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From the perspective of a traveler, Tom Haller captures the crumbling splendor of American landscapes

Aimee Shirley — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:00:17 +0000

A cloud-filled sky hangs low over an abandoned gas station. A garish red billboard advertises a place called Alien Bar & Grill to resting truck drivers. A classic car idles on an otherwise empty parking lot. This is Tom Haller’s America, as seen in his latest publication, Nuggets: American Landscapes. It was in the early

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Leslie Williamson captures homes as physical manifestations of people’s lives

root — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 04:00:32 +0000

To Williamson, everything starts with the person and their work. “There is a thorough line with everything these people do, like an unshakable continuity of vision,” she says. Interior Portraits is a tribute to 15 forward-thinking, creative, and inspiring Californians; people who have had a profound and personal effect on Williamson’s life in their own

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Link List #86: The final push to recognize climate change, kickboxing grandmas in Kenya, and conversations on art in Myanmar

root — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:25:43 +0000

Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch, you can find more here. Also be sure to check out the FvF Mixtapes for some tunes mixed by our friends and favorite artists, and subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with FvF stories.

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Frederik Busch’s German Business Plants looks at the lives of workplace shrubs

root — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 06:09:58 +0000

Frederik Busch’s German Business Plants looks at the lives of workplace shrubs A new book peeks into the thoughts of plants in Germany’s company buildings Perhaps that droopy-leafed plant that’s always leant up against the window is love-sick; the palm tree by the mirror looks a little arrogant; and that cactus seems like she loves

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Pics or It Didn’t Happen memorializes the banned images of Instagram

root — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 08:45:22 +0000

Pics or It Didn’t Happen began, fittingly, on social media. In 2015, Arvida Byström sent a tweet calling for a ceremony to commemorate the world’s deleted Instagram posts. In reply, Molly Soda suggested that they make a book. So, from the ashes of this digital graveyard, Molly and Arvida began a shared ritual. They appealed

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Grindr publishes HOME, its first ever book with Berlin photographer Matt Lambert

root — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 13:45:50 +0000

HOME showcases the work of Berlin-based photographer and filmmaker Matt Lambert. Traveling through gay communities around the globe, he cast locals in New York, L.A., Paris, London, Toronto and Berlin over a span of six months. “Safe Spaces” are a cornerstone of our community and as Bruce Laruce reflects upon “how it used to be”

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FvF Mixtape #77

root — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 06:11:30 +0000

A Barcelona native, this restless Dj is a seasoned performer who’s taken part in various stage battles and played at all sorts of venues worldwide. One of her career’s proudest points was playing at Coachella’s Cruise Party in 2012 and SOS 4.8. In the Spanish capital, she names Sala Apolo as one of her favorite

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Diving into “magCulture”: An Afternoon with Jeremy Leslie

root — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:24:20 +0000

Managing and creating magazines for 25 years, Jeremy Leslie is one of the best people to turn to in publishing and was delighted to converse about the development of publishing and the “here and now of magazines.” After his studies in graphic design from 1979 to 1984 at the London College of Printing, he was

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The FvF Year 2012 in Numbers and Pictures

root — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 06:00:37 +0000

As we arrive at the end of the year we would like to take this opportunity to present Freunde von Freunden’s 2012 highlights in addition to our readers’ favourite content. In general 2012 has been a year of expansion for FvF. In the past 12 months we focused on deepening and developing our international network.

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Invitation: FvF Book Presentation

root — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:56:57 +0000

We are very happy to invite you to the presentation of our first book and a little get together that we are hosting in cooperation with the Doyoureadme?! Reading Room at Potsdamer Straße this Thursday. You will be able to check out the reason for the constant smiles on our faces- the book and our

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