Austere ANNIVERSARY // Issue 20

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At last. Warning: this may get emotional….. Before you dive in, I’d first like to take a few moments to express my gratitude for every single one of you. Whether you’ve been here since our inception in 2012 or this issue being your first, thank you. Because of you this brainchild of mine has grown to what it is today, which is more than I could’ve ever imagined. These past seven years have been a whirlwind of blood, sweat, and tears - mostly tears - and I couldn’t feel more grateful. We’ve covered and discussed topics of all kinds. From love, war, sex, lucid dreaming, politics, free-boobing, intimacy, queer identity, ego, toxic masculinity, destiny, and everything in between. We’ve always themed our issues around topics that felt near and dear to our hearts, and we couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve produced and shared with the world. To the Austere team present and past, I can’t thank you enough. Your hard work and dedication are what make these pages special. I have been blessed to have all of you come through the Austere doors to collaborate and I hope that it has served you well in your careers. My goal has always been to serve you back the way you served this magazine. When thinking about what I wanted to do for this last issue I began to reflect on how it all began. Early in my creative career I did what almost all other creatives do, I picked up a camera. Desperate for a way to express myself and create beautiful content I sought after photography as an outlet. That outlet then became my passion, my side hustle, then my full time job, and so on. Thinking about it further I realized it was only fitting to fill the pages of this last issue with the beautiful images of the creatives around me. Thus Issue 20 was born. It is our last, and although I’m deeply saddened at the end of this chapter, I’m very proud of how it’s closing. I hope you look at these images and feel all of the feels. I hope you see the work these creatives have put into every image and get inspired. I know I have. Keep creating. With love & gratitude, Natasha Brito Editor-in-Chief // Founder


OUR WINNER marlene Lacasse Marlene Lacasse is a film photographer and art director based in Los Angeles.

She discovered her passion for shooting and developing

film in 2008. Photography led her to study art and cinema at the University of Michigan. Now Marlene challenges the boundaries of a traditional medium by cooking up film soups while she works in a new frontier at an immersive media agency designing worlds for AR + VR.



What made you become a photographer? I became a photographer because the few memories I have from my childhood all center around photographs – my mom always gave us disposable cameras for family outings as kids, which turned into boxes of prints and scrapbooks. Revisiting those documents over time and holding them in my hands created an ingrained connection to photographs as a vessel for story and memory. But memories are subjective; they fade and change over time. Photography gives me something to hold onto, while also serving as a powerful tool of expression and interpretation for my experiences.


"Photography gives me something to hold onto, while also serving as a powerful tool of expression and interpretation for my experiences. "

How would you define your photography style? I would define my photography style as experimental, dreamy and visceral. I have a reactionary approach to shooting and combine it with the process of souping my film. I take my camera with me everywhere, chasing light and capturing moments as I see them unfold. I heat and soak the film in various ingredients which causes the film to change and take on a life of its own.


What is your ultimate goal with your photography? My ultimate goal with photography is to go wherever the journey leads and continue to explore my craft. I hope to connect and collaborate more with other artists along the way. Eventually, I want to make a photo book of film soup recipes to inspire other people to experiment and spark imagination for what they can create! It’s sometimes hard for people to take the leap into film because it takes practice, faith, and commitment. It’s a true joy to share my love of film with others and help them learn the process.



Second place clayton browning


THIRD place hope bidinger


ALEXANDRA HULSEY


AMY PARKS

LINDSEY KENNEDY


JOELLE ROSEN


LAURA KNIPSAEL

KYLIE JOO


SHON CELE RAINEY

JOELLE ROSEN


MICAELA LAPEER

KYLIE JOO


KELLI MCGUIRE

JOELLE ROSEN


NATALIA MOLINA

ANGIE BANDARI


MARCUS SORIANO

PRISCILLA MASTRODOMENICO


ADRIAN ORBE

ADRIAN ORBE


COLBY KNOX CLAYTON BROWNING


JANELLE BROSNAN

CLAYTON BROWNING


MAE HAINES

CLAUDIA GRANDE

LINDSEY ALBIN


NATALIA MOLINA

GABBY SALINARDO

MARIAH WYNN


JAKE WANGNER

SISTER KOKORO

CM CARNEY RUTH CHAPA


LUIS KIER

MAYA JOUBERT

MYLES COLEMAN

LAURA KNIPSAEL


HOPE BIDINGER BROOKE GRANT

MARCUS SORIANO

CLAUDIA GRANDE


EBONY GALLANT

JULIA DURR

SILVIA GIGLI

EMILY BATTERS


MIGUEL SALGADO

SHON CELE RAINEY

LAURA KNIPSAEL SHELBY ECKERTY


AMY PARKS

AMY PARKS

CLARA JEANNE REED

LINDSEY KENNEDY


JULIA DURR

ANGIE BANDARI

MYLES COLEMAN CLAUDIA GRANDE


CAROLINE RUFFAULT

LYNNÉ BOWMAN CRAVENS

OH JEE NAM

TATUM MANGUS


ANGEER AMOL

JULIA DURR

JULIA DURR

JULIA DURR


KRIS KING-JOHNSON MAE HAINES

MAE HAINES

ALLYSIA ANTOINE


JANELLE BROSNAN

SISTER KOKORO

SHON CELE RAINEY

ADRIAN ORBE


MIGUEL SALGADO OH JEE NAM

NATALIA MOLINA

CLARA JEANNE REED


CLARA JEANNE REED

MYLES COLEMAN

CM CARNEY

ADRIAN ORBE


EBONY GALLANT

JESSICA VREDENBURG

MIGUEL SALGADO

MEGAN MATUZAK


MYLES COLEMAN LUIS KIER

MYLES COLEMAN

LINDSEY KENNEDY

LYNNÉ BOWMAN CRAVENS


JULIA DURR SHAYLIN WALLACE

MYLES COLEMAN

AYLA READING


BROOKE GRANT

JOELLE ROSEN

ALEX RUIZ

SHON CELE RAINEY


LUIS KIER

GABBY SALINARDO

LINDSEY ALBIN

LINDSEY KENNEDY


THANK YOU




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