It’s the crack of Dawn in Brooklyn. Admittedly, I don’t know Brooklyn all that well. I’ve been a queens guy for the last decade and change, so when Tavia brought me on to photograph one of her illustrious clients, RIO Olympics 2016 Mexican Pentathlete star Ismael...
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Down the Rabbit Hole
01.DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE A piece that taps into the intersection of art, fashion, identity, and the film industry. It draws parallels between Alice’s journey through Wonderland and Kristin Dodson’s experiences in Hollywood. highlighting the surreal challenges and...
The Family of Music
Musicians, like all art discipline practitioners, are a special breed. Doesn’t matter where in the world you are, what culture you come from, what color of skin you have, when You last Played your instrument, even if decades ago, you’ve got instant connection, instant...
The Stress Test
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Everyone has a story. No doubt I’m not breaking new ground in that statement. Whether it’s a commercial/private client, or a test shoot, I’ve got to get the story, their story, generally because I’m curious about people and even more so of who’s...
Blossoming
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR So, it’s the end of May. Ideally we try to get these magazines out at the beginning of the month, but then life happens and you’re closer to Memorial Day than you are Mother’s Day. But all in all that seems appropriate for this month’s edition....
Facing a New Year
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR NEW Year, New You... BS It’s MY Photo and I’ll Smile if I want to. I’ve never been big on this whole reinvent yourself guru mantra that gets spread at the beginning of every new year. Maybe it’s because my birthday always looms a mere few weeks...
The Cover Edition 2022
THANK YOU FROM THE EDITOR Some would say this edition is a little late, that Christmas has already passed and we're on to New Years. However, being raised Christian by a Roman Catholic and Orthodox Ukrainian, the 12 days of Christmas takes on longer journey, or in my...
At Home with Bryan Wells
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR I'll Take: Staying in New York during the holidays for $500, Alex. It's that time of year. Pumpkin everything, parades, gift nightmares, travel woes, and family drama. Have I covered it all? Not likely but you get the point. Me, I stick it out...
Refracted Faces of David Skeist
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR No, this is not some exhausted ode to Al Pacino a la Scarface, however eyes are usually the first thing I notice on a new acquaintance, and that usually gets me curious as to what's behind them... what had made them. In David's case I saw a...
Embrace Your Face
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Boxes, poxes and more poxes of boxes. Please no box, I'm done box. I don't want to be in a box. Why does everything we do need a label box? A box for this, a box for that, a pox, a box on your house. Specificity down to the boxatomic level. Why...