Three Days In Hokkaido

Ahead of the premiere of his debut documentary film, “Big Mike Takes Lunch,” we sat down with Nicolas Heller, the man behind the captivating Instagram account @NewYorkNico, which he uses to chronicle the lives of the New York City characters you need to know. COLIN TUNSTALL: Can you tell us a little about your new film,…

Our travels have always been a source of inspiration for our collections, and Spring ‘18 is no different. This season we take a closer look at a few traditional techniques and materials we’ve become fond of over the years, including fabric yarns made from paper. Whether it be the Washi of Japan, Hanji of Korea,…

Guided by intuition and drawn to the complexities of being and time, Duane Michals has mastered the art of taking portraits that dive into the introspective space behind the image. His work stares into the void that lies between the seen and the unseeable. In order to bridge this gap, Michals has developed a signature…

Owl Chapman was a pioneer in shaping surfboards to match the speed and power of Oahu’s winter-time waves. He’s widely credited as the father of the shortboard revolution and—in the minds of many—is the most influential surfboard shaper to come out of Hawaii. Here, North Shore veterans—and legends in their own right—Rick Williams and Andy…

morgan collett: Tell us a little bit about your company. bryan fox: Well, the company started as a joke, as a cynical way to make fun of our friends who had energy drink sponsors. austin smith: But it’s not like we sat down and said, “Hey we should start a company, what should we do?”…

thomas bettridge: What’s your process like when you’re taking these Polaroids? Do you just wander around with a camera? lucien smith: When I originally started them—when I was doing them in New York—I was always going on these bike rides in the early morning, or late at night, while I was walking home. At first…

ruba abu-nimah: You grew up in Queens. Where did you study photography? kr: First, in high school. I was a bad student. I went to a few different schools. I started getting really into it when I was 17 or 18. ran: You clearly love it and have a very sophisticated knowledge of the medium….

Born out of necessity, the flight bomber jacket was designed to keep World War I pilots warm during their ascent into frigid atmospheric temperatures. Early iterations were constructed from thick sheepskin and leather, but as advances in jet engines allowed planes to reach higher and higher altitudes, the need for a more versatile nylon jacket…

khari clarke:As a kid and during your teenage years, I remember you were into modeling. What made you go from in front of the camera as a model, to behind the camera as a photographer? lorenzo holder: While I was modeling, I thought I had an idea of what it took to be successful in…