Stories
Blow
Stories: Issue 6
English
Edited by Agata Stoinska and Monika Chmielarz
Contributors Gihan Tubbeh, Nadia Sablin, Motoyuki Daifu, Chad Moore, Pieter Ten Hoopen, Mateusz Sarello, Michael Grieve, Dirk Braeckman, Patrick Zachmann, Christophe Agou, Michael Hess, Andrej Krementschouk, Adrian Crispin, Will Hartley, Jacob Aue Sobol
Softcover
Edition of 1000
48 Pages
380 x 290
2012
ISSN 2009339X
A picture is worth a thousand words – an old saying goes. there is certainly truth in this – photographs, whether taken by a professional photojournalist or by an amateur photographer during a family gathering, have the ability to convey stories to those that view them. A photograph communicates mood, narrative, emotion, ideas and meaning – all of which are crucial elements of good storytelling.
Blow magazine/issue 6 is bringing you stories by photographers from of all over the world. these narratives belong to the genre of documentary photography, but what they chronicle is not necessarily significant historical or social events. Instead we have focused on more personal, intimate stories or real life reportage.
When looking at the selection of photographs in this issue, you will notice an underlining current that flows through all of them. The stories they tell are about forgotten places and forgotten people, marginalised communities or alienated individuals, night walkers and outsiders – the stories of “the other”.
We are delighted to present a selection of photographs by a renowned magnum photographer Patrick Zachmann from an album entitled “un jour, la nuit” (“once upon a night”), as well as an in depth interview with Patrick.
Other highlights include photographs by Jacob Aue Sobol (magnum nominee) from his album “sabine”, Gihan Tubbeh, a peruvian photographer whose emerging talent is dramatically illustrated in our front cover image of adrian, a 13 year old autistic boy, and much more…
About the Magazine
Blow photo is published and printed 3 times per year with a limit of only 1,000 editions, making the collection a rare possession for anyone interested in contemporary fine art photography.
Each edition reveals a unique photographic thematic narrative captured through the lens of some of the world’s most talented contemporary photographers. carefully selected and brought together by our editors, this arrangement of a diverse group of artists – acclaimed and emerging, plays a vital role in revealing the story envisioned by blow. the themes may be familiar, but the visual stories they tell are unique.
