South India’s Old-Fashioned Cinemas

Between 2010 and 2013, artists Stefanie Zoche and the late Sabine Haubitz traveled to South India (and seemingly back in time) to photograph the country’s multitude of old-fashioned theaters. Each cinema they captured “displays an unusual mixture of Modernism, local architectural elements, a strong use of color and, in the case of some older cinema halls, of Art Deco,” writes the duo. The retro theaters …

Polanski Vol. 04

A peek inside the pages of the playful, NSFW yet sophisticated magazine

In 2010, NYC-based Art Director Irwin Tobias Matutina started Polanski, a Tumblr dedicated to excellent found photography featuring equally attractive women. Needless to say, their collective sharp eye for high-quality images quickly gathered a large following, including a number of first-rate photographers with a similar aesthetic to that of Matutina. A year later, with their large audience in mind, the founders decided to defy the …

Portraits of Canyon Life, LA

British duo Josh Jones and Dan Wilton join forces for a photo book that celebrates the diverse people of Runyon

Few places have been portrayed in films and novels in as many different ways as Los Angeles. The city can be everything from a glamorous Hollywood dream to a hippie playground to a seedy, hardboiled noir. One place where Angelenos meet is Runyon Canyon, which brings together hikers, dog walkers and yogis from various backgrounds every day, as people leave the city streets behind to …