“If I could change anything, I would skate again. I see shit like the perfect curve cut and I could jump from one cut to the other, just the perfect manual on smooth ground, or a marble bench. Some things that you can just taste, those things I just can’t have. It’s like being in a candy store, being in the gnarliest fucking candy store, and you can’t even steal a candy. It’s just blocked ...
“History is full of peaceful people meeting violent ends. They were killed in the end, but I don’t think any of their messages died with them. If anything, they gained strength, and reached a wider audience as logic eventually tends to win over time.”
-KC Ortiz
Introduction by Adria Leeper-Sullivan
Interview by Theo Constantinou
Photograph provided by KC Ortiz
KC Ortiz’s photography captures the under-appreciated world citizens who have to fight every second of the day. From the major conflicts ...
“You know, I’m very into the potency of work. It’s almost like when you hear somebody else singing a Dylan song and wonder why the song you’re hearing in the background is so powerful by an artist you don’t know, and the reason is because it’s coming from such an incredible pulse. The source is power.”
-Robert Lopuski
Introduction by Adria Leeper-Sullivan
Interview & Photograph by Theo Constantinou
Robert Lopuski is a master of creative cinema and it is ...
“If there’s going to be a war the whole nation should stand by it and the rich should fight alongside the poor. If we believe something is worth fighting for we should all fight together. If the rich were fighting alongside the poor we’d be choosing a lot fewer situations to fight in. If politicians’ sons and daughters were on the battlefields along with everybody else then those politicians are going to make the decision ...
“I don’t think I have really tried consciously to find acceptance for my work. I just did creatively what I felt was right for me and got me excited. In that I guess others also wanted to come along for the ride. I’m not really sure what my image is, but working for these major companies and designers has aloud me to make a living from doing what I love.”
-Corey Adams
Introduction & Interview by Adria ...
“It’s hard being self-aware but once that awareness happens just go with it. Don’t dwell on why we can’t all be this way, just go forth on your path because as you go others will follow.”
-David Sylvester
Introduction by Adria Leeper-Sullivan
Interview by Theo Constantinou
Photographs provided by David Sylvester
When David Sylvester’s friend and mentor gave him praise for his accomplishments David forgot to say, “Thank you.” A few days later his friend was lost in the 9/11 ...
“You’ve got to do the right thing even if other people around you aren’t doing the right thing. You just got to do your thing. Whether you like it or not, doing whatever you’re doing, it’s made you who you are, what you are, and what you will be. Don’t mess with that formula.”
-Matt Hensley
Introduction by Adria Leeper-Sullivan
Interview & Photographs by Theo Constantinou
Humility is necessary in order to be great. It’s not about tucking your ...
“Every generation wants to start a different legacy for themselves. In general we want to leave our own marks so that people can follow us and so that the world can keep developing.”
-Nellie O
Introduction by Adria Leeper-Sullivan
Interview and Photographs by Theo Constantinou
Middle school is when kids realize they have a voice. Regardless of the restrictions in the public and private school systems, this is the time when students are exposed to more choices with increased ...
“Everybody in life needs to find something they sincerely care about otherwise, what reason is there to live?”
-Tristan Patterson
Introduction by Adria Leeper-Sullivan
Interview by Theo Constantinou & Photograph by Eric Koretz
Tristan Patterson’s Dragonslayer is a window into a creative young man’s highs and lows. Josh “Screech” Sandoval lives moment-by-moment making choices with feelings, and he is not particularly interested in how others judge him. Dragonslayer shows “Screech” making various decisions within a year that lead to ...
“The story ends in death like it does for anyone else, but on the way it will be quite interesting.”
-Henry Rollins
Introduction & Interview Theo Constantinou – Photographs by Heidi May
This is our second interview with Henry in the last couple of months. A lot of questions weren’t asked the first time, but more specifically, we were asked to talk to Henry about his tour, ‘The Long March.’ This Thursday, he will be stopping in our ...
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