LETTER FROM THE EDITOR As you might have noticed, or perhaps not, it's been a minute since our last edition. With the states finally opening up, Summer street and studio session have been in full force. Pepper in a few commercial fashion and food campaigns to boot,...
Getting to Know Your Photographer
Sharpen Your Shape
Letter from the Editor Everything I do has a purpose, so when I bought a Leica in December of 2019, to the chagrin of my studio community, I knew I'd be on the streets of Soho squeezing every drop out of this new tool. Little did I know how much I'd be using it...
The Power of Ensemble
Letter from the Editor There's something liberating about Jazz. I am by no means a jazz clarinetist. With advanced studies in classical clarinet, I tend to like the box that is classical music. That being said, Jazz has it's own set of rules. There is a structure in...
New York, I Love You
Avree Anderson Letter From The Editor She had had enough. "Pompous Ass!" echoed through the ornate Victorian in Oak Park. I was 7 years old and finally had pushed my Mother to the brink. Contemplating my latest interjection, I questioned whether I would see another...
The Cover Edition
Letter from the Editor 2020 is Dead. Long Live 2021. Follow Confucius, slow down on Sisyphus. I've always had mixed feelings on New Years. On the one hand it's a day or two to reflect on the past year, and it's events and accomplishments, (although, with this past...
Newborns in the New Year
Letter from the Editor They Only Crawl Once... I am by no means a "newborn photographer", however I have photographed my fair share of toddlers, tots and tykes. A portrait is a portrait regardless of age, and what lights me up is capturing that innocence. Coming up on...
Why Isn’t This On My Wall?!
Letter From The Editor ...And now there's water on my floor. Four years later and my studio has never been the same. No one really prepares for a photoshoot. You have an idea, past experiences, but the day of the shoot in studio or on location can be generally......
The Print Edition
Letter from The Editor I was lucky enough to apprentice with the late great Chuck Bogana. Chuck being the last of a bygone era having done the final printing and retouching of legends Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and other masterful photographic Artists, was a master...
On The Road
Karjaka goes for a walk with the Feral Homeless, a Russian Oligarch, Koreans, Angry Couples, and Grand Central… Oh My! Letter from the Editor... It's been a minute. July is here and city/country life, is opening up. Still running around, grinding it out, I've been...
Sins of the Novel Marketer.
Letter From the Editor - Sins of the Novel Marketer Do you get it now? Are we all on the same page? The last few months have made it abundantly clear, you're in the Marketing run of your life. And I mean Run. I hate to say it, but this 24/7 frenzy of online media and...