Head Above Water

It's hard to tell whether Above Magazine is new, or just under new management... either way the ambitious concept makes for an interesting first issue; it is an ecological publication with an eye on fashion, art, architecture etc. However, articles like the missing link between fashion and fish offer a unique slant, and it's even developed its own fonts to use less ink.

Apparently people were queueing up to collaborate, and some of the editorial (and commercial) imagery is spectacular (see above, shot of fish is previously featured Trent Parke), but I wonder if this will last beyond the maiden voyage, I get the feeling the concept might have been better suited to a book. Sustainability?

Trent Parke Profile In Tank Magazine

Trent Parke is the only Australian to have been represented by the revered Magnum photo agency. In their 10th Anniversary Edition, which has been a long time coming and worth every penny, Tank Magazine pay homage to this master of atmosphere.

Parke's most stunning photos happen in black and white, where he masterfully uses intensely bright weather to draw out dark atmosphere in his compositions among other brilliantly effective techniques. A selection of his work can be found here, some personal favourites being the ones below (taken from his Seventh Wave book), and one that turns a day on the beach into an Independence Day apocalypse. It's well worth purchasing Tank just to see the photos on paper if for nothing else.