Issue 05
124 full-color pages, 8 x 10 inches.
Our fifth PRINT issue
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published on September 9th 2020
Read about the features and contributors included in this issue below.
CONTENT INCLUDES
Nature | A Dreamy Honeymoon
Emily Bielak invites us along on her tropical honeymoon to Bali and The Maldives
City | Washington D.C.
America’s capital city is showcased through colorful photos by Andrew Jorgenson
World | Africa is Not a Country
A travel essay takes us across multiple countries in Africa by showcasing native animals and culture
Art | Transforming the Landscape
The incredible murals of Celeste Byers are highlighted in this issue’s art feature
Writing | Shed Your Skin
Poetry by Moranda Bromberg pairs perfectly with illustrations by Chloe Grainger
Photography | Photographing Foliage
The details of eye-catching plants and flowers are captured expertly by Zaki Jamil
Self | What I Don’t Tell My Mom
Michelle Weiss shares powerful vignettes about the relationship she shares with her mother
Design | Curating Home
The gorgeous designs and interior styles of Luis Rojas are highlighted with inviting images
Society | Love in the Time of COVID-19
The craziness of trying to find balance and love amidst a global pandemic as told by our Editor-in-Chief
Contributors
Luis Rojas
Luis Rojas is an interior stylist and furniture designer collaborator at Nowicka Studio, and a professor at Centro de Diseño, Cine y Televisión in Mexico City. His main focus is experimenting with a more emotional and empathic approach with interior design.
Andrew Jorgenson
Andrew Jorgenson grew up in Indianapolis, went to college in Chicago, moved to DC, and now lives in Denver, Colorado. His Instagram grid unfortunately has more continuity than his own life.
Moranda Bromberg
Cal Carmichael
Cal Carmichael is a freelance graphic designer from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. He loves creating digital art that contains aspects of minimalism, surrealism, and typography.
Celeste Byers
Celeste Byers is a California-based artist specializing in large-scale murals. Since graduating with a BFA in Illustration from Art Center College of Design in 2012, she has painted over 60 murals around the world working as a freelance muralist and illustrator in the United States, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Taiwan, New Zealand, and Australia.
Zoë Malia Ozoa Loos
Zoë Malia Ozoa Loos is a graduate of Saint Mary's College of California's MFA program in Creative Nonfiction Writing. She is from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and her writing centers around growing up in Hawaiʻi as a mixed-race, pansexual woman. Her writing constantly explores how she connects to not only herself and others, but also the environment as well.
Zaki Jamil
Zaki Jamil has had a keen passion for plants since a very young age and has built up an extensive knowledge in botany. He closely studies plants and documents them by professionally photographing and curating his encounters on his Instagram. He is based in Singapore.
Chloe Grainger
Chloe Grainger was born and raised in Coventry in the West Midlands, UK. She studied Art and Design for three years at North Warwickshire & Hinckley College (NWHC) and went on to do a Higher National Diploma (HND) in photography. Her signature style is monochrome art, which focuses on femininity and the universe.
Michelle Weiss
Michelle Weiss is a copywriter by day and a professional bookworm by night. She loves being outdoors, sleeping in with her pup, editing stories, and spending hours exploring a new city by foot. She refuses to buy a Kindle and is addicted to skincare products.
Alexander Rigby
Alexander Rigby is the author of three novels, with a fourth in the works. Completely immersed in the book world, Alexander is an editor at Girl Friday Productions in Seattle, Washington. An avid outdoorsman, he’s trying to visit as many national parks as possible, while also serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Allegory Ridge.
Samantha Hansen
Samantha Hansen is a Seattle-based editor. When she’s not creating travel content for a tech company, she’s exploring the PNW with her camera. She loves to travel and she can often be found at happy hour, catching a local show, or lost in a good book.