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

From online blog to full-time job: documenting local businesses and independent culture with Mary Scherpe

In March of 2006, Mary Scherpe co-founded the blog Stil in Berlin. She began by photographing and writing about local...

Mallorca Art

Art and community breathe new life into Mallorca’s Casa Balandra

“We treat Casa Balandra like it’s our playground for different concepts, just trying them and seeing where they go.” “We...

Photo Essays

Chasing memories between Portsmouth and Hong Kong with Karl Bailey

Nestled on the south coast of the United Kingdom lies the sea city Portsmouth, the primary subject of UK-based Karl...

Photo Essays Travel

Ana Cuba captures the rural landscapes of Tolar Grande, where “nature flaunts itself so overwhelmingly”

“I can’t take any credit for these photographs. It is really easy to take beautiful pictures when nature flaunts itself...

Bali Community

Balinese fishermen and surfboard shapers populate Chris Abatzis’ misty, dream-like photo series

On the recommendation of close friends, Chris Abatzis travelled to Bali, Lombok, and some smaller surrounding islands for the first...

Travel

Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 3: Through their eyes

Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 3: Through their eyes At a time when we’re stuck inside staring at...

Travel

Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 2: Technological Tours

Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 2: Take a Virtual Tour At a time when we’re stuck inside staring...

Travel

Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 1: Virtual Vacations

Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 1: Virtual Vacations At a time when we’re stuck inside staring at the...

Mallorca Community

Memories of a Mallorcan summer captured by photographer Daniel Farò

“A group of friends decided to go to Mallorca at the end of last August as a birthday treat for...

Marrakech Photo Essays

Ramshackle medinas meet endless, arid deserts in this Moroccan photo series

Jess Sara Wright was very young when she first picked up a camera. “I’ve always been a very visual person...

Mixtapes Music

FvF Mixtape #153: Driving Iran with Lena Heiss

“There is a great need to redefine the image that Western society has cultivated of Iran in the media.” Alongside...

Berlin Photo Essays

Keirin Berlin’s former owner on the defining moments of his epic cycle from Berlin to Tokyo

Whether it’s because of the slow pace of life, lack of opportunities, or the desire for something new, many of...

Art Photo Essays

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

A cloud-filled sky hangs low over an abandoned gas station. A garish red billboard advertises a place called Alien Bar...

Link List

Link List #96: A French Spider-Man, gardening in space, and why it’s time to throw your sunscreen in the trash

Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch,...

Buenos Aires Food

Guadalupe Garcia’s interdisciplinary approach to hospitality blurs the lines at Buenos Aires culture hub Casa Cavia

Staff prep behind the bronze and marble bar, blooms are gathered together at the petit florist, and young women are...

Link List

Link List #95: Startup minimalism, German art hegemony, and robot pharmacists

Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch,...

British Columbia Art

Taking to the slopes with Canadian photographer and ski enthusiast Kari Medig

Taking to the slopes with Canadian photographer and ski enthusiast Kari Medig Capturing the unexpected diversity of the ski community...

Link List

Link List #94: Mandarin ducks, micro-influencers, and why Jerry Saltz doesn’t go to dinner parties

Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch,...

Link List

Link List #93: When technology becomes dangerous and how Instagram influences our built environments

Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch,...

Dubai Art

Going beyond stereotypes of the United Arab Emirates with photographer Alex Atack

But, despite this being the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, people are curiously absent from the search...