In the last two decades we have witnessed an incredible progress in gay rights. The most important of these is gay marriage, and the normalization of LGTBQA people. Of course there is much work left to be done. But one interesting facet of this progress tends to be an underlying claim of respectability. It places … Continue reading Queer Atlanta Captured by Logan Case
Oleksandr Demianenko's work is best examined with care and an eye for detail. While looking at his photo of a bookshelf, one can almost hear a creaking door or distant footsteps - while his photo of a beachside palm brings the sound of waves lapping against the shoreline and the cry of gulls to the … Continue reading Cheating Death with Oleksandr Demianenko
Romantic. That's the first word that jumps to mind when you scroll through the photography of Emily Hawkins. Although whether or not to call it photography could be debated. Is it mixed media, or a form of nonphotography instead? Perhaps, in this brazen digital age such questions are mute. Whatever else it may be, it … Continue reading Emily Hawkins’ Visual Bildungsroman
While scrolling through Connar Masotti's photos, one can get the sense that they are leafing through pages of old family photos. The glazed-over, dreamy feel of Masotti's images are reminiscent of snapshots of every day life, veiled under a thin layer of protective plastic, and carefully bound in an aging album. Masotti lives and works in … Continue reading Glassy Banality By Connar Masotti
When you first glance through Joseph Cucciniello's work you can't help but wonder, "are these objects subjects, or some sort of physical obstacle that the revelation of his work hides slightly behind?" Undoubtedly he is a photographer, but his goal feels less to capture than to search. These images are taken in Indiana, Philadelphia, Buffalo, New … Continue reading The Celestial Eye by Joseph Cucciniello
When Matt Chelf isn't practicing his main craft as a writer, he can be found taking pictures all around Portland, Oregon. He picked up 35mm as a hobby in the spring of 2015, and hasn't looked back. He uses a variety of different cameras, some of which have flaws that just make them all the … Continue reading Moody Film Landscapes by Matt Chelf
Meet Kyle Braden, a Canadian skateboarder based in Barrie, Ontario, who spends the off-season practicing film photography. When we asked Kyle how he got into film photography, he told us about being influenced by other skaters shooting film when he was young. He mainly uses a Pentax K1000 and an Olympus Stylus, but has a … Continue reading Grain and Grime by Canadian Skateboarder Kyle Braden
Whether it's a close-up portrait, an ocean scape, architecture or a mundane photo of a rack of hats, Marcos Rodríguez Velo's images have a certain ethereal quality about them. The photographer also often documents things he sees during his travels, including his recent move from Warsaw, Poland, to Berlin, Germany. His gallery features a refreshing … Continue reading From Landscapes to Limbs: Ethereal Atmospheres By Marcos Rodríguez Velo
Harold Sato's photo series, titled Tokyo Tuisku presents many different views of Tokyo city. Sato tells Vulgaris that he is strongly inspired by exploring new ways of expressing daily life within urban settings. He also draws inspiration from photographers like Nakaji Yasui, André Kertész, and Henri Cartier-Bresson, but that his all-time favourite artist is Hiroshige Utagawa, a … Continue reading Tokyo Tuisku by Harold Sato
One of our editors at Vulgaris Magazine, Kira Braden, is pleased to share a small series of photos taken on an October evening on the top of King Mountain in Gatineau Park, Quebec. Tori Hunniford, a master's student at the University of Ottawa, takes a night off from studying to climb King Mountain and get … Continue reading Chasing the Moon: Photo Series by The Editor
