Issue #4
Taking Back
Sunday & The Used
So DO Something Featured Photgraphers ERIN ELIZABETH KELLY DAVID COSTA SERRA TESSA HIRSCHFELD AND MANY MORE
About it!
SODAPOP April 2014 Issue #4
CONTENT
STAFF Editor In Chief: Edwin Monico
Letter From The Editor
Managing Editor: Phil Riggs Executive Editor: Caitie Hanahan
Sunday Morning
Art Director: Claude Leco Creative Director: Daniel Moutray Staff Writers: Andrew Mercado
So DO Something About it!
Staff Photographer: Abraham Cuenca, Daniel Cantagallo, Jessica Rodriguez
The Grand Budapest Hotel Review
Graphic Artist: Gian Bautista
Featured Photographers
COVER Photographer: Erin Elizabeth Kelly Photo: Monte Carlo
Photography and articles belong to their respective photographers/writers and are used by Sodapop Magazine with permission. No reproductions are authorized without permission from Sodapop. Any questions, comments, and/or concerns can be directed to contact@sodapopmagazine.com
Taking Back Sunday and The Used
Letter From The Editor Words straight from the boss.
W
e meet again, friends, and I would like to say this issue is dear to me, because I started Sodapop to showcase photographer’s work. I feel like photographer’s
never get a fair shake, because if an image is great, the model gets the credit. If it’s bad, the photographer gets all the blame. Plus, when images are used, usually the photographer never gets mentioned in an ad. For instance, one of my favorite images ever is a shot of Ewan McGregor in a Trainspotting promo movie poster. The poster does not mention a photographer at all, but upon further investigation, you can find out the shot was done by Londoner Lorenzo Agius, who is probably my favorite photographer, if I had to choose one. But I don’t really do favorites when it comes to photographer’s. So, enjoy this issue, because you get a small foray into a photographer’s mind and not just their work. On another note, this issue is light on music, but we have Taking Back Sunday to fill the void, which I have to confess, I’m pretty giddy about. You should bust out Tell All Your Friends and work your way up to their new album Happiness Is which, by the time you read this, will be out and available for listening. Like always, keep reading Sodapop Magazine and By: Jessica Rodriguez
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Sunday Mornings Dee Marie Dee is a model out of Fresno, California.
SM: Are you a morning person? I’m definitely not a morning person and if you wake me up too early, you might as well run the other direction as fast as you can. [Laughs] What I DO enjoy about mornings is my big cup of coffee and watching pre-recorded episodes of “The Golden Girls” and “Sex and the City” to start my day.
SM: How do you feel about nudity? I’ve never posed nude, but to each their own. Life is extremely short and you won’t look that way forever, but what I HAVE learned is the person who is first to talk negatively about risqué photos, is the first I would pay to keep their clothes ON. Just sayin’.
SM: Cozy night at home or bar hopping? I’d much rather spend a cozy night at home. Pizza, cookies, and movies sounds wonderful right about now. I’m not much of a bar hopper, I only drink a few times a year and only enjoy the taste of a Bloody Mary … which makes me feel like a old lazy [laughs].
SM: Do you like Sundays? I like Sundays; It’s a perfect day to relax in your pj’s, or have a day full of good food and shopping, or sometimes I like to go for a long run, getting an extra workout in for the week, making me feel better about all the cookies I most likely ate.
Instagram: @deedmarie
So DO Something By: Dakotah
About it!
to accurately representing the wants and needs
to spread awareness and enact real change,
of their citizens. These positions are far removed
no matter the issue that cuts close to home,
from the corporate bribery and media frenzy that
is simply more effective than sharing links on
causes opulent sociopaths to seek out positions
Facebook or Reddit and being angry about it.
of power and everyday normal motherfuckers
However, that’s not to say social media can’t be
to seek an escape. Most local politicians really
used to further goals of progress..
want to improve their community and receive
virtually no compensation or fame for their
that when individual people, communities,
efforts, ensuring honesty.
businesses, and organizations work towards
Attending local public board meetings
similar goals in their separate localities, the
is the best way to stay up to date on what’s
policies enacted and general attitudes begin
going on. In my village, for example, I’ve been
to carry up to the state and federal levels of
able to learn firsthand the details of breaking
government. Much like trickle-up economics,
news such as the potential for our new medical
the theory that giving buying power to the
Trickle-up political theory is the concept
Many people in America today, “especially my
a local level. As the contemporary trends lean
marijuana dispensary, the upcoming almost
individuals will enhance the overall market,
generation,” said every generation ever, have a
towards supporting local businesses, buying
doubling of electricity rates, new businesses
trickle-up political theory relies on grassroots
somewhat callous attitude towards politics. It’s
locally produced products, and embracing local
entering
green-certified
movements that work together to make many
a bunch of old, rich, white men in a castle on
culture, it’s goddamn time we started following
apartment complex being built downtown. I’ve
small, but noticed and important, changes
a hill arguing about how to legislate vaginas,
local politics, too. Far from an episode of Parks
also personally approached the board during
across the nation instead of one, largely ignored
who’s allowed to have sex with whom, which
& Recreation, getting involved with, or at least
the public commentary section in an attempt
and deemed irrelevant, change that is supposed
mind altering substances are acceptable and
becoming aware of, what’s going on at your
to influence their decision on the location of our
to apply to everyone.
which are arbitrarily banned, what country to
town hall each month is an excellent way of
town’s summer farmer’s market, an issue I take
invade next, when to reveal actual facts to the
reaching out to the community and having the
very seriously. Anyone can do it.
directly seems like a great idea, it’s actually a time
masses, and why they are doing all of this for the
potential for an impact.
Before getting up in arms and starting a
wasting shortcut to nowhere, in most situations.
good of their constituents. A lack of perceived
state-level,
protest or viral smear campaign, consider cutting
However, if towns, counties, and states all over
effectiveness seriously turns most people off of
politicians have thousands and millions of
straight to the source of discontent in your
the country begin enacting similar, related,
the entire experience, yet someone somewhere
people to eloquently dissatisfy before losing any
town. If I learned anything from SLC Punk, it’s
policies about something, you better believe
keeps voting for these reptiles.
real face, mayors and village trustees are able to
that you can do more damage from inside the
Rocky is going to take notice. That’s how you
What I wish people would realize, however,
interact, often one-on-one, with the people who
system. Working together with board members
build sustainable political momentum.
is that everything is completely different at
vote for them and are much more committed
and other active members of the community
While
federal,
or
even
the
area,
and
a
Although petitioning the White House
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson’s Comedic Hotel Fantasy By: Andrew Mercado
approach to storytelling, with every character
aesthetics. There are procedures and policies
existing within their own element, their own self-
that are seemingly unknown to many of the
imposed paradigm of identity, does not falter
employees, but that he employs effortlessly
to further this style. Ralph Fiennes’s character,
and rather effectively, and one gets the sense
Monsieur Gustave, is charming, intellectual,
that the hotel is all the better under his authority.
imaginative, and naturally, a gentleman. His job
This dynamic between him, Zero, and the rest
calls for all of these qualities in order to uphold
of the employees breed some great moments.
the reputation of one of the greatest hotels of
Everyone rushes to him to receive aid at once,
fictionalized 1936, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Zero
creating a rather ridiculous assemblage of
Mustapha (newcomer Tony Revolori), eventual
people in the same place at once, all waiting for
heir to the hotel and its trappings and newly
the guidance and direction of Monsieur Gustave.
hired lobby boy, is the perfect complement to
One asks about the plumbing with wrench in
Fiennes’s character. Their interaction is natural
hand, one about a particular choice of food or
and Fiennes feeds off of the servility and naïvete
wine, and many others – Gustave seems to
of Zero. This relationship proves to be one of the
know the correct solution for them all. It is clear
best aspects of the story, both for its comical
that he is part of an era that upholds a quality
and movingly dramatic qualities.
of decadence and that is fading in front of his
Before I get into the central dynamic between
eyes. One comical moment occurs during the
Zero and Gustave, it is worth noting that
regular feasts exclusive to hotel employees,
Gustave is an interesting enough character to
where he administers a sermon on etiquette,
function well on his own. It is Zero’s involvement
and proceeds to recite long verses of Romantic
that moves the plot along, bringing to Gustave
poetry. The eclectic group is accustomed to this
some interesting situations. Some of the more
practice and knows they must begin eating
comical moments occur because Gustave
now if they would like to finish eating in time
cannot relate to anyone completely, even his
– an urgent dash of plates and spoons ensue
The indisputable charm of Wes Anderson is
multitudes of ways. The Grand Budapest Hotel
apprentice, whom he is showing the ropes
as Gustave proceeds with his elegant and
apparent in every aspect of character, production
is no exception to this rule, and expands the
throughout the movie. He thoroughly enjoys
steadfast recitation, almost without heeding
design, cinematography, and costumes. His
progression of his most recent efforts, yet also
Romantic
regularly
the situation at all. Moments such as these,
style is iconic and immediately recognizable,
reflects some of his most recent pratfalls.
throughout the movie, and naturally has an
where there is a discrepancy between the
affinity for representations of beauty and
actions of Gustave and everyone else, serve
and his movies prove to be a treat in all of these
Anderson, in his compartmentalized dollhouse
poetry,
reciting
verses
as the most comedic moments. But Gustave’s
clothed as such in some ways, principles of
Fascism were prevalent in Europe, and many
make for an entirely enjoyable ensemble
character, though comedic and overly suave, is
living in an impassioned reverie of appreciation
were being unjustly persecuted. In the movie,
experience, but the movie does have its flaws.
also a representation of the change the hotel is
of the finer things, of proper manners, of proper
the Nazi-type characters have a similar logo,
With all of the colorfully laden characters
experiencing.
accoutrements, of accommodating company.
a jagged z type symbol, that signifies their
and settings, there are flaws that bog down
The plot itself is well-framed when the context
sentiments and connects their actions to their
the movie – considerably, in some parts.
is set through these characters.
propaganda. Gustave and Zero get mixed up in
Many intermediary scenes provide too much
Gustave is alone in his mannerisms, and every comedic moment is tinged with a degree of poignancy, because one can see that he
A very rich and very old countess of esteem
this conglomeration of evil, which is also mixed
unnecessary detail. Also, the shots become too
knows he is the last remnant of a more refined
and worth, Madame D. (Tilda Swinton), meets
within the family of the heiress who wished to
long, or things are shown that could have been
age. Only his eccentricities uphold the quality of
with Gustave to discuss a fear within her that
leave some of her fortune to Gustave. Anderson’s
edited out. But these are only slight distractions.
the hotel. This is why he respects Zero’s loyalty.
she cannot seem to explain at the moment.
deft creative decisions extend further into
Though these parts can be boring, the movie
Zero believes in the hotel’s clout, in its history. He
She dies mysteriously soon after – poisoned
the
European
as a whole is great. Anderson’s style shines
understands it as an institution of exuberance,
– and every person of even miniscule relation
landscape that is reminiscent of his past works,
through triumphantly, bringing along historical
indolence, and uncaring camaraderie, aside
to her shows up to the reading of her will,
but also different in its stance and identity, and
influences and a yearning utopian paradise with
from its obvious prerequisite of luxury. It is about
hoping to receive some kind of fortune, small
ostensibly detailed to a romantic flourish. The
it. This movie is bound to incite spontaneous,
enjoying the company of a variety of people
or large. Gustave is invited, bringing Zero as
setting itself is as detailed and decadent as the
sidelong smiles for the appreciative and
without the predilection to judge them about
his companion. There is a scuffle among the
hotel from which the story hovers around. Even
somewhat nostalgic, but also for its ability
their lives or plans. It is a haven of pure escapist
many disputed heirs to her fortune, and Zero
the drabness of the surrounding streets and
to hook one with its intangibles that come
Dionysian pleasure. And though Zero seems to
and Gustave somehow become partners
the prison retain a paradoxical style of clean and
exclusively with a Wes Anderson movie.
be far and away from this culture, it becomes
in crime, stealing a painting that was left to
drawn as if by an idiosyncratic painter’s hand.
clear that he is a very afflicted character, well in
them by Swinton, but that was not allowed
As with all of Anderson’s movies, this movie is
need of a space filling the gaping vacancy left
to be taken by her fascist relations. There are
a visual delight. There are so many surrounding
in his heart after he reveals a pivotal moment
many shenanigans of this nature with Zero
characters that contribute to the charm of the
in this story. He meets his love, Agatha (Saoirse
and Gustave, and one where Gustave escapes
story, but much too many to name: Jason
Ronan), around this hotel at a bakery that recurs
from prison. The setting provides a great stage
Schwartzman, as an incompetent concierge
throughout the movie, named Mendl’s. He now
for moments such as these.
in 1960s Budapest era, Jude Law, as a writer of
colorful
Impressionist-type
has something to live for, an institution to uphold
It is worth noting that Anderson’s 1936,
the same era, Jeff Goldbloom, as the dowager’s
with Gustave and a future in his girlfriend. In this
centering around The Grand Budapest Hotel, is
attorney, Edward Norton, as an ambivalently
respect, both characters are trying desperately
almost entirely fictional, with hints of historical
charged “Nazi” officer, and others. There are other
to fight for principles that are somewhat
references here and there. This is an important
surprise appearances that are sure to satisfy
related, principles not vain though they are
detail. During this time period, Nazism and
Anderson’s fans. All of these aspects combined
Final Verdict:
8/10
ERIN ELIZABETH KELLY
Featured Photographers
KATELYN ELIZABETH SRI (MFKN) SHERRELL
ADHARA DODERO
IRENE MORAY TESSA HIRSCHFELD
RESA ROT
KATHY LO DAVID COSTA SERRA
Erin Elizabeth Kelly Photo: Erin Elizabeth Kelly Makeup: Jordan Humphries Model: Monte Carlo
SM: What have you been up to since the last time you appeared on Sodapop? Working hard, making plans for the future,
peaceful away from the stresses of the world. I
photographic plans and personal plans. I’m
can just be calm here and work without a care
making plans to come to the states this year. I
in the world.
can’t wait! SM: Where are you currently operating out of?
SM: You travel a lot, do you like specific things
Carnlough, Ireland – it’s on the coast and I just
about the places you travel to?
love being by the water. It’s so tranquil and
If it’s near the water, I like it even more. I like cities
because you can just be a complete nobody and
SM: Do you have favorites?(In anything)
have a lot of fun people watching. I like the urban
Not really, they always change! But I have my
backdrops in cities, always scouting places that
favourite movies – The Fifth Element, Leon,
are shootworthy without even thinking about
Clueless, Showgirls... I like a bit of cheese and
it. Although I will always love home.. quiet and
girlpower in my movies :)
beautiful nature at it’s best! SM: Color or black and white? SM: Have you ever done street photography?
Both.. but I do prefer shooting in black and white!
Yea, I take the odd photo but I wouldn’t define
It’s a lot quicker and easier for me but I do love my
it as street photography – it’s just oh that looks
colour. I like that my images are super charged
cool.. *snap snap* Maybe in the future there will
with vibrant colours!
be a focus on it, but for now it’s not something I’d tend to have a big interest in.
SM: Did you finish Sons of Anarchy? No, I never started it.. I’ll definitely make time for it
now. I need a new show to watch and all the better
Natalia Kills – check her out, she is a babe!!
Is there anything you want to say right now?
I’ll have a few series of it to get obsessed by!
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
Follow me on Instagram: erinelizabethkelly and
SM: Is the new year treating you well?
MEMEMEMEMEME – I’m all about happiness,
I’ll love you forever!!
Yes, it’s been lovely but cold weather sucks so
inspiration
Any last remarks?
I can’t wait to get myself to L.A and enjoy the
surrounding myself with the people I love most.
Hope you all have a lovely day and enjoy my
weather there!!
If you had the ability to teleport where would
shoot with the gorgeous Monte!! :)
from
my
own
emotions
and
you most often go to? SM: I know you take polaroids but have you used
Where nobody could find me! And I’d definitely
the 300 Instant Camera?
bring my boyfriend!!
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Never! Must put that on my to-do list :)
Did you know we love you at Sodapop and are
Instagram: erinelizabethkelly
Do you have any upcoming exhibitions?
always welcomed to grace our pages?
Yea, my black and white feature just finished. I
Aw thank you very much, Sodapop have been
should have another at the end of Summer :)
very kind to me and I hope the future brings
What is on repeat right now?(Music wise)
great things for you :)
SM: What kind of camera do you use? It really depends on the project. Each picture needs its own format. I usually shoot with a 35mm Yashica, but I also use medium format cameras, a couple of Polaroids, single-use cameras, etc.
SM: Do you have a favorite camera lens? I prefer fix lenses, but I can really shoot with whatever.
SM: I see that you wrote a screenplay called Sinécdoque and Polaroid’s you took were used for film. How is that film doing in Spain? The short film and the pictures have been shown at three galleries already. Now, the director, Ignacio F. Rodó, and I are trying to arrange more exhibitions around Europe. Let’s see if that works out.
SM: There was a quote in the trailer of Sinécdoque that hit me hard. Roughly translated from Spanish “Photographs don’t do harm, they serve the purpose of reminding us of the people we love.” What else does photography do for your
Irene Moray Model names: 1. Irene Trullén, Marc Vilajuana 2. Charlotte Höcker 3. Laura Martinova 4. Ignacio F. Rodó
emotions, Irene? Something funny and beautiful: They can keep a good memory from a bad moment. Even from the hardest times, from the most failed relationships, you can keep a beautiful image.
This is something that I love.
SM: Do you like listening to music when you’re photographing models? Sometimes I play music related to the feeling that I want the models to achieve. However, I also enjoy shooting them in silence, just both of us and the sounds that are surrounding us in that moment.
SM: Do you have any exhibitions you’re preparing for in Spain? Not right now. As I said before, my plan is trying to show my work somewhere else. Maybe Berlin will be the next spot, as I’m living there half of the time. Let’s see!
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Adhara Dodero SM: Where are you right now? Mexico but I do all my work in Spain. So everything you see was dreamed and made in Spain.
SM: How is the photography scene in Spain? It’s pretty easy actually, I went to Spain to study modeling photography and ended up taking a different route as displayed in my work. In Mexico, its sort of taboo to ask a women to do nude modeling and in Spain it’s much more free and people are willing to express themselves through nudity.
SM: Why did you start photography? I started when I was 14, its actually kind of funny how I picked it. My father who isn’t really into photography, always had cameras laying around which was odd because he’s in the military. So I kind of just picked one up and the rest is history. Oh, and in our household both my sister and I are photographers.
SM: So why are you mexico right now? I’m just disconnecting with Spain for a bit because I’m reconnecting with my family and just simply taking some time off. I haven't been home in 3 years and I thought it was time to
come back and visit for bit.
SM: Anything you would like to say? I want love for everybody and that is what I
SM: Have you ever used a poloroid camera?
want to project through my photography. I can’t
Actually yes but it was not mine. (laughs)
express enough how much I want everybody to love each other.
SM: Why nude photography? I’m fascinated with human sexuality, because
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nudity shows emotion and I just love how a
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nude body can do that. I do fashion photography
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but nudity is my forte it is my passion.
SM: What do you want to project with your photography? It depends, right now I’m working on a project called “Proyecto amourissima“(Spanish)
and I
want to project power and self assurance in the series.
SM: When will that be done? It’s more like a life project so I’m going to do it till I can’t. I want to find different stories and tell those stories through photographs. Recently, a 50 year old lady contacted me about doing something with “Proyecto amourissima” and I have no discriminations against the age and I’m excited about working with her.
SM: What kind of music do you listen to? I’m really into Indie music like Arcade Fire and even Spanish Indie like Zoe.
SRI (MFKN) SHERRELL Model: April Airborne
SM: Where are you based out of? I’m ironically based out the artistically zombified town of Sacramento California. My art is in the “either/or” category. Either they love the hell out of it, or they throw holy water on me.
SM: What inspires you? My inspirations? [Laughs] My own imagination, the music I’m into at the time, my current mood, something I saw and want to remix visually, something I heard like a lyric to a song that made me visualize something, something that pisses me off (refer to my “statement pieces”), the visual effects, color, and mood of a movie, etc. [One of] my favorites was Drive. Another one that really inspired an entire shoot was Only God Forgives. I know what you’re thinking, “You have a crush on Ryan Gosling!” And the answer is that I think he’s cute, but that’s not my focus or what draws me. It’s the director, Nicolas Winding Refn. So, basically, I just pull from my current surroundings and create an artistic black hole.
SM: What are you going for when you start a
you’ve seen, erotic without the nudity, avant-
shoot?
garde, oddly tasteful, or just a clusterfuck of
When I start a shoot, it starts in my head first.
images collaged together making your mind
Also, hit up my blog for crazy, real life stories that
I know what angles I want. I know the colors I
melt … then it’s mine and that is what I tend to
include the time I accidentally started a gay riot,
want to see. I know the mood I want to portray.
go for when I shoot.
flashing my boobs at the river, interviews with
A photography teacher of mine told me that my
pornstars and other crazy characters, and more
work was all over the place and that I needed to
SM: Anything you would like to say?
find a set niche and stick to it, that way people
Que voudrais-je dire? Hmm bien .... How about
can recognize my photography right away.
what I said for my senior quote in highschool? It
I thought, well, if it’s raw, sexual, somewhat (if
still applies.
not completely) violent, different than anything
YOU’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!!!!
of my photography.
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Katelyn Elizabeth
Katelyn Elizabeth Photography
SM: Do you like polaroids?
Model: Meghan Chadeayne
I enjoy them, but I’ve never taken any. I only
Connor Ankrum and Associates Talent Agency
recently, as in this week, took a dive into the
Assistant: Jessica Sevin
realm of film photography. Wish me luck.
SM: Last words? Thank you for featuring my work. I honestly SM: Where are you located?
don’t expect much when it comes to my
I’m in Exeter, California.
photography, because I do a lot of it purely as a labor of love. It’s more about personal challenge
SM: Is there a photography scene there?
and personal growth than making money. So,
There is a pretty big market for photography, but
to know that people notice my work is truly an
a lot of family photographers have it cornered.
inspiring thing for me.
There aren’t too many fine arts or conceptual photographers that I’m aware of here. It can be a little lonely!
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SM: Why did you start photography? I got my camera when I was just shy of 18, though I had no intentions of ever making a business out of it. It was just a fun thing I liked to do. I probably knew next to nothing about photography for a good year of owning my camera. I didn’t really start taking it seriously until 2012, and I have learned and grown so much since then, and I’m still continuing to do so. So, long answer made short, I’ve seriously been at this for two years, but I’ve been a camera owner for four.
David Costa Serra SM: Where are you currently living? Vivo en Barcelona
I am living in Barcelona.
SM: How is the photographer scene there? En Barcelona cada vez hay más calidad artística, el número de fotógrafos aumentan, y muchos de ellos tienen mucha calidad, a pesar de haber tanta gente que se dedique a este
mundo
ya
sea
como
hobby
o
profesionalmente la oferta de trabajo es mínima, y por esta razón cada vez hay más jóvenes que emigramos en busca de nuevas oportunidades a ciudades como London o USA.
In Barcelona there is increasing artistic quality, increase the number of photographers, and many of them have high quality, despite having so many people engaged in this world either as a hobby or professionally labor supply is low, and this is why more and more young people emigrated in search of new opportunities to cities like London or USA.
SM: Can you tell us what gear you use? Hace poco me compré mi nueva cámara digital, Nikon d800. Tengo cuatro lentes, Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 / Sigma 28-70mm 50mm f2.8 / Nikkor f1.4 / Soligor 28mm 2.8, También tengo
una cámara analógica, Nikon FM.
fotografía.
I recently bought my new digital camera, Nikon d800.
I think the photo is great, that photo getting
I have four lenses, Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 / Sigma
attention and direct the gaze of the viewer more
28-70mm f2.8 / Nikkor 50mm f1.4 / Soligor 28mm
than ten seconds. A technically well resolved
2.8, also I have an analogic camera, Nikon FM
image (composition, light ...) mixed with a great idea can be a great photograph.
SM: Favorite lens? La lente que más suelo usar es el 50mm 1.4, todo
SM: Do you have any upcoming projects?
y que últimamente estoy usando cada
Sí, “2014 project” es mi gran proyecto, engloba
vez más el 28-70mm y el 70-200mm, todo
todos los “capítulos” que voy haciendo
depende de las necesidades de la foto que
mes a mes, des de enero hasta junio. Éste
tengas pensada; Pero sí, el 50mm es mi objetivo
proyecto es personal y a su misma vez será
preferido, te proporciona mucha calidad, es muy
mi trabajo final de grado. Si quieres seguir el
ligero, muy luminoso y puedes conseguir fotos
proyecto dale me gusta a www.facebook.com/
geniales con tan solo una cámara y un 50mm!
davidcostaserra !
The lens most often use is the 50mm 1.4,
Yes, “2014 project” is my big project encompasses
everything and lately I am increasingly using
all the “chapters” I’m doing every month, January
the 28-70mm and 70-200mm, it all depends
through June des. This project is a personal one
on the needs of the photo that you may have
and the same time be my final degree. If you
thought, but yes, the 50mm is my goal preferred,
want to follow my project, click “like” in www.
it gives you a lot of quality, is very light, very
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bright and you can get great photos with just a camera and a 50mm!
SM: What would be your most ideal shoot? Pienso que la foto ideal es, esa foto que consigue llamar la atención y dirigir la mirada del espectador más de diez segundos. Una imagen bien resuelta técnicamente ( composición, luz...) mezclada con una gran idea puede ser una gran
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Kathy Lo SM: I see you were born in Taipei and grew up
And also just from everyday life, to the littlest
in Canada. During that transition, when did you
things, really.
pick up a camera and why? I’ve always noticed my mom snapping away
SM: You’re currently living in New York; Do you
at my sister and I at particular events when
have any upcoming shows?
we were in Taiwan. I remember faintly that my
Yes, my friend is currently curating a show, Wet,
mom would give me the camera to play around
which will be coming out soon.
with. I moved to Vancouver, Canada when I was young and during the summers, we would visit
SM: How is the photography scene in New York?
my mom’s family out in California. While touring
Competitive.
around, I faintly remember that someone gave me a camera to hold and ever since then, I’ve
SM: What camera gear do you use?
been snapping away.
Depends on what I’m shooting that day.
SM: Your photography marries fashion and art.
SM: Anything you would like to say?
Where do you draw your influences from?
Thanks!
Some of these guys: Collier Schorr, Roe Ethridge, Juergen Teller, Rineke Dijkstra, William Eggleston, Martin Parr, etc.
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Tessa Hirschfeld
SM: Where are you currently based? I am currently based in Manhattan, NYC. I have been shooting photos here for 10 years now and have no intention of leaving or stopping. The photographic possibilities in NYC are infinite.
SM: Why street photography? To me, the force of the city comes from the energy produced by the dynamic interaction between its vast heterogeneous components and the environment they inhabit.
With my
photography, I aim to capture this interaction by integrating and juxtaposing extremes of light, texture and color in unique and evocative ways.
SM: What drives you to juxtapose images? What I find most interesting is the juxtaposition of components not only between images, but especially within each image. I like to capture and juxtapose human emotion with cold, industrial objects. The contrast between human expression and inanimate objects intrigues me. I find that it brings out the emotional aspect of a photo and makes the image more soulful.
SM: How do you feel about Black and White photography versus Color? For me, black and white photography is a medium that adapts really well to all lighting situations. Color photography often works best
when there is strong natural light, a brightly lit
In 2011, Getty Images contacted me after seeing
studio or environment, and at night, the flash
my work on flickr, and I submitted several
allows me to replicate this. On the other hand,
images, which were all accepted.
low light gives black and white images mood in a different way. When doing portrait street
SM: Anything you would like to say?
photography, I find that taking the color out of
Overall, as a photographer, I relish the night and
an image lets the subject speak for itself. It’s
am intrigued by the way light seems to try to
raw, it’s stripped back, it’s honest, and it allows
escape from the darkness - a kind of light that
me to create a truer expression of my subject
produces sharp contrasts, unexpected shadows,
by capturing a wider range of tones, textures,
and unusual tones. I am equally impassioned
and sharp contrasts that you can’t capture with
with capturing human emotion. My approach
color.
to portraiture is uninhibited and shameless,
On the other hand, I love color photography
resulting in photographs that are, if nothing else,
as well. It’s more dynamic. In street and night
genuine.
photography, I use color to add more emphasis on the environment as subject. I make a point of
When it comes to photography - I am blinded
capturing rare combinations of color and texture
by the light.
in order to set a more dynamic mood than black and white allows for. Color adds another dimension to the photo; It adds life, more for the human eye to take in, and depth to an image when used properly.
SM: Do you have any shows planned for 2013? I have a show planned for May 2014, at the Columbia University Medical Center Fine Arts Exhibit.
SM: Some of your photography can be found on gettyimages.com, how did that come about?
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Resa Rot SM: Awesome! Where are you from? Leipzig, Germany.
SM: Does that city have a nickname? Like say, for instance, Hypezig? Haha, yeah exactly, but I really dont know why.
SM: How is the photography scene in Hypezig? I think like everywhere else. That is a difficult question for me.
SM: How did you get started in photography? There was this little portrait workshop three years ago and through this I discovered a new possibility to express my own feelings and personal conflicts.
SM: Lovely, and it shows through your photography. Thank you.
SM: Do you hold exhibitions in Germany? My first exhibition is on March 15th in leipzig. I am very excited.
SM: Amazing. Congratulations on your first show! How do you feel about it? Very excited, because it’s the first one and I don’t know how people will react, but I’m proud of my
work. So, we will see.
SM: Do you have a theme for your show? No.
SM: How do you feel about the female model? (Wie denken Sie über die weibliche Modell fühlen?) There are different models, not only one - or what do you mean?
SM: Like how do you feel about working with female models? I need interaction between me and the model. I always try to build trust and a kind of relationship so that they feel safe and show me their emotions and inner feelings. It’s kind of intimate always.
SM: Such a lovely response. Have you ever been to America? No, unfortunately not.
SM: Awesome, that concludes our interview. Anything you would like to say? The answer to all questions is pi.
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TAKING BACK SUNDAY
Happiness Is THE USED
Imaginary Enemy By: Edwin Monico
Recently, the stars aligned and an opportunity presented itself to
photograph Taking Back Sunday and The Used at The Warfield in foggy, muggy San Francisco, California. My journey to San Francisco was pleasant, but walking around downtown was a mix bat. My morality was tested when I witnessed a street fight after taking a wrong turn and ending up in the “Tenderloin” district. Luckily, someone else intervened before I could thoroughly make up my mind on what I was going to do with my Spiderman dilemma that was presented to me, but I digress. At least no one can say San Francisco is boring, right? I arrived at the Warfield fashionably late, because I’ve been going to shows late since I was wee lad. Unfortunately, I underestimated this time and missed the first three Taking Back Sunday songs which sadly impaired my photographing skills, because the first three songs are when they let you in front of the barricade to take pictures. So, I did the next best thing and went straight into the pit, dodging people with my
camera while attempting to take impossible shots. Luckily, I’m not a newbie and managed to pull something off. Those shots should be encompassing this article, so let us know what you think. Nonetheless, Taking Back Sunday was on their “A” game and it showed. It felt like John Nolan and Shaun Cooper never took a break from the band. There was a rejuvenating electric feeling in the air that Adam Lazzara and the band were emanating. They played hit after hit and it became increasingly louder, so much so that for a moment the venue turned into a cacophony, because the crowd was singing every song back to Lazzara. The feeling was like listening to Tell All Your Friends for the first time as a teenager, while you drove your girlfriend to a Dashboard Confessional show in Los Angeles at the Knitting Factory… Or maybe that was just me.
The powerful vocals were a key factor in
the intensity of the show. A special treat was the performance of “Better Homes and Gardens” off their new album Happiness Is. You should totally pick it up, because it’s amazing like every other Taking Back Sunday album ever released. I don’t care what you say, Eddie Reyes, New
Again was a marvelous album. Alas, their set came to an end giving the venue a moment to breathe.
I’d never seen The Used live before, but it certainly
after the workout and ended with probably the
was on my bucket list of things to do ever since
most badass medley I’d ever heard concocted.
my ears first heard “A Box Full of Sharp Objects.”
It started off with a Nirvana song, which I can’t
There was something truly visceral about it. This
remember for the life of me, that transitioned
time I had my three song, up front chance to take
into “A Box Full Of Sharp Objects,” then finished
pictures and I didn’t miss any of the performance.
with Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The
The stage was littered with TVs flickering light
Name” and the entire venue screaming, “Fuck
harmoniously linked to the rhythm of the music.
you! I won’t do what you tell me!” I’m glad it didn’t
I feel like The Used is a rambunctious band
turn into a SXSW Tyler the Creator moment,
and I mean this in the best possible way. Their
but it felt like it could have at any moment. The
performance was amazing and their intensity
Used thanked the crowd and exited the stage
was on par with the craziness of Taking Back
gracefully. Fans were left to fend for themselves
Sunday, but both are on their own greens. Bert
performing the usual tasks after a show like
McCracken put it best when, in between songs,
looking for shoes and lost cell phones, because
he said, “I’m happy to be on a tour with no egos”.
everyone knows when you’re rocking your face
McCracken then followed that up by performing
off, those things no longer matter. By the time
a small, onstage workout session that included
you read this, The Used’s new album titled
some explicit jabs about Michelle Obama. The
Imaginary Enemy will be out and you should
show continued with more explosiveness
buy it. Emo revival anyone?