HONEST Advocate: Johams Leguisamo

Johams Leguisamo

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On the top. November 2013 - Panama 

Johams Leguisamo is from Panama City, where he works as graphic designer - but on weekends it's a different story: He tries to go out of the city to new places as often possible, where he gets inspiration for new projects. Johams started shooting film in 2009 with a toy camera and since then he has not stopped, it's second his nature now! When he goes skating with friends or travels around the country, his camera is  always with him - as well as some film rolls.

Cameras & Films Johams uses: Seagull 4a-103 and Fuji GW690ii || Kodak Portra 400 and Ilford HP5+

Los cajones. February 2015 - Panama 

“It is the best feeling in the world!
Shooting and not knowing what will be the outcome of it, cause it does not matter how much effort you put into getting the best out of your frames.
Film will always make it look even better!
It’s always Christmas when I get my negatives back.”

— Johams Leguisamo on why he chooses analogue photography.

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La Fortuna. February 2015 - Costa Rica 

Johams's work was shown in London, Rome and Panama as well as published in books and magazines in Australia, Mexico and Guatemala. Future projects will include a set of nude people in landscape with his 6x9 camera. We are excited to see more of his work!

Portfolio || Blog || Instagram

HONEST. goes Treubleiben Wien

You can now enjoy your lunch or afterwork drink at the new bistro in the 7th district in Vienna: Treubleiben Wien has a fine selection of comfort food, great coffee and also a few things to look at:

© Luca-Mercedes Stemer

It's the "Beijing" series of our very own Xenia Bluhm, who's work you might already know from Issue Ø! Drop by for a mélange, take a closer look and chill for a couple of hours in this relaxed place..

Also you will probably run into us. 

Bisous bisous,

HONEST.

© Luca-Mercedes Stemer

© Luca-Mercedes Stemer

HONEST. Advocate: Jakob Maul

Jakob Maul

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Budapest, Hungary 2013
Nikon F501, 50mm f/1.8 Tri-X 400

Jakob Maul is a 26 year old photographer from Vienna, Austria. He is no stranger to our HONEST. Tribe as he has filmed our videos and took our team photos! Here we want to show you the analogue side of his work. 
Jakob is mostly a portrait photographer, his favourite cameras are the Mamiya RZ 67 (with a 110mm f/2.8 lens) and the Yashica Electro 35 GSN.
 

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Vienna, Austria 2013
Nikon F501, 50mm f/1.8 Tri-X 400

“People feel less intimidated when being photographed with an old camera.
I don’t know if they take you less seriously or if it’s just a moment of adoration for the beautiful camera, but I feel like people open up way quicker and more easily when they’re being photographed with an analogue camera.”

— Jakob Maul

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Bratislava, Slovakia 2013
Nikon F501, 50mm f/1.8 Kodak Tri-X 400

Jakob grew up almost exclusively with digital and just began to explore analogue photography a couple of years ago. Analogue photography (despite being the older technique) is a new field for Jakob. A field he considers his playground, where he can experiment and explore more, because for him, a film camera is easier to handle.

Right now Jakob is working on a (digital) project about Burma. He was there for a month and really wants to go back to continue his project, probably taking his Yashica with him! 

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HONEST. Launch Party Vienna - Recap

If you have missed our launch party of HONEST. Issue Ø at Heuer am Karlsplatz, here is a little recap!

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© Kerstin Magdalena Heinrich || Revolog Effect Film

First off, thanks to everybody who made it out to our little shindig! We had an amazing time celebrating and it looked like a lot of you did too! 

A lot of us started this fantastic evening with one of HEUER's delicious signature gin cocktails and a stroll through our garden exhibition. It was the perfect way to showcase the works of our talented photographers! The fine art prints were provided by our friends at LEUTNER BILDWERKSTATT and were framed by MAISON BLANCHET FRÈRES, who also did a little pop-up table at our event! 

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© Hanna Pribitzer || Revolog Effect Film 

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© Hanna Pribitzer || Revolog Effect Film

As soon as everybody was settled in and in a party mood, MYNTH started to play their amazing live set! People got on the dance floor and enjoyed the music that fit the vibe of that summer evening perfectly. 

Speaking of perfect vibes: After we announced the winners of our little raffle the girls of THAT GOOD WIBE COLLECTIVE took over the turntables and rocked the party! In between dancing wildly on the floor, we met a lot of interesting peeps, who were not only excited for the launch of our magazine but also to be part of our tribe! You guys surely took the chance to snap a few friends pics in our photo booth and some of you even got to enjoy one of the effect films, which were kindly provided by our friends at REVOLOG.

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© Luca-Mercedes Stemer || Kodak Portra 400 || Mynth in Action

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© Kerstin Magdalena Heinrich || Revolog Effect Film

All in all we had an amazing time with you and everybody involved and we send out some big thanks to each and every one of you! If you weren't there, don't worry, there will be plenty more parties to come! Make sure to follow us here on our blog, as well as on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook!

Love you guys,

HONEST.

Indiegogo Perks

INTRODUCING OUR INDIEGOGO PERKS, PART 2.

Last week we have already presented you the first part of our Indiegogo Perks, ranging from €25 up to €100! We admit that our last four perks are more for the big spenders among you peeps, but at the same time also the most exciting ones.. So brace yourselves for the countdown of the final four HONEST. perks!

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THE APERTURE KING

This is an example of how our fine art prints will look like! Photo by Nika de Carlo

This is the first perk that also includes a fine art print of one of the photos from our Issue Ø! It will be the first out of five limited prints that will be sold of that photo, which means that only four other people will own that exclusive print! Thanks to our friends at Maison Blanchet Frères the photo will be printed and framed in only the highest quality!

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THE EXPOSURE EMPEROR

Perk No. 6 is the real deal and comes with basically anything your HONEST. heart is longing for! It combines everything from the previous perks, which includes stickers, postcards, a tote bag, a signed Issue Ø and a subscription for the upcoming three issues! On top of that you will also get an exclusive fine art print of one of the photos from Issue Ø, in fact you will get the third to last of the five limited prints that will be for sale!

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THE CHROMATIC IMMORTAL

You are an experienced photographer but would like to try out new equipment and get some fresh inspiration? You wanna learn how to shoot on film and how to choose the right gear for different situations? You have always wanted to learn how to develop your own film? This perk is definitely for you. Not only will you be able to participate in an exclusive analogue photography workshop with one of the HONEST. founders and one of our HONEST. Advocates, but you will also get to develop your own rolls in the dark room with us! Also we will make sure you don't have to sleep outside or starve to death!

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THE SHUTTER SPEED DEITY

Here we go. We'll be honest with you: If you have too much money lying around and/or have a narcissistic personality, then this perk is made for you, my sweet prince(ss). We will photograph a body part of yours (or the whole thing) that will be on the front cover of an exclusive edition limited to 100 magazines (of which 10 are yours to keep!). And if that is not enough yet, it will also carry your name. Yes, this could be your legacy. Seize this once in a lifetime chance so you can tell your grandkids about it! (Also beers are included)

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This is it, boys and girls. We hope you found something you like or at least felt amused about our creative naming of the perks. Please help us fund this project and we will shower you with.. well, all of the above. Stay honest, my dears!