Articles by Christian Storm
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The Snotty Noses and Bare Asses of India
When most Western photographs shoot in "exotic" places (read: anywhere that's not North America or Europe), the pictures look like they came out of the same, tired issue of 'National Geographic.' Nick Sethi's work, however, feels more natural, because he just hung out with locals for a couple months, snapping shots along the way. Full story
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The Magic Kingdom Is Creepy
Dylan DeRose hails from Orlando, Florida, which sounds like it would totally suck, but Dylan has turned oranges into orange juice. After getting the hell out of his hometown, he bravely ventured back to create his project, aptly titled "Orlando," about a town living in the creepy… Full story
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Pixel Noise
Pixel Noise Vol. 4: Girls of Summer
This mix is what I think will be one of many mixes made for the hotter months, when you're doing things outside and drinking more when the sun is up. I've paired this mix with the photos of Ryan Kenny, who's best skill seems to be taking pictures of cute girls. Cute girls are one… Full story
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Michael Jang's Family Photos Are Better Than Yours
Michael Jang's new solo show, 'The Jangs,' just opened at the Stephen Wirtz Gallery in San Fransisco. This time, we see intimate and hilarious shots of Michael's own extended family, taken in California in the 1970s while he was a student at Cal Arts. These pictures are far from Full story
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Pixel Noise
Pixel Noise Vol. 2: Friday Hangover
Like most adults over the age of 21 but under whatever arbitrary age at which you’re supposed to start acting boring, I do some irresponsible things sometimes. I’m not leaving babies unattended in hot cars or anything, but sometimes I go to a bar past my bedtime on a school night… Full story
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VICE Loves Magnum
Ian Berry Takes Jaw-Dropping Photos of Massacres and Floods
In 1962, Ian Berry was invited to join Magnum by Henri Cartier-Bresson—which, in photographic terms, is as close to canonization as you can get. His invitation followed his work in South Africa, where he was the only photographer to witness the massacre at Sharpeville, a brutal e… Full story
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Pixel Noise
Pixel Noise Vol. 1: The Loud and the Pretty
When VICE’s photo editor, Christian, isn’t busy tracking down the best photographs to blow your minds in both the mag and on VICE.com, he’s wasting time and listening to every song he can get his hands on. Every week, he will bring you a mix of the stuff he’s been jamming to, as… Full story
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Best of Jason Nocito's Loads Daily
A Beginner's Guide to Jason Nocito
Jason Nocito is an insanely talented and prolific photographer who, if you know anything about photography, you should already know about. He takes about a million cool photographs a day, and he needed some place to put them all, so he started his photoblog, LOADS Daily. These ar… Full story
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Unearthing America's Treasure Trove of Obscure Private Press Vinyl
Years ago, before computers and the internet, recording and disseminating your music was much less democratic. Yet, many unknown and obscure musicians did just that, going DIY and privately pressing their work themselves. We looked at a new book 'Enjoy The Experience,' which exam… Full story
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I Chatted with the Dirty Girls, 17 Years Later
The sisters, the stars of Michael Lucid's recently viral documentary, were the most bad ass, riot grrrl high schoolers ever to be captured on VHS. I caught up with them to see what they are up to today. Guess what? They're still awesome. Full story
The Mare
A New Story by Mary Gaitskill
Toppling a Delicate World
Being Gay and South Asian In America
There's No Sex in Prison Showers
We Usually Wore Our Underwear
Try Not to Destroy Your Life
The First Time I Took Molly
A Teacher and Her Student
Marilynne Robinson on Staying Out of Trouble
"Whitey" Isn't Very Popular in Boston
Interviews with Some of His Old Friends