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Don’t Worry Mom

The Sandler brothers have brought their “dysfunctional family theatre” to the streets of Toronto, emphasizing the awkward parallels between self and truth.  Originally from Connecticut and now based in Brooklyn, Joshua and Zak have built a comfort with one another that is channeled through performance and installation, photography and theatrics, possessing a creativity that is … Continue Reading

Style Dossiers: David Sims Gets the Shot

David Sims, a photographer after my own heart! Working as a fashion stylist, I’ve quickly come to realize the importance of working with a team that shares the same vision. A potluck of ideas when shooting an editorial or commercial photo shoot can be detrimental to the finished product, leaving an entire team of professionals … Continue Reading

Living In A Mannequin’s World

Identity is an umbrella term that dictates value through behavioural scripts, tailored communication and cues.  Our social identity can feel like a worked-in jacket or a brand new pair of socks depending on how we internalize and what we select to externalize. The Dating Portfolio, Susan Bozic The process of self-actualization can be assessed in … Continue Reading

Documenting S.C.U.M Moments, An Interview With Bradley Baker

Bradley Baker is new to the photography world but, with that said, he has captured a surrealism that invokes your imagination. Whether he is on tour around Europe or witnessing something majestic, he has his camera on the ready. He has a documentary-style approach. First off with the most basic question, how did you get … Continue Reading

Akali Sikh warrior wearing the distinctive Akali turban, photography by G Western, India, about 1860.

Flipping Tibor Fischer

by Steven Partridge The end papers of Tibor Fischer’s new book take design inspiration from Greek pottery and the London Underground. The former prefixes a story about the Trojan War, the latter a woman who returns to her London flat to find the locks are changed. The reader can choose which story to read first and … Continue Reading

Madame Péripétie – Elements of Surrealism

Sylwana Zybura’s alter ego Madame Péripétie has helped her gain widespread recognition in the wonderful worlds of surrealist photography, abstract fashion and the art of conceptualism. In French, a péripétie is described as an unexpected occurrence or a sudden turn of events, which is very fitting of Zybura’s work. Madame Péripétie has the ability to transcend the limits … Continue Reading

Documenting The Weather & The Woods

New works by Andrzej Maciejewski and Michael Farnan Location-specific works can manage a definition built on inquisition and awareness. Knowing the exact destination or understanding its whereabouts prescribes a context and this context can be used to help validate meaning, or at the very least create conversation about that meaning. Two works – completely different … Continue Reading

Looking Back at Cindy Sherman

by Carolyn Keogh All hail the retrospective! It seems as though New York City has been home to more blockbuster retrospectives within the past year than ever. This summer, the work of the American Abstract Expressionist Willem de Kooning filled the entire sixth floor of the Museum of Modern Art in a grandiose, spectacular examination … Continue Reading

{Photo Essay} Raw Street Portraits

Photography by Mehdi Bouqua Credits: Pro Basketball player/Laker Ron Artest Pro Skateboarder Paul Rodriguez -Primitive- Edge Ramon Black, Jimmy, Directeur,Rich, John from Westwood Before commenting on creative work I start with a question: is this the real thing? It’s impossible to look into the eyes of the subjects of these portraits and not feel that … Continue Reading

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