Sunday Zine Review #82: Adventitious 01

Today's second review, Adventitious 01, is a very special one. Mariya Ustymenko and Carlos Cancela Pinto, the editors of Adventitious, contacted me a few months ago to see if I would be interested in participating in a zine they were putting together. They asked me if I'd like to set a brief for a new photography zine and I agreed, of course.

Adventitious 01 is the result to my brief: HOME. When Mariya and Carlos messaged me, I had decided to finish my series "I used to live here" a couple of months before that. "I used to live here" is a collection of memories from all the places I lived from 2009 until 2012. During that time, I moved cities and even countries a few times and the word "home" had somehow lost its meaning to me. 

Adventitious 01 showcases four photography series by Mariya Ustymenko, Carlos Cancela Pinto, Marija Strajnic and Carla Andrade. Each of this series is a response to the word "home" and what it represents to these artists.

The result is beautiful and I love how each of these artists has decided to give their own meaning to the brief. Carla has shot some stunning landscapes of her hometown in northern Spain, Carlos explains how the notion of "home" has changed from a place to a way of living, Marija has decided to portray and classify her personal belongings based on the type of object and colour, and Mariya has captured the light of her new home in East Anglia, far away from her native Kiev.

I'd like to thank Mariya and Carlos for all their hard work and really hope to see a new brief and second issue of Adventitious soon! If you'd like to purchase a copy of the first issue and support this project, you can do it here.

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Sunday Zine Review #81: Pudim 00

Today's first review is Pudim #00 by Portuguese collective I hate Bandages.

I Hate Bandages define themselves as a "for the moment" collective that gets together every once in a while to create new things lik t-shirts, prints or posters.

They also make zines, and Pudim is their most recent publication. This zine features work by some of the collective's friends, including names like Adriana Pacheco, Catherina Cardoso, Erica Lou and Joao Sobral. 

From holiday snapshots to abstract illustrations, Pudim's pages showcase the work of all these different artists creating a very interesting selection of images that represent well the collective's manifesto: " we want to share things we like and learn with others,and maybe motivate people to keep doing things just because they want to."

You can find more information about Pudim on the zine's Tumblr.

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Doldan Sisters x Makelovelovemake

Last Christmas I shot a little lookbook for new label Makelovelovemake, it has taken a while but the photos are finally out.  The models were my friends Amalia and Marta Doldan, whom I had shot many times before so it was fun to spend one day with them making the lookbook.

There are some more photos from the lookbook here on my website!

Sunday Zine Review #80: Rewilding by Cass Bird

I bought Rewilding by Cass Bird almost a year ago now, but have received so many zine submissions that I've been leaving it apart! I've spent this week in Spain at my parents' house and had some photos of Rewilding in my laptop, so it's the perfect time to write some words about this beautiful book.

I love Cass Bird's work and since I discovered her a few years ago, I've been a huge fan of her portraits and fashion photographs. Cass has this special ability to make everything look so simple and yet so beautiful. All of her models look relaxed, comfortable and it even seems like they've been friends with Cass for ages. 

Cass shot Rewilding in the summers of 2009 and 2010 in Sassafras, Tennessee. She chose a group of women that represented modern femininity and portrayed them in this idyllic setting racing across open fields, interacting with each other and wearing some tutus that Cass brought for the shoot. 

The result is a stunning photo essay that shows a different take on female beauty and that it's the perfect introduction to Cass' work. You can find more about it on Cass Bird's website.

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Peace for Nylon Guys Magazine

A couple of months ago I received an email, just before going to sleep, asking if I wanted to shoot for Nylon - I was really excited even though I didn't know what I was going to shoot.

After a couple of emails, they asked me if I was available on Monday (I think this happened on a Thursday)  to shoot Peace in Glasgow. I work full-time but I had taken the day off because it was my birthday the next day, so luckily enough I was able to say yes.

This was my first band shoot so the day before I was quite nervous, mainly because I wasn't sure how I was gonna direct them and didn't really want to turn it into a fashion shoot. Once I arrived to Glasgow it all went very well, met the band and the guy who was gonna be interviewing them and we all headed to the location I had in mind (some Glaswegian massive buildings, of course). I shot for around 20 minutes and that was it! The guys were playing that night in Glasgow but, living in Edinburgh, I couldn't go (reminder to myself - move back to Glasgow).

The shot and the interview is now out on the May issue of Nylon Guys. There are more pictures at bigger size on my website!

Thanks to Rachel Lamb for coming with me and helping! Make sure you check her photographs!

Also, if you're reading this and happen to be an editor of a music magazine message me on contact@igortermenon.com. Now I can say that I'm available for music commissions :D

Sunday Zine Review #79: Attention Seekers by Miriam O'Connor

I should have reviewed this book months ago but started to receive more and more submissions and was delaying it until I saw it again when I moved flats a month and a half ago.

Attention Seekers is published by independent German publisher Pogo Books. Pogo's catalogue offers a great variety of photography books by emerging and up-and-coming artists like Chad Moore or Jean-Michael Seminaro, whose books I've reviewed here before.

In Attention Seekers, Irish photographer Miriam O'Connor pays homage to those curious details we tend to ignore in our busy daily life. From wall textures and corners to the way a tablecloth falls, Miriam's eye see all these obvious details in a different way and creates a collection of beautiful and unexpected images.

Make sure you visit Pogo Books for more information about this and other titles.

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Sunday Zine Review #78: Vegas

 

 

 

Vegas is the new photo zine by Sunday Zine Review friend Michael J DeMeo and emerging film director Joseph Zentil.

Michael is known for his raw and direct photography, as well as for his editor role in No Thoughts zine. I really like how Michael captures everything that surrounds him and Vegas is another great example of how Michael's eye works.

Shot in August 2012, Vegas is a collection of personal images taken by Michael and Joseph during a trip to the infamous American city. The photographer and director describe the book as "a a photo-diary,  a week spent among friends in the desert, a voyeuristic glimpse into the life of young creatives on holiday."

Vegas is a collection of all those holiday moments -including the wedding between Michael and No Thought's co-founder Alyssa Noches- all portrayed in black and white and following Michael's characteristic style.

Vegas is a limited edition of 100 copies and is now available at No Thougts online shop.

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Pattison Street for Fucking Young

I shot this editorial 3 weeks ago for Fucking Young. Had been wanting to do some British-inspired menswear for a while, I had a chat with my friend Danielle Coates and she put together the amazing styling for the shoot!

The model is Ben Nugent @ Colours, who's only 16! It was he's first editorial and he did a great job.

We were quite lucky with the weather - I wasn't sure if we would have to cancel the same morning of the shoot due to the rain. It was pretty cloudy but it worked well with the styling and the theme for the editorial.

If you like the pictures above, there are more on my website: 

www.igortermenon.com

Also, last Friday I shot my first editorial using a Contax T2. I bought it a couple of weeks ago and the photos have turned out great! I also shot my first fashion film, using a Hi8 camera. I'm really excited about the overall result so hopefully the shoot and video will be published soon!

Sunday Zine Review #77: Of The Afternoon 02

Of The Afternoon is a contemporary photography magazine founded in April 2012 as a platform for new and emerging photographers to share their work with a wider audience.

Phil, the editor of Of The Afternoon, messaged me a couple of weeks ago to show me the magazine and after receiving the second issue and seeing how great it is, I decided to ask him some questions about his publication.

I've really enjoyed the second issue of Of The Afternoon, flicking through its pages has become a great way to spend this Sunday's afternoon. Could you tell me a little more about Of The Afternoon and yourself?

I graduated from a photography degree last year and started working in a gallery in London with the aim of eventually curating. While working there I had no real input into the creative side of things, so decided to start publishing work that I found interesting through Of The Afternoon. 

It started off as just a blog where I occasionally posted work that I found interesting.  As it began to receive more attention, it lead to me being able to publish the first issue in December last year.

I've seen that Of The Afternoonstarted as an online project. It's interesting to see that many online projects are turning into something physical. Did you always have in mind creating a print version of the blog when you started it, or would you consider it a natural evolution?

I always wanted to publish Of The Afternoon in print.  Viewing work online can be great, but nothing will ever compare to the printed image, especially when it's done well.  Releasing a regular publication also helps to separate Of The Afternoon from the 1000's of other blogs that are out there, I definitely don't want Of The Afternoon to get lost amongst all of them.

Do you have any future plans for Of The Afternoon?Based on the content of the magazine, I'd say that an exhibition looks like the next step!

I'll be focusing a lot more attention to the online side of things for the time being to try and grow the audience and build interest for the release of Issue #3, which I imagine will be released sometime over the summer.

For Issue #2 there was an exhibition at Underground Gallery in London, which worked really well. Having a launch night/exhibition is something I'm going to try and do for each release.  I'm also currently finalising plans for an exhibition in Helsinki for over the summer, which I'm really excited about.

If you want to find out more about the second issue or get a copy, you can do it on Of The Afternoon's online shop.

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Not Our Publication

Steve Messer from Steamy Press messaged me to show me his new project, Not Our Publication - a digitised collection of different zines owned by Steamy Press.

NOP (Not Our Publication) is a code used by publishers to identify books that are not their own but are held within their warehouse. With this project, Steve wants to showcase the material he has collected, providing an educational library for other independent publishers.

There are already some great titles in this collection, including some zines that will be familiar if you check my Sunday Zine Review regularly.

Steve is now accepting submissions for this collection - if you want to send him your zine have a look at the contact information here:

http://notourpublication.tumblr.com

Sunday Zine Review #76: Scram by Lloyd Stubber

I bought Scram by Lloyd Stubber at Good Press Gallery in Glasgow last month when I went for a photoshoot. When I started flicking through its pages I really liked how spontaneous his work was and after seeing some of the photos I realized that he had actually sent some photos for the new issue of Girls on Film just a week before that.

In Scram, Lloyd Stubber documents his first year in Melbourne - encounters with old friends, new surroundings and experiences and also his last year as a teenager.

Scram is a celebration of youth, of sleepless nights and days, and of all those moments from our teenage years that stay in our memory and we remember from time to time as we get older.

You can buy Scram from Good Press' online shop.

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Sunday Zine Review #75: Paper and Ink 01

Today's first review is also Sunday Zine Review's first literary zine. I have reviewed some zines and magazines featuring poems and short stories before, but this is the first time I showcase a zine only focusing on writing. 

Paper and Ink is a small "DIY" zine edited by Martin Appleby. Inspired by the fact that e-books are now outsellling printed books, Martin wanted to "create something real that can be read again and again without relying on battery power to deliver its message".

Paper and Ink's first issue is called "Broken Hearts and Broken Bottles Vol 1" and comprises a series of poems and short stories around this topic by a bunch of great writers.

The first issue is a limited edition of 100 copies, if you want to purchase one you can do it on Paper and Ink's Etsy shop.

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