One minute you're using a semi controlled heat gun to melt popsicles, and the next moment they're melting too fast and you've got a mess on your hands and floor, with only a few spares to recapture. Sweaty? Melty? Runny? There's only a few seconds between those states...
Food
KARJAKA NEW YORK: No Pain No Gain
“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those are doing it.” said the late playwright George Bernard Shaw. Putting in the time to accomplish end goals is often just a matter putting in the work on a gradual basis where we get better at the task at hand....
Food For Thought
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Sitting in a coffee shop listening to a relative stranger tell her story, I was hooked. The story was the pivot of all pivots in a time when chaos ruled, and a virus had shut down life and seemingly hope... well not entirely. Everyone around the...
Of The Earth
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Of the Earth, get dirty, dig. Journeys are never what they seem to those who aren’t you traveling your path. Plans, ideas, seeds, we all have idyllic visions of how things could or should look, only to be surprised at what actually takes hold in...
Get Lucky
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Don’t force the issue. Wait for it. Take a beat. Deep breaths. Listen. Not unlike life, photoshoots can be chaos... controlled chaos but chaotic nonetheless. No matter how much prep and pre production you’ve storyboarded and talked thorugh,...
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...
Dynamic Duo
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Likely our most imaginative, provocative and downright fun editions yet, I'm curious to hear the chatter on this Valentinian launch. Honestly, I've never put much stock in to Valentine's Day. Past girlfriends are quick to remind me of this with...
The Cover Edition 2021
THANK YOU FROM THE EDITOR The crew and I thought we'd keep this edition short and sweet. Whether you've been part of the family for years, or new to KARJAKA our narrative has always been to bring out the ineffable of our clients in our imagery and direction. This...
The Love Doctor
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR If you've been following our Summer images and life post-Covid you've noticed SoHo still reigns Supreme. However, as a final tribute to the legendary area KARJAKA features The Love Coach Jimmy Allen, styled luxuriously by Tavia Sharp, donned in...