Documenting Life With Record-High Inflation. Image by Irina Werning. Argentina, 2022. How Much?! In Argentina, Money Adorns But Doesn't Buy Can you imagine a world where covering your walls with money notes is cheaper than buying wallpaper? Or where buying groceries involves taking hours-long expeditions in search of the best deals? Welcome to Argentina, the land of extreme, chronic inflation. While this year’s CPI is already up 83%, Argentines have been battling inflation for decades and have become experts at it. Renowned photographer Irina Werning set out to capture the daily consumer acrobatics that are now an integral part of being Argentine in her recent Pulitzer Center-supported project, Inflation!, published in The Guardian, El País, and Der Spiegel. At a time when rising prices are shaking economies worldwide because of supply chain constraints, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine, Argentina can offer lessons to the rest of the world. Werning’s photography brilliantly d