How Light Works

Todd Hido

By definition, photography is essentially the study of light. And if you somehow haven't come across Todd Hido's work, do yourself a favor and open your f-stop.

—martian

 

 

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Family Album

Luceo

An intimate look at a family's week long flee to Ocrcoke island finds saturated colors and emotions that seem to wave effortlessly like flags.

—mamita

   

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Sex-Ed

Andrew Spear

Photog Andrew Spear takes promiscuous photos of daddy’s not-so little girls (and a few guys) getting their college on.

martian

 

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The Sun Also Shines In Siberia

Daylight Magazine

Or so photog Nick Hannes claims in his superb multimedia travelogue on former Soviet republics. It ain't true, of course, and the photog's own imagery, piercing and solitary, provides the evidence.

mondo

Mysteryscapes

Ian Baguskas

The majority of Ian Baguskas images in his series "Search For The American Landscape " are delicious foggy 'scapes where earth and sky...

—mamita

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Freestyle Cupcake Fight

Vice

This shit is so amazing. These Cholitas are dressed up in so many layers and frills that they could double as a delightful assortment of colorful cupcakes. And not to mention, they are equally as trendy.

—mamita

Pride Of The Eastside

San Antonio Express-News

Nearly ninety percent of the students at Sam Houston High School come from underprivileged families. Enrollment has declined to half the...

 martian

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Multimedia

Routining

The "art" part of "the art of motion" gets a big boost in Daniel Mercadante's sweet little multimedia series, which turns everyday actions into visual vignettes.

mondo

Tic Tact Toe

Vice

Cats. Worse than losing a game of tic tac toe, these certain Caucasian leopards face extinction in the war-stricken area that is Nagorno-Karabakh.

—mamita

Flesh For Food

Masud Alam Liton

Bangladeshi sex workers surrender their skin for a chance to escape poverty, but as Liton’s pictures show, many remain confined to the industry.

martian

Whispering Greens

Fabien Seguin

Fabien Seguin pictures Nature’s foil with so much presence that you can’t label them as landscapes.

martian

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Rules For Pools

Californiaisaplace

Find a foreclosed home, clean the schmutz from the bottom of their abandoned pool, then turn the symbol of suburban success into your own personal skate park.

mondo


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