We have been receiving some awesome zine submissions for this Sunday’s MCA Zine Fair. These five beautifully put together B&W titles above, have been sent to us from Paris France by Cécile Mayot. They include -
- 24 NOVEMBRE DU MOIS DE JUIN
- I HOPE YOU LOVE L.A
- SANS TITRE ET SANS REPROCHE 1
- SANS TITRE SANS REPROCHE 2
- DEUTSCHE QUALITÄT
To get your hands on a copy or two, come down and say G’day on Sunday! Otherwise they are also available on her website http://www.maycec.com/
Check back soon for more titles available for sale at our stall as part of the MCA ZINE FAIR!
GEORDIE WOOD
What is your plan for the next 24 hours? Stay outside and away from my computer as much as possible. What is your nationality? American, specifically a pure-bread Mainer. What nationality would you like to be alternatively? Indian. What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Caution. What is your biggest regret? Not learning to skateboard growing up. Summer or winter? Winter is in my blood. Would you like to see more or less political correctness? Less no doubt. What part of the planet would you like to explore? South America. Where do you think the most dangerous place on Earth is? Inside volcanoes. Have you recently been living by any life philosophy? Trying my best not to ask people about work or what they do for a living. You can no longer speak english, pick a new language. French. What was the last crime you witnessed? Marijuana consumption? Who would you most like to see embarrass themselves? Drake. Pick an historic moment from the last hundred years to bring a camera to. Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard, 1961. Make a prediction for the future. Soon we will find microwaves have been the cause of cancer all along. Your favorite painter? Andrew Wyeth. Invent a swear-word. Jklkjh2HfNln3KJ. Create the name for a virus that will decimate the population. Fundamentalist Religion. What is the next book you want to read? A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking. What is the worst thing to happen to a man? Regret of inaction. Who would you never work for, no matter how much they offered to pay? The NRA. Describe a cheap thrill. Riding a bike without a helmet. Pick a field of science to be an expert within. Theoretical physics. Which religion seems most tempting? Buddhism. Ultimate camera? Mamiya RB67 Pro-S Golden Lizard Most used camera? Mamiya 645 Which living person do you most admire? My parents. Who is your favorite hero of fiction? Tintin
A self portrait by Geordie Wood
We made BOOOOOOOM’S Ultimate art + photo tumblr list. Check out the full list here.
Make sure you get yourself down to the MCA ZINE FAIR on the 26th of May for stacks of awesome publications from around the globe.
The Heavy Collective is now on the GRAM! Follow us @theheavycollective
Name: Kit Baker
Age: 21
Location: Berlin
Shoot Dates: 29th November - December 6th 2012
F L I C K R - P O O L
We’ve been receiving all kinds of great submissions in our Flickr pool lately, here’s a quick look at some of the goods from Rick Erfmann, Shusaku Yoshikawa, Nicholas Luvaul and VOIDLIFE. Get involved, jump in the pool.
Photo by RICK ERFMANN
Photo by SHUSAKU YOSHIKAWA.
Photo by VOIDLIFE.
Photo by NICHOLAS LUVAUL.
MARK WHITELEY
What is your plan for the next 24 hours? PB&J sandwich, type, sleep, wake, English breakfast tea, get the kids ready for school, kiss the fam goodbye for the day, lots more typing at work, dinner with fam and friends, read the kids a bedtime story, think about skating tomorrow, knock out a few more pages in my Frederic Garcia Lorca collection, Instagram, appreciate life, kiss my wife, sleep again. Would you like to see more or less political correctness? I’d like to see more politeness and honesty, and people treating each other kindly. I don’t care much about political correctness unless your disrespecting somebody needlessly. What part of the planet would you like to explore? I’d love to return to New Zealand some day, and I’m always a fan of seeing more of Japan, but being a recent transplant from California to Portland, OR I’m happy exploring my new surroundings. I like knowing the back roads, the good out-of-the-way restaurants, etc. Where do you think the most dangerous place on Earth is? In the path of a sadistic mind. Have you recently been living by any life philosophy? Appreciate. You can no longer speak english, pick a new language. Japanese. What was the last crime you witnessed? Skaters bombing the most popular downhill route in Portland. If you had to align yourself with a leader in history, who would it be? Thomas Jefferson. What moment have you most wished you’d had a camera when you hadn’t? I always wish I had the ability to take pictures with my brain because I see these fleeting moments all the time that I’d like to turn into a photo but I rarely have the timing. Who would you most like to see embarrass themselves? My closest friends. That’s just part of the deal. We love to make fun of each other. Make a prediction for the future. I will start a garden and do more push ups. Your favorite painter? Motherwell, Twombly, Rothko, Chris Johanson, Basquiat. What is your nationality? Dad’s side is English/Irish/Scottish. Mom’s side is mostly Eastern European— Romania, Poland, Lithuania, etc. But both sides are generations deep into the USA. I’m just American. My wife is half Japanese and half Chinese, so my daughters are made up of half the world. What nationality would you like to be alternatively? I’m proud to be an American. Ultimate camera? Leica, probably an M6. Most used camera? Today: iPhone. Then my M8. All-time: M6. Which living person do you most admire? All members of my family. Who is your favorite hero of fiction? The Father in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Create the name for a virus that will decimate the population. Thoughtless Selfishness. What is the next book you want to read? Now that I’m thinking about it, I might re-read The Road. What is the worst thing to happen to a man? Loss of faith in himself. Who would you never work for, no matter how much they offered to pay? The Grim Reaper. Describe a cheap thrill. Watching my kids sleep, a good kickflip, donuts, sunshine, comfy shoes. Pick a field of science to be an expert within. Psychology. Sometimes I just don’t understand.
A self portrait by MARK WHITELEY.
Blow your date off, call in sick and skip your dinner, THRU POINTS opens tomorrow night at the TATE Gallery. THRU POINTS -is “A vision into the polar nature of the excess and the everyday of the cities we live in - seen through the viewpoints and lenses of 8 young Sydney photographers”
One night only - Opening starts at 6pm. The Tate @ The Toxteth, 345 Glebe Pt Rd, Glebe, Sydney.
NIGHTED
Since opening submissions for our MCA zine stall, we have received a heap of fine looking publications. With no exception to that rule, the Good folks from NIGHTED have served us up some more of the same with their nightlife, bad lad, point and shoot photo zines out of San Francisco, CA.
We recently spoke to Nick Garcia, founder of Nighted to find out a little more about the Bay area collective.
Can you give us a bit of a back story on Nighted?
Yeah, basically I made a couple low budget zines about my life a while back and discovered this whole world of people trading through the mail. I saw a bunch of really inspiring shit, to the point that I wanted to make a platform for all the like-minded people I came across. I didn’t have a really clear vision of what I wanted NIGHTED to be, but now it’s really just an extension of almost everything I enjoy in life. A bunch of really talented, real people are involved and we keep creating stuff that I’d be hyped to discover.
So Nighted has become a platform for yourself, but also to give others a ‘voice’ ?
For sure. It’s definitely about championing people, photos, and life decisions that may not be common or popular. That’s kinda what’s behind the phrase “NIGHTED Life”, I suppose.
Does Nighted then have a certain aesthetic? Is there something you look for in people’s work?
We tend towards 35mm point and shoot stuff, that grimy nostalgic feel. Probably mostly candids, or spontaneous poses at least. Just stuff that feels raw and alive. Photos that make me say “oh shit”, for better or worse.
You put out a considerable amount of work. What are some of the more recent releases that you’re stoked about?
Yeah, we stay busy! I can say with 100% honesty that I’m hyped on everything we put out. The latest project is a wild photo zine by BADOG$, which is just over the top. I had to take it to four different spots just to get all the stuff printed. People are really sketched out by dicks for some reason. It’s full color and pure entertainment. OSL Zine just came out this month too, which is a throwback style graff crew zine- collages, action shots, awesome photos of bizarre shit. I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at that one. Too many to name, really! We recently stepped our quality up and have been printing full color and full bleed for most zines, and it feels rad.
With a lot of contemporary photography being so ephemeral, zines, like books can always be looked back at. Do you think that the ‘punk/diy ethos’ that zines embody is more important now than ever?
Hell yeah. It’s also just a matter of value. I feel like the thrill of obtaining something valuable on a personal level is damn near impossible nowadays, unless you make a real effort. Zines represent that to me. So does film, for that matter. I’m way more connected to the twenty something photos I get on a roll than the hundreds of photos I have on my phone.
What new things do the Nighted crew have coming up? What are you excited about for the rest of the year?
I’m working on confirming a spot in San Francisco for the first official NIGHTED photo show this summer. That’s gonna be crazy. Working on the first NIGHTED book, too! We’ve been slowly expanding the content on the website to include more article and feature style pieces. Just trying to keep the momentum up and get better at what we do best. And of course, plenty more awesome zines, shirts, and other cool shit!
If you would like to get your mitts on one of the new Nighted publications, Be sure to head down to our stall at the MCA zine fair on the 26th of May - MCA Foundation Hall Sydney.
Submissions are still open for The Photocopy Club ”RIOT” exhibition, so fire up the xerox, start licking stamps and send your photocopies to Unit D and E Level 2 South, New England House, New England Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4GH, UK.
For more submission details visit their site here.
MICHAL CHELBIN
Have you recently been living by any life philosophy? If something can go worse, it will… You can no longer speak english, pick a new language. Portuguese. What was the last crime you witnessed? Prime time on television, anywhere. What is your plan for the next 24 hours? Go to a seafood restaurant with my husband and kids. Would you like to see more or less political correctness? Less. What part of the planet would you like to explore? Any beach. Where do you think the most dangerous place on Earth is? The web. What moment have you most wished you’d had a camera when you hadn’t? The big bang. Who would you most like to see embarrass themselves? Politicians. Make a prediction for the future. Chaos. Your favorite painter? Caravaggio. What is your nationality? Israeli. What nationality would you like to be alternatively? Iranian. Ultimate camera? My manual Hasselbald. Most used camera? My manual Hasselbald. Which living person do you most admire? My kids. Who is your favorite hero of fiction? My son dressed as Spiderman. What is the next book you want to read? The bible. Who would you never work for, no matter how much they offered to pay? Politicians. Describe a cheap thrill. Prime time tv.
A self portrait by Michal Chelbin
Name: Zephyr A. Pavey
Age: ?
Location: Melbourne
Shoot Dates: October 24th - November 7th 2012
Last chance to submit your zine for our table at the MCA zine fair. We already have zines from Blood of the Young, Stay Young, NIGHTED and more. If you want 5,000+ people to have a geeze and buy your zine, submit a few images to us at:
PROJECT A and A
21 Sep 2010
From: Alani Cruz
Subjet: Re: Hello!
Ok, to talk to you really inspired me! I have an idea. Since we both have Ricoh GR’s i want to collaborate with you. My idea is we do a double exposure project together.
-First, i will shoot photos with my GR
-Then i will mail you the roll of film i shot with
-Then you shoot with that same roll of film
What do you think? Are you interested? If you have any ideas too, please let me know!
: )
This is how the project between 2 strangers living in different parts of the world got started. Alani Cruz, an American photographer living in Tokyo, Japan and Amy Yang, a Taiwanese photographer living in Taipei, Taiwan have been exchanging emails and rolls of film since 2010 and have yet to meet each other.
Currently titled “Project AA”, the project aims to combine two unplanned images to allow the viewer to experience a completely new perspective that they might not have seen viewing the photos individually. The viewer is also witnessing the interaction between two people who have never met and who are getting to know each other through their images.
Whether its Alani’s or Amy’s image, they both represent the expression of the two artists expressing themselves to each other and the viewer. Two different stories combined to make a third that is determined by the viewer resulting in a spontaneous expression of the truth.
Project A&A runs from the 2nd~ 30th May, 2013 - Berlin, GERMANY / Galrie Pflüger68
To have your photos or publications featured on the site email us at: theheavycollective@gmail.com
