petite tenue

Posted on: Wednesday, January 21, 2015

get out before you

even arrive, because it's

only a death trap.

american apparel shorts and shirt

erica weiner necklace

Posted on: Sunday, January 18, 2015

Sam Rogers is a 20 year old photographer, based in New York. Her dreamy photos tell a really special story and I am over the moon to share some of her work and story.

How did you get into photography?

I got into photography when I was around 12-13. I was really into making my own websites and graphic designs. I decided I wanted to take my own photos to use in my designs, so I borrowed my mom's little digital camera to do that. It started out as me taking pictures of things like flowers, grass, and my sneakers, and then I started taking pictures of my sister where I realized how much I preferred taking photos of people. During this time, I somehow came across the website Flickr, where I discovered a lot of other photographers around my age taking what I thought were the most incredible photos that I had ever seen. It opened my eyes to a whole bunch of possibilities that I had never thought of when it came to photography, and I strived to be like them. I continued photography as I began high school and pretty much abandoned graphic design completely, becoming really serious about it when I was a sophomore.

What do you have in store for the near future?

The rest of the year pretty much entails completing my junior year of college! Each semester comes along with new sets of challenges for me, for example, sometimes it can be hard to balance shooting for school assignments and making personal work, but usually I manage to shoot personal work for school assignments. I plan to make as much work as I can (even during the winter, where it can be a struggle to shoot while battling the weather conditions/creative ruts that can get into) and keep improving my photography as I go along, hopefully getting my name out there as much as possible.

If you could choose anyone, who would you photograph?

There's tons of people I would love to photograph but if I had to choose one, I would choose Devon Aoki. I think she has the most amazing look and it would be a dream come true to work with her!

visit: sam rogers

@samrog3rs

brooklyn glow

Posted on: Thursday, January 15, 2015

winter in brooklyn

but the sun still shines so hard

that your hair will glow.

kimchi blue bra top

winter bloom, by jessica levin

Posted on: Monday, January 12, 2015

I'm a 28-year old photographer, gallivanter, dreamer...

I started taking photos as a kid and it just stuck with me, I love it. I'm still learning and evolving every day, though. The nature of people- all the personalities, details and imperfections in beauty- that's what continues to fascinate me and influence my work. I was pretty interested in psychology in my college days. I'm happy I chose to study people by photographing them instead of analyzing them. Already a little too neurotic for that! Right now, traveling and being able to spend my days in different landscapes is vital to my creative energy. Living in Chicago makes me a little stir crazy sometimes. Got to get out there and get inspired by the elements! Other than scheming some west coast travel plans, I just wrapped up a fun little project with my bud, Dani K to close out the year. Had the pleasure of working with Glass Lux, a pair of delightful, talented musicians. Stay tuned for some dandy candy for your eyes and ears.

Honestly this list is endless, but if I could photograph anyone it would be Lera Pentelute. Such a goddess.

photos, text: jessica levin

@jessicawlevin

model: yazmin fragoso