LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Today’s Friday PSA: I don’t like having my photo taken either, and I still love to walk through that door. You think you’re critical of your body? Imagine living in observation mode all day everyday day. My face is puffy, my love handles have...
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Try This. Try That.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR I Photograph adequately. A sobering thought, no? And while more skilled than most, my art leaves much to be desired, not unlike my penmanship to my father's chagrin. The journey to adequacy has been long, arduous, and not without its...
Rose Colored Glasses
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR It was the second to last image we created*. (Editors note - I actually hate the word shot/shoot in this instance. Puts up a bit of a barrier in the collaborative process, of which most photographers will opine. Most famously Ansel Adam's “You...
I Brought You These
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR When I was younger and just starting out in my dating career, I used to bring flowers on first dates not realizing the potential awkwardness that lay ahead. Typical responses: "Oh... thanks..." ... The eye pop and the awkward, "Uh, thanks. Where...
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 Virgin Mistress
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Bloated Beach Bod Remember, Craig said ever so casually while loading the incline bench press, you may be able to squat 365lbs and deadlift 400+ etcetera, but no woman will come up to you at the beach and ask you what you squat. Sobering. I...
Introducing: The Bird’s Eye
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR SAY AGAIN? "Do you wanna direct a music video?" Eight days before leaving for my second trip to LA this year, Caleigh proposed a question that would have seemed absurd, let along impossible, to be carried out in 8+ days thereabout. "Uhhhh,...
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...
K+K Soho Style
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR On the Streets of any city there's a story to be told. But on the now bustling streets of NYC there's always something new to be said, no matter how old or how many times I've visited those paved pathways, they always lead to that next glorious...
Hustle of the Modern-Day Cowboy
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Let's Make Art and Smell the Color 9 Forget forcing the issue, let's go absurd for a moment. Dare to try with us as we use other senses to explore life outside of preordained ways of being. Rather than getting wrapped up on what has to happen,...