Woo believes companies like his may be on the verge of providing not only a brain boost but akey to prolonged life. We are all trained as children that we are going to die, he said, buttechnology is reaching a point where death can be treated like any illness or sickness, and agingwill be considered a disease.

(For all his confidence, the Nootrobox website does include a warning that the company cannot ensurethat unforeseen side effects will not occur even at the proper dosages and is not liable for any suchfallout.)

Nootrobox has begun trials to test the long-term effects of its products, which sell for about$40 for a months supply. But Woo knows many brain-hackers are too impatient to wait for thefuture. A lot of people have this intellectual curiosity, trying the more edgy stuff to boost theirbrainsits all about getting comfortable with the risks, he said.

Many are experimenting with drugs such as piracetam and noopepts, which are sold underbrand names such as OptiMind and NeuroFuse. Online forums are filled with comments frompeople who credit the chemicals with helping them achieve new clarity of mind and finish tasksat a record paceand also with warnings from users who said the drugs made them feel foggyand leaden, or causedalarming side effects.

Jens, a 22-year-old advertising student at the breakfast, said his daily doses of piracetam and anutrient called choline, added to his coffee, often induce a Zen-like state.

I can get so deep into something that I forget about the world around me, said the Swedishnative, who asked that his last name not be used because he didnt want his family to know hewas experimenting with the substances. You become one with whatever youre doing I can think deeper and faster. Its not happier,its just more focused.

Joe Cohen is another proponent of pushing the brains envelope. Hes a New York City-areanutritional consultant and bio-hacker who started the website selfhacked.comtochronicle hisadventures with nootropics and other substances.

While he advises caution to readers, Cohen admits having a few of his own fast-lane practices.

I do megadose experiments, he said. Its a curiosity thing with me. If you really want toknow the effect something has on your body, you often cant tell by taking a normal dosage.

And so he sometimes compounds the recommended dosage. The brain is resilient, Cohensaid. It will go back to normal if you dont go too hardcore.

Registered dietician Kamalini Mukerjee, whosbased in Las Vegas, counters that its dangerous to playscientist with your own brain, even with supplements labeled as natural. People die from peanut allergies. Just because itsnatural, that doesnt mean that its safe, she said.

Gutirrez swears by the mental boost he gets from his stacks.

Still, hesometimesquestions his own reasons for needing such a drug regimen, wondering whether work pressures have forced himto become his generations version of a hamster scurrying on an exercise wheel.

I dont think human beings are designed for the hyperproduction that is a product of thismodern age, he said. With so many of those hours-long stretches of hyperbrain activity, Iveburned myself out so many times.

Gutirrez has tried other ways to increase his mental acuity and his sense of well-being. Hell sometimes fast for up to 40 hours straight. He sticks to a mostly Paleodiet consisting of meat, fish, and vegetables. He has also tried meditating, getting more sleep,and even taking more time off from work.

Hes learned, he said, that theres more to be found in the enjoyment of life than chasingproductivity.

But he still pours his stack into his coffee each morning, hungry for brain overdrive.

Republished with permission fromSTAT. This articleoriginally appearedon February 19, 2017

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Nootropics Market to receive overwhelming hike in Revenues by 2024 Credence Research – Press Release Rocket

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New Market Research Reports Title Nootropics Market- Growth, Future Prospects & Competitive Analysis, 2016 2023 Has Been Added to Credenceresearch.com Report Database.

In the latest report published by Credence Research, Inc.Nootropics Market Growth, Future Prospects and Competitive Analysis, 2016-2024,theglobal nootropics market was valued at USD 1,346.5 Mn in 2015, and is expected to reach USD 6,059.4 Mn by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 17.9% from 2016 to 2024.

Market Insights

Nootropics, also known as cognitive enhancers are drugs and natural extracts that improve cognitive functions such as memory, creativity, motivation in healthy individuals. Nootropics have been availableinthe market for several decades and were made of ingredients such as multivitamins and caffeine substances that the FDA has approved as dietary supplements and classified as GRAS (generally regarded as safe). At present, these products are being repackaged, repurposed and sold to academic and professional overachievers to augment their brain function. Companies operating in this space primarily succeed as lifestyle brands through smart marketing.Howeverthey can only be recognized as healthcare brands only after they develop products that secure regulatory approval thus establishing certified efficacy and safety to their products.

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Among the key applications of nootropics, memory enhancement currently holds the largest revenue share and it is anticipated that the segment will maintain its lead through the forecast period 2016-2024. Major factors favoring the demand for memory enhancing nootropics include growing awareness among students and executives about the promised benefits of nootropics, easy accessibility, and the booming market for supplements. The memory enhancing nootropic drugs enhance learning and memory effect, enhance the ability of learned behaviors to resist disruption, enhance the efficiency of your brain functions and protect the brain from chemical injuries. Memory enhancement segment for nootropics was valued at USD 391.6 Mn in 2015.

Geographically, North America is the largest consumer of nootropics and is also characterized by domicile of topmost market players. Large population pool, high awareness in consumer population for preventive and cognitive health,riseof the self-directed consumer, and channel proliferation are the key factors driving the dominance of North America nootropics market. On the other hand, Asia Pacific is anticipated to be the fastest progressing regional market for nootropics. While in countries like China and India having a great history of natural and herbal based cognitive drugs that boosts the brain functions and other body functions, the foreign investment in collaboration with the local players have determined substantial growth in the nootropics market and the overall dietary supplements market.

Browse the fullreport Nootropics Market Growth, FutureProspectsand Competitive Analysis, 20162024 report athttp://www.credenceresearch.com/report/nootropics-market

Nootropics is a relatively new entrant in the supplements market andisfeatured byemergenceof several new and niche market entrants. Some of the key players in the global nootropics market are Nootrobox Inc., Cephalon Inc., PureLife Bioscience Co. Ltd., Peak Nootropics,Nootrico, SupNootropic Biological Technology Co. Ltd., AlternaScript LLC, Accelerated Intelligence Inc., Onnit Labs LLC, Powder City LLC, Ceretropics, Nootropic Source, Clarity Nootropics and several others.

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In a latest report published by Credence Research, Inc.Nootropics Market Growth, Future Prospects and Competitive Analysis, 2016-2024,theglobal nootropics market was valued at USD 1,346.5 Mn in 2015, and is expected to reach USD 6,059.4 Mn by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 17.9% from 2016 to 2024.

Market Insights

Nootropics, also known as cognitive enhancers are drugs and natural extracts that improve cognitive functions such as memory, creativity, motivation in healthy individuals. Nootropics have been available in the market for several decades and were made of ingredients such as multivitamins and caffeine substances that the FDA has approved as dietary supplements and classified as GRAS (generally regarded as safe). At present, these products are being repackaged, repurposed and sold to academic and professional overachievers to augment their brain function. Companies operating in this space primarily succeed as lifestyle brands through smart marketing. However they can only be recognized as healthcare brands only after they develop products that secure regulatory approval thus establishing certified efficacy and safety to their products.

Browse the fullreport Nootropics Market Growth, Future Prospects and Competitive Analysis, 20162024 report athttp://www.credenceresearch.com/report/nootropics-market

Among the key applications of nootropics, memory enhancement currently holds the largest revenue share and it is anticipated that the segment will maintain its lead through the forecast period 2016-2024. Major factors favoring the demand for memory enhancing nootropics include growing awareness among students and executives about the promised benefits of nootropics, easy accessibility, and the booming market for supplements. The memory enhancing nootropic drugs enhance learning and memory effect, enhance the ability of learned behaviors to resist disruption, enhance the efficiency of your brain functions and protect the brain from chemical injuries. Memory enhancement segment for nootropics was valued at USD 391.6 Mn in 2015.

Geographically, North America is the largest consumer of nootropics and is also characterized by domicile of topmost market players. Large population pool, high awareness in consumer population for preventive and cognitive health, rise of the self-directed consumer, and channel proliferation are the key factors driving the dominance of North America nootropics market. On the other hand, Asia Pacific is anticipated to be the fastest progressing regional market for nootropics. While in countries like China and India having a great history of natural and herbal based cognitive drugs that boosts the brain functions and other body functions, the foreign investment in collaboration with the local players have determined substantial growth in the nootropics market and the overall dietary supplements market.

Nootropics is a relatively new entrant in the supplements market and is featured by emergence of several new and niche market entrants. Some of the key players in the global nootropics market are Nootrobox Inc., Cephalon Inc., PureLife Bioscience Co. Ltd., Peak Nootropics, Nootrico, SupNootropic Biological Technology Co. Ltd., AlternaScript LLC, Accelerated Intelligence Inc., Onnit Labs LLC, Powder City LLC, Ceretropics, Nootropic Source, Clarity Nootropics and several others.

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Spring Awakening Announces Trance Arena Stage Lineup | Trance … – Trance Hub (satire) (press release) (blog)

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Reacts highly coveted Trance Arena series returns to this years Spring Awakening with a special showcase of melodic thrills and euphoric melodies dedicated to the veteran stage. Leading the pack is Grammy Award-Winning DJ, producer and musician, Paul van Dyk. The legend was ranked as the Worlds No. 1 DJ two years in a row (in 2005 & 2006), and now over 10 years later, with nearly three decades under his belt, PvD continues to dominate the electronic scene around the globe.

Alongside him, the UKs No. 1 DJ Paul Oakenfold will take the decks as he prepares for the forthcoming release of Generations a multimedia project that compasses his role throughout the past 30 years of dance music. Two celebrated artists signed to Armin van Buurens Armada Music label also join the roster Andrew Rayel known as the modern-day mozart, and the powerful, tech-influenced trance sorcerer MaRLo. The Trance Family will also be graced by a very special guest appearance, which will be revealed in the coming weeks. Make sure to keep your eyes peeled for the announcement, as it will be one for the record books. Check out the Trance Arena Spotify playlist HERE and our official lineup video below.

Stay tuned for the full lineup announcement and daily schedule, coming soon!

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Amid all the house, bass, techno, and beyond at Miami Music Week, it can be easy to forget about trance unless, of course, you're a devoted member of the #TranceFamily. Trance has been an integral part of Miami dance music; residencies such as George Acosta at Shadow Lounge and Edgar V and Markus Schulz at Space are the stuff of legend. And trance still shows its face around town, even if not with the frequency it did 15 years ago.

So let this serve as an agenda so that #TranceFamily brothers and sisters can soak in psy, tech, progressive, hard, classic, and uplifting. Let this be a compass for those who religiously listen to A State of Trance every Thursday at 2 p.m. Let this be a megaphone for those who unanimously agree Ferry Corsten is a genius. Wednesday through Sunday, this is the trance game plan.

Aly & Fila Six-Hour Set. 11 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at Heart Nightclub, 50 NE 11th St., Miami; 305-912-3099; heartnightclub.com. Tickets $20 to $30 via tickets.heartnightclub.com. Egyptians Aly El Sayed Amr Fathalah and Fadi Wassef Naguib are most comfortable smashing it out around 138 bpm. Their glorious buildups followed by hard bass lines mark the uplifting trance experience for which they are known. In 2015, Aly & Fila used the Great Pyramid of Giza as their breathtaking backdrop during an unforgettable show. Wednesday's six-hour marathon will happen in Heart's dark basement room and for a night of trance, it's just as fitting.

United We Groove. With Kristina Sky, Nifra, and Judah. 1 to 11 p.m. Friday, March 24, on the C-Level Rooftop Terrace at the Clevelander, 1020 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach; 305-532-4006; clevelander.com. Free with RSVP at kristinasky.com/miami2017. California-based trance matriarch Kristina Sky will be joined by Coldharbour's Nifra and Anjunabeats' Judah. "I'm trying to take things back to basics, because it felt like for trance and progressive there was a demand for something like this, and I am happy to try to provide it," Sky says. If going "back to basics" means when dance music wasn't publicly traded on Wall Street and bottle service was nonexistent, count us in. Sky considered playing an extended set, but United We Groove is about sharing the stage and supporting other artists.

Cosmic Gate & Friends Sunset Cruise. 3 p.m. Saturday, March 25, on the Biscayne Lady yacht, 401 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; magneticgrooves.com. Tickets cost $125 to $165 via wantickets.com. Imagine listening to Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems' hypnotic beats while sailing the blue waters of Biscayne Bay. Well, for a hefty price tag, you can live the real thing. And admission includes a premium open bar, so you should come out ahead if you can earn your sea legs before the cruise is over. And, honestly, can you put a price on soaking up the sun while "Exploration of Space" bangs in the background?

Markus Schulz Open-to-Close. 11 p.m. Sunday, March 26, in the Main Room at Heart Nightclub, 50 NE 11th St., Miami; 305-912-3099; heartnightclub.com. Tickets cost $20 to $30 via tickets.heartnightclub.com. If you're unfortunate enough to miss A State of Trance and Armin van Buuren's annual Sunday takeover at Ultra, there's still a reason to close out the weekend dancing. Markus Schulz has taken it upon himself to open and close Heart. Dubbed the "unicorn slayer" by fans for his refusal to rely on "unicorn melodies" light and upbeat melodies many DJs use to build up their sets Schulz takes the crowd on a transonic ride to the dark side and releases them into the rabbit hole.

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Trance band Above & Beyond say they were always fascinated with India’s culture – Hindustan Times

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Paavo Siljamki and Tony McGuinness of Above & Beyond talk about their love for all things Indian, trance music and rerecording a local version of their track.

The three-member English progressive trance group, Above & Beyond performed in Mumbai at a Holi event. Comprising Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Siljamki, the band has been ranked in the top 100 by DJ Magazine. With songs such as No one on earth and Were all we need, the outfit has established themselves on the international music scene. Talking to HT Caf, Siljamki and McGuinness give us their take on Indian culture, food and their inspiration, among other things.

How does it feel to come back to India? What is different about performing in India?

Siljamki: Weve been fascinated by Indias culture, people, food, music and parties ever since we started our label Anjunabeats in 1999. The Indian electronic music scene, especially in the last five years, has been growing rapidly. Theres always so much enthusiasm and energy in the parties that happen in the country. We cant get enough of them.

Above & Beyond has collaborated with Bangalore-based band Lagori. (HTPhoto)

What has been your biggest inspiration when it comes to making music?

McGuinness: It can be almost anything a book that weve read, a film weve seen or something that sparks a train of thought and needs a musical or lyrical solution. And, noodling on an instrument be it a guitar or a piano or a synth is a fruitful route as well.

Do you follow Bollywood? Can your Indian fans expect collaboration with Indian artiste in the future?

McGuinness: We have collaborated with the Bangalore-based band Lagori. They have recorded the Indian versions of our songs Sun & moon and Were all we need. They rewrote the verses in both the cases but used the choruses from the English versions.

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How has trance music changed over the years?

McGuinness: Trance has permeated into various genres of EDM. In 1998, you could see a gaping gap between trance, house, electro, and techno with tumbleweeds rolling through them. You cant make similar distinctions today. Arguably, what Swedish House Mafia became famous for playing is more in tune with old fashion trance music from 1998 than with house music from the same year.

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Dreamstate Teams Up With Legendary Trance DJ to Announce Massive Tour
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Holy trance! If you are a fan of trance, you should be jumping off the walls and all the way up to the ceiling right about now. Announced today was a partnership tour with Insomniac's Dreamstate concert tour series and trance legend Paul Van Dyk that ...

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‘America in a Trance’: Photographer documents Pennsylvania’s industrial towns – PhillyVoice.com

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When Niko Kallianiotis came to the United States from Greece more than two decades ago, his impression of America was heavily colored by Hollywood and the country's reputation for larger-than-life metropolitanism.

He settled in Scranton, however, about as wrong of a place to find that glitz and glamor as any in the nation. A photographer, Kallianiotis came to understand a different side of the United States, one whose industrial past was in conflict with the economic tides that swept it away, one factory at a time.

For his most recent exhibition, on display at Scranton's Marywood University, Kallianiotis traveled across Pennsylvania to document the scenery of the state's once thriving industrial towns. Inspired in part by the influence of the 2016 presidential election and President Trump's popularity in large parts of Pennsylvania, Kallianiotis dubbed the running collection, "America in a Trance," as a way to describe the palpable mood he witnessed in his travels:

In a recent interview with PBS, Kallianiotis explained that while the project isn't meant to be overtly political, its title hints at a broader societal observation he's made about the American people since last year's election.

Most of Kallianiotis' work can be found at his website and on his Instagram. Below is a sampling of his work for "America in a Trance."

Photo by Niko J. Kallianiotis.

Photo by Niko J. Kallianiotis.

Photo by Niko J. Kallianiotis.

Photo by Niko J. Kallianiotis.

Photo by Niko J. Kallianiotis.

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