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Come See Selfies by Sethi Tonight at the Ed. Varie Gallery
A Preview of Nick Sethi's First New York Gallery Show
'MATTE' Magazine Presents: Luke Libera Moore
MATTE magazine is an independent journal of photography founded by VICE photo editor Matthew Leifheit in 2010. Issue 22 of MATTE features Luke Libera Moore's darkly psychological high-res fantasies.
Greetings from Kokomo: A Conversation with Michael Marcelle
In his series Kokomo, New York–based photographer Michael Marcelle surrealizes his family and his hometown in coastal New Jersey. The work imagines that hurricane Sandy tore an actual hole in time and space.
Call for Photographs: Too Hard to Keep
Since 2010, Chicago-based artist Jason Lazarus has maintained a growing archive of images deemed “too hard to keep” by their owners. Submissions have included photos of friends, family members, pets, high school graduations, objects, and places that...
Corey Olsen Photographs the Blandness All Around Us
On the surface, Corey Olsen depicts a wholesome sort of American everyplace. Some of his portraits even look like the excessively bland pictures that might come in a store-bought picture frame. When I said this to photographer Bruce Gilden, he told me...
Roger Ballen's 'Asylum of the Birds'
"Look in the mirror and you say, 'That’s me!'—but that’s mirror reality. It’s not necessarily the way you look; it’s the way you look through a mirror and the way you comprehend it. Who says that’s you?"
'Mossless' Magazine’s Mammoth Third Issue
Mossless magazine's third issue, The United States (2003–2013), is a nearly 300-page volume of American documentary photography from the last ten years, featuring the work of more than 180 photographers.
The Art F City Art World Roast Auction and Awards in Photos
Last Monday night, the New York art world convened at Postmasters Gallery to raise money for Art Fag City. VICE favorite Jaimie Warren hosted, Christian Viveros-Faune roasted, and golden butt plugs were handed out to award winners through a gargantuan...
Moby Photographs the World's First Post-Apocalyptic Cult
"If I were a little more ambitious, I’d figure out how to reinvent myself as a cult leader. I don’t want to be a cult leader, and I don’t think I’d be a very good one, either. But if things had gone exceptionally wrong in my childhood and I were a...
'MATTE' Magazine Presents: Molly Matalon
MATTE magazine is an independent journal of photography founded by VICE photo editor Matthew Leifheit. Issue 21 of MATTE features Molly Matalon's photographs of her mother in South Florida.
Geordie Wood, “Keeping Some Skin in the Game”
Geordie Wood is photo editor of The Fader. He also has a busy editorial career, frequently shooting for Vogue and Nylon. How does he do it all? VICE's photo editor Matthew Leifheit spoke with Geordie to find out.
Harry Griffin's Unconventional Conventions
We spoke to the Brooklyn-based photographer about "Strange Amusements," the photo portfolio from the current issue of VICE. We couldn't fit all the great pictures into...