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For all occasions and coffee tables – reviews, previews and sneak peeks into the latest books and magazines by visual storytellers making a difference.
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Joseph Wolfgang Ohlert: “Bigger” Self-Love
“Bigger” is the new book and photo project of photographer Joseph Wolfgang Ohlert. Portraying the beauty of larger bodies, the artist presents a visual journey that navigates the topics of self-love and self-perception of bigger male-identyfying.
The Queer Archive: Kavla #3 – Slaughterhouse
A slaughterhouse isn’t just a house of death. It’s a space in between life and death, the road to the Underworld”, explains the introduction of the third issue of KAVLA fanzine, the latest independent publication from The Queer Archive. Featuring the work of more than 20 queer artists, it is definitely a work not to be missed.
Ilya Zakharin: A Photobook Of Bodies And Expression
Photographer Ilya Zakharin presents his debut photobook “Body”. The project explores the shapes, contrasts, and shadows of male-identifying figures while also serving an underlying purpose of showing support to queer artists in Russia, the artist’s motherland.
J.H. Engström: Elegant Minimalism In 30 Years Of Filippa K
Photographer and visual artist J.H. Engström has collaborated with Filippa K to publish a photography book titled “It’s Been 30 Years”. Crafted hand-in-hand with Filippa K's Creative Director, Liisa Kessler, the book celebrate three decades of Scandinavian elegance and minimalism presenting selected garments and accessories from the 30 years of the fashion house alongside unpublished material from the photographer.
Maximilian Virgili: A Colourful Escape From Routine
As an invitation to escape routine, photographer Maximilian Virgili presents his book “Out Of Office”. Bold colors, pleasant landscapes, everyday people, random situations, stunning nature, bits of the city, captivating interiors, and much more, describe this mesmerizing visual journal to enjoy the beauty of the simple.
Andrés Reisinger: An Endless Creative Dream
‘Unclassifiable’ is the latest book of contemporary digital artist and designer, Andrés Reisinger. A poetic and soothing visual journey that invites to let creativity travel beyond the imagination. Combining techniques and using artificial intelligence, his latest book offers an abstract representation of the past seven years of the artist’s career.
Maxwell Poth: Empowering Queer Youth
Maxwell Poth, in conversation with Container Love, presents his latest book, "Young Queer America: The Real Stories and Faces of LGBTQ+ Youth." Through his nonprofit organization, Project Contrast, the photographer and advocate shares details about his life and this project, aiming to continue raising awareness about mental health and create a safe space that fosters a sense of community for young queer individuals in the US.
PNPPL: Sweet Summer Treats
It’s summertime, and our friends at PNPPL are back with their magazine’s brand-new, eighth issue. As always, PNPPL delivers a finely curated selection of over a dozen beautiful artists this time with the front and back cover shot by none other than photographers Adán Romero and Sebastián Delgado. Have a sneak peek into the PNPPL editorials of the summer and all the good stuff that await in the latest issue.
Nana Yaw Oduro: Losing It At Home
What to do when you feel like you are losing the very things that made you the person that you are? – Accra photographer Nana Yaw Oduro’s latest book, Losing It At Home is a beautiful medium to tell a heavy story of one’s struggles and self-doubt.
Mehran Djojan: The Right To Live Shamelessly
For an extra special editorial, we asked some of our favorite photographers from all around the world to share a picture of theirs from the past year alongside some thoughts, their hopes and wishes for the next one. This is what they wrote.
Stéphane Gizard: Hunting Down Memories
An archive of unpublished images from 1999 showing different encounters and shades of youth. That is Irréversible, the last book of Paris photographer Stéphane Gizard that shows in a mix of polaroid photos and films a look back with elegance on what is not with us anymore. A trip of nostalgia, a journey of emotions, lovers and memories in conversation with Container Love.
Ryan Pfluger: Until We Are All Free
Los Angeles photographer Ryan Pfluger’s new book Holding Space: Life and Love Through a Queer Lens is not only a rare documentation of couples being both queer and interracial, but an immensely moving piece of art.
PNPPL: Good To See You Again, Beautiful
Pineapple rolls out its 7th issue, a wonderfully curated zine featuring the artworks of 14 of the planet’s most amazing gay artists. Have a sneak peek with us into another masterpiece by one of our favorite publishers and get ready to enter a world of bold beauty.
Queer Body, Queer Skin, Queer Tattoo
With over 50 international, queer tattoo artists included, along with extensive portraits, texts and images of all that the community has to offer, the Queer Tattoo book shows what tattooing truly is… an art.
Massimo Leardini: The Season Of Light
Photographer Massimo Leardini pictures capture ultimate beauty while releasing it back into the wild, into nature.
Rediscovering Innocence with Pedro Pedreira
We reached out to Pedro Pedreira to ask him about why it is important to him to relive memories in his new book.
Carlos Darder: Life Doesn’t Wait For Anyone
Spanish photographer prodigy Carlos Darder creates a brilliant, touching example on how one can relive memories in the long term.
Laurence Philomène: Changing Seasons
We sat down with Laurence Philomène to talk about the idea behind Puberty and the queer and trans people of the future.
Florian Hetz: On The Streets Of Love
We’ve been fans of Florian Hetz and this is why we are very excited that his new book, Aiko is here to take his art to the next level.
Santiago Perez: Everything Will Be OK
Berlin-based photographer Santiago Perez is an artist of dualities with work centred around what an amorous subject can be.
Rob Tennent: A Way To Remember
With the world standing still during the pandemic, Rob Tennent travelled around New Zealand for his book, I'm Going To Miss You.
Elliott Verdier: The Will To Live
Award-winning photographer Elliot Verdier went to Liberia to capture a country too strong to give up in his book, Reaching for Dawn.
Rob Tennent: Our First Last Time Together
Rob Tennent is one of the very few who was able to transform his lockdown-limbo his new book, I'm Going To Miss You.
PNPPL Zine: Make Me, Have Me
The Pineapple zine 06 features in total 14 artists, photographers from all around the globe, from Argentina to New Zealand.
Stuart Sandford: That Some Kind Of Magic Moment
We sat down with the British multimedia artist Stuart Sandford to talk about sexuality, polaroids and the demystification of love.
Stuart Sandford: No Tears For Lovers
Facing genuine intimacy is always a different experience and renowned British photographer Stuart Sandford is no exception with his new book.
Boys! Boys! Boys! Goes Magazine
Boys! Boys! Boys! goes magazine. And we love it! We had a little chat with founder and director Ghislain Pascal.
Zeno Spyropoulos: Young And Renegade
We're in love with Zeno Spyropoulos, a Berlin-based photographer, who has just published his first photography book, Young And Renegade.
Spyros Rennt: Lust Surrender
With his new book Lust Surrender photographer Spyros Rennt captures a freedom – clear, powerful, intimate, unromantic, unsparing.
Samuel Cimma: Ktema Es Aiei
Samuel Cimma, the photographer of souls, as he describes himself on Instagram, is back with a new book, Ktema Es Aiei.
Andrew Kung: The All-American Book
Andrew Kung, based in Brooklyn, NY, is a photographer who, through his images, aims to portray and celebrate Asian American beauty.
Melissa Schriek: The City Is A Choreography
Amsterdam-based photographer Melissa Schriek explores the city and its residents in her book The City Is A Choreography.
Sven Serkis: Gesperrter Ausgang
Berlin-based photographer Sven Serkis spent the first weeks of Corona lockdown quarantining with his partner creating Gesperrter Ausgang.
New Queer Photography: Showing What Love Means
New Queer Photography is a book that presents a contemporary collection of queer photography and features more than 40 queer photographers.
Florian Hetz: Zwei, My Two Lives In One Book
Florian Hetz puts together two images – two worlds, a dialogue between two opposites or two photos that tell a story in Zwei.
Florian Hetz: A Book Called Zwei
The new monograph Zwei by Berlin/L.A. based photographer Florian Hetz presents a cross-section of his work and his unmistakable visual world.
Chloe Rosser: Maybe With A Bit Of Poetry
London-based photographer Chloe Rosser talks about her series Form & Function, where the body into fleshy sculptures.
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