Devin Briggs is fearless behind the lens of his camera.  Photographing friends and strangers with similar curiosity, his series of images reflect an urban tableau of chance. Graffiti shot This photo was taken at the legendary Mt. Baldy pipe, one of my all-time favorite skate spots.  It is of my friend, and infamous graffiti writer […]

Mise-en-scène of the ephemeral Berndnuat Smilde returns to the digital pages of Installation Magazine, discussing his feature in the September 2013 issue of Harper’s Bazaar U.S. The new body of work ICONOCLOUDS juxtaposes the Dutch artist’s signature manufactured cloudscapes with fashion luminaries Karl Lagerfeld, Dolce & Gabbana, Donatella Versace and Alber Elbaz.

Los Angeles is a fascinating place.  It adapts to every denizen effortlessly, but its essence is hidden in layers—behind trends and plasticity, it carries the element of surprise.  Tappan Collective artists living and working here explore the crux of the city by isolating fleeting moments and ordinary objects with stunning perspective and quiet reverence.  With […]

Los Angeles is a culture driven by the automobile.  Jason Knight‘s photo series titled Dead Man’s Curve, documents a vehicular graveyard off Mulholland Drive.  Despite or perhaps because of the metal carnage, an environ dense in flora and fauna thrive. Force Stop.  Responding to rumors of cars dotting the hillside, I had spent two days looking […]

For Mark Mawson, photographing a space commemorates a moment and makes the ephemeral permanent.  Whether it’s staging a location with props and costumes or encountering environments that feel more cinematic than real, Mawson’s images walk the balance between memory and imagination. I had been wanting to do a shot in an old barber shop for […]

Scaffolding is an architectural feature inherent to New York.  ArtBridge, a non-profit organization aims to connect the public with the arts.   What better way than to install artwork in the middle of a construction site, on view to the public at all hours of the day? ArtBridge has organized an installation titled Another New York, […]