FvF Explores - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Macedonia’s turbulent transition from Socialism to democracy has influenced Skopje’s rising techno scene—and it’s thriving

“We were both on time, and we’re from the Balkans!” says Aleksandar Grozdanovski jokingly. The Macedonian artist better known by...

Travel

The American Southwest Road Trip Pt. 1: Red Rock Country, desert campsites, and saguaros for days

After much discussion about how to make our dreams reality, we finally booked our flights and camper van rental in...

Nisyros Music

634 Minutes inside Nisyros’ active Volcano

The concept: an ambitious event inside Nisyros’ active volcanic crater involving 15 musicians improvising together under the August full moon...

Valencia Travel

Capturing the aesthetic beauty of Santiago Calatrava’s divisive City of Arts and Sciences

However, he has lost the good opinion of many, and even been dubbed ‘the world’s most hated architect’ due to...

Mojave Desert Photo Essays

Capturing the fascinating bleakness of an abandoned Californian resort town

Back in the ’50s and ’60s, Bombay Beach was a buzzing resort town revolving around water sports and attracting visitors...

Kampala Travel

Exploring Uganda’s villages with the help of the local community

Daniel’s approach to photography is distinctly anthropocentric, his goal is to create empathy through these fragmented stories—an element he considers...

Windhoek Travel

Road Trip Namibia: discovering the beauty and contrast of Africa's best-kept secret

Welcome to Namibia, Africa’s most sparsely populated country. With wide, open spaces dedicated to environmental conservation, Namibia is teeming with...

FvF Explores: Days of Haze and Nostalgia in Antiparos

Paroikia’s port looks like it’s melting under the midday sun. Dozens of rooms to rent signs are flashing under the...

Oaxaca Travel

A Brief History of Mezcal

And he was right: savoring is key with mezcal. As the alcoholic nectar coats the palate and then the throat...

Travel

FvF Explores: Indonesia

To the fresh-faced arriver, the living, breathing Indonesia is a kind of anarchy in action: markets selling wares from across...

Berlin Community

FvF Explores: The Modernist Berlin with Artist Sunah Choi

Her journey up until this point has been defined by her interest in seeking out new horizons and an unwavering...

Community Travel

FvF Explores: Californian Wilderness with Sean Woolsey

Road trips are a quintessential American institution. Since the notion took shape in the late 1930s, it has ushered a...

Berlin Community

FvF Explores: Berlin's New Face with Werner Aisslinger

The significance of the area is clear. Undeveloped spaces show the signs of slowly knitting themselves back together into a...

Rotterdam Travel

FvF Explores: Rotterdam Rising

Still, it takes an insider to discover the real gems of “Roffa,” as locals like to call their hometown. “It’s...

Discovering Austria's vibrant second city, Graz

With a range of cafes, excellent restaurants offering superb dining experiences and hidden art and design secrets, Graz is a...

Stockholm

Jon Bäcklund & Stina Ekström

In their private lives, they give themselves a rare space to realize their creative impulses. Over the last year these...

London Travel

FvF Explores: Battersea Car Boot Sale

To the regulars, or ‘booters’, there’s more to car boot sales than a mild sense of achievement. More than a...

San Francisco Travel

FvF Explores: Mission District with Paige Russell

” I love everything about living in the Mission neighborhood of my adopted city: the diversity, the near constant sunshine...

Bristol Travel

FvF Explores: Bristol – A Diverse & Dynamic Creative City

In an ode to a city with a reputation steeped in underground music and street art, FvF explores the UK...

Los Angeles

FvF Explores: Venice Beach – Los Angeles

Venice Beach has a colorful history. Jean-Michael Basquiat, Dennis Hopper, John Baldessari and Charles and Ray Eames all had studios...