Salva López

Ariane Schrack

Left: Bill Clagett Right: Simon Johann

Devin Yalkin

Anna Paola Guerra

Matt Martin

Gabriele Noziglia

Michael Cinque

Left: Eric Rose Right: Emily Burtner

Marlon Kowalski

Left: Anna Paola Guerra Right: Raoul Gatepin

Sylvain-Emmanuel Prieur

[?yret] a.uto-hide

Gin & Tonic

2 ounces Gin
3 ounces Tonic Water
Pour the gin and the tonic water into a lowball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Matt Martin, Ariane Schrack, Salva López, Sylvain-Emmanuel Prieur, Anna Paola Guerra, Gabriele Noziglia, Devin Yalkin, Marlon Kowalski, Michael Cinque, Nikolay Lëshkin, [?yret] a.uto-hide, Simon Johann, Emily Burtner, Eric Rose, Bill Clagett, Raoul Gatepin

Edited by James Turnley

Whiskey Sour

Cocktail – “something resembling or suggesting such a drink as being a mixture of often diverse elements or ingredients.”

Raoul Gatepin, Ali Bosworth, Sabino Aguad, Bryan Schutmaat, Milica Balubdzic, Alison Scarpulla, Kyle Scully, Delaney Allen, Lee Gumienny, Nathalie Weiswasser, fatjohn, Max Peake, Tom Forde, Taylor Loftin,  Pol Bassal, Stefano Marchionini, Samantha Casolari, Tamara Lichtenstein

Edited by James Turnley

“I don’t like nostalgia unless it’s mine.” – Lou Reed

For the final monthly show I invited the three friends who helped me start LPV to do the edit. I’m very grateful to Ludmilla Morais, Raoul Gatepin and James Hendrick for all the work they did at the beginning and for taking the time to edit the last month.  And as it turns out, they each developed their own edits from the pool of submissions. I feel each is distinct and demonstrates their sensibilities rather accurately.  I’ll be rolling the edits over the course of the week. First up is the edit from Raoul.  Enjoy.

Edited by Raoul Gatepin

Photographers: Ry Nokins, thisisp, Eliot Shepard, Jared Iorio, N. Shresha, Laura Rodari, Pierre Wayser, Roberto Cicchinè, Søren Larsen, Sreten Vuletic, James Luckett, diadà, David Inglesfield, Adam Chidell, Bez Uma

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©Raoul Gatepin

©Hannah Pierce-Carlson

Kauai

By Raoul Gatepin

“Raoul has succeeded in combining compositional complexity, conceptual sophistication and unpredictability into his own very personal style of photography. He’s one of the photographers whose work I always look forward to viewing, because I’m never quite sure what to expect from him.” – Hin Chua

Travel has played a central element in Raoul’s photography since he first picked up a camera in Katmandu in 2004.  His photographic journey started in earnest when he settled in Los Angeles in 2005.  He soon hit the streets working in the tradition of Meyerowitz, Winogrand and Eggleston. His worked evolved out of the street which led him to produce two solid bodies of work, L.A.mérique and pL.A.nes.

After two years in L.A., he’d had enough and made the voyage across country settling in Brooklyn. This transitional experience was documented in his ‘Subway Breeze’ series, which was his first real foray into black and white.  After settling in New York, his need to hit the road brought him to Mexico City. While many tourists return with a handful of photographs, not many will return with the type of essay Raoul did. The 27 photograph piece, Distrito perfectly demonstrates Raoul’s ability to focus his photographic skills on a subject over a short period of time.

This skill was again in full sight when he returned to his homeland of France. Over the course of a few weeks he traveled the countries ‘diagonal of emptiness’ with friend and fellow photographer Ben Roberts. The work culminated in ‘diagonale’ which shows Raoul’s signature eye for the slightly surreal in the most common of locations.

When the economy began to sour in 2007, Raoul had a germ of an idea. That idea culminated in 2010 with his project Piramid which at once appears to have nothing to do with the economic meltdown while at the same time being very much about it.

We’re excited to offer an exclusive image from Raoul’s latest travels to Hawaii.  This photograph of the lush Hawaiian vegetation, which is divided between the natural scene and the reflection in the window of an automobile demonstrates Raoul’s talent for spotting great light and creating photographic puzzles.  He says he has some ideas for a new project, which doesn’t surprise me. Traveling always seems to spark his imagination.

Print Type: Digital C-type

Print size: 8.5×11″ – Edition of 50 at $35 each
(Bonus – First five orders receive a copy of Photographs on the Brain Issue #1)

Print size: 16×20″ – Edition of 5 at $100 each
(Includes a copy of Photographs on the Brain Issue #1)

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It’s good for marketing to include photographers with blogs in your zine.  A photograph of mine (well, a family photo I scanned) was included in this issue, so they sent me a copy, and I was impressed.  Very nicely designed with good photographs and a nice sequencing.  There were plenty of photographers that have been featured on LPV including: Raoul Gatepin, Pierre Wayser, Lina Scheynius, Luis Torres, Keith Davis Young, Marlon Kowalski and Sylvain-Emmanuel Prieur.

Now that I’ve seen this copy, I’ll probably order the next issue.  Nice work guys.

INFO
Limited edition of 300 ex.
Hand numbered

Fanzine printed on “Cyclus offset” 140g, a wood-free paper
Type used : ITC Officina Sans et Serif
Format : 143 x 195 mm
Cover : “Natural Evolution” 280g
Extend : 80 pages

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pL.A.nes, Photographs by Raoul Gatepin

Opening, Tuesday, January 19, 2009
6-9 pm

Lunasa
126 First Ave.
New York, NY
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Curated by Olivier Marcel

A photo essay to explore contemporary meanings of dwelling and their visual equivalences in today’s turmoil.

Contributors: Alexi Hobbs, Barbara Vanschaik, Ben Anderson, Ben Roberts, Savva Bogatyrev, Kirill Kuletski, Raoul Gatepin, You Li, Matthew Genitempo, Hin Chua, Kate Kirkwood, Derek Vincent, Ana Kras, Henry Mackay, Rafal Pruszynski, Keith Young, Karen Rudd, Andrej Filev, Julien Boast, Hannah Davies, Bryan Formhals, John Goldsmith, Rafael Alcacer, Mark Powell, Eliot Shepard, Jair Cabrera Torres, Gary Clark, Lukasz Wierzbowski, Jasmine Lee

NOTE: From this point forward, we’re going to use Viewbook for our shows and photoessays. If you move your cursor below the credits, a toolbar appears that allows you to view in Fullscreen which is what I recommend.

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All photographs ©Raoul Gatepin

The first look at Raoul Gatepin’s latest work Piramid.  You can view the entire work at his website.

Piramid [Raoul Gatepin]
August, 2009 0 edited by Raoul Gatepin [La Pura Vida Gallery]

“Bliss—a-second-by-second joy and gratitude at the gift of being alive, conscious—lies on the other side of crushing, crushing boredom. Pay close attention to the most tedious thing you can find (Tax Returns, Televised Golf) and, in waves, a boredom like you’ve never known will wash over you and just about kill you. Ride these out, and it’s like stepping from black and white into color. Like water after days in the desert. Instant bliss in every atom.” – David Foster Wallace

©Mike Stacey

©Ariance Schrack

©nappkin

©Hasisi Park

©Raoul Gatepin

“Finally, I will say this about the future of magazines and photography. There is no future for magazines that don’t challenge and surprise their readers with original sophisticated imagery. The internet has set the ground floor and if you can’t rise above it, you will disappear.” – A Photo Editor

©Erik Borst

©Harry Mitchell

©Alphan Nukan

©Harry Mitchell

©Bryan Shutmaat

“The only difference between artists making money and artists not making money is that the first group is better at business. And there is no evidence that artists who are better at business make better art.” – Penelope Trunk

photograph©Hin Chua

Carelessness
edited by James Wendell

Contributors: Naveen Jamal, Dave Sinclair, luka knezevic – strika, Greg Flanders, squinty eye, John Goldsmith, Laura Rodari, Philip Koch, sangue amaro, Robert McPeak, Raoul Gatepin, Luis Torres, Christian Fossati, Jan Postma, Jeff Hammond, Hin Chua, Karen Rudd, Jay Divinagracia, Rafael Alacar, Maxime Milanesi, Tommy Forbes

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by James Wendell

by Steve West

by Roy Sturkenboom

by Eric Weiss

by Julien Boast

by Gillian Crosson

by Nate Shepard

by Ben Roberts

by Nicola Mazzuia

by Kramer O'Niell

by Rafmad

by Cyril Costilhes

by Tony Marciante

by Andrew Wiese

Stef_R

by Michael Julius

by Patrick Romero

by Hin Chua

by Joost Burger

by Matthew Newton

by Ariane Schrack

by Mikael Almehag

by Jan Postma

by Ross Evertson

You get what you pay for.

Edited by: Raoul Gatepin
Contributors: Matthew Newton, James Wendell, Steve West, Roy Sturkenboom, Eric Weiss, Julien Boast, Gillian Crosson, Nate Shepard, Ben Roberts, Nicola Mazzuia, Kramer O’Neill, Rafmad, Cyril Costilhes, Tony Marciante,Andrew Wiese, Stef_R, Michael Julius, Patrick Romero, Hin Chua, Joost Burger, Ariane Schrack, Mikael Almehag, Jan Postma, Ross Evertson

by barbara@NL

by Raoul Gatepin

by Tom Westbrook

by Todd Fisher

by Raoul Gatepin

by Ludmilla Morais

by Matt Newton

by Gareth Jelley

by Julien Boast

by James Hendrick

by Hin Chua

Edited by Bryan Formhals

Contributors: Ariane Schrack, barbara@NL, Raoul Gatepin, Tom Westbrook, Todd Fisher, Ludmilla Morais, Matt Newton, Gareth Jelley, Julien Boast, James Hendrick, Hin Chua

by Mark Wickens

by Maia Harms

by Mark Wickens

by Hin Chua

by Martin Nicholls

by Bryan Schutmaat

by Hin Chua

by p0cket-paul.

by Gareth Jelley

by Michael David Murphy

by Peter Baker

by Raoul Gatepin

by Ariane Schrack

by Peter Byrne

Edited by Bryan Formhals

Contributors: François Coquerel, Mark Wickens, Maia Harms, Hin Chua, Martin Nicholls, Bryan Schutmaat, p0cket-paul., Gareth Jelley, Michael David Murphy, Peter Baker, Raoul Gatepin, Ariane Schrack, Peter Byrne

by David Solomons

by Mark Hinderliter

by Mathew Newton

by Gareth Jelley

by Mathew Newton

by Ben Roberts

by Raoul Gatepin

by Kramer O'Neill

by Hin Chua

by Vincent Benoit

by Gary Gumanow

by Michael Cinque

by Naveen Jamal

by Igor Moukhin

by Nuno Tavares

by Lina Scheynius

by Hin Chua

by Lina Scheynius

by David Solomons

by Niels

by Raoul Gatepin

by psy.cho.cn.dy

by Jeremy Freeland

by Tony Marciante

Edited by Bryan Formhals

Contributors: Bryan Formhals, David Solomons, Mark Hinderliter, Mathew Newton, Hin Chua, Raoul Gatepin, Ben Roberts, Vincent Benoit, Gary Gumanow, Michael Cinque, Naveen Jamal, Igor Moukhin, Lina Scheynius, Nuno Tavares, Niels, psy.cho.cn.dy, Jeremy Freeland, TTony Marciante, Kramer O’Neil , Gareth Jelley