With the work in Prizes May Vary, Jon Stich aims to show the disconnect we face when it comes to our history, our present, and our future because of our willingness to accept many facets in life as out of our control or out of our reach. There is no magic, no “ta-da” moment that came to fruition without struggle and he is interested in telling that whole story rather than showing only the end result. He hopes to humanize those we idolize and to contextualize people and places in their naked, unedited history.