EASEL

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Premier transsexual photographic journal & America's yellowest magazine Submissions closed. EASEL 03 now available! www.readeasel.com

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Text message that reads "trans barista bought my coffee and muffin because they “loved my vibe today”. what CANT the easel hat do?"
Happy spring! Submissions for EASEL 03 are now open. My windows are also open. It’s beautiful outside. I am hesitant to prescribe a theme for this issue (or any issue, honestly). EASEL is about giving good photography a home where people can spend some time with it, instead of just scrolling past. I will echo what I said in the last call for submisions: if you are trans and taking pictures and you’re serious about it we want to see what you’re working one. We’re building something together <3 As usual, we are more than happy to take pitches from writers before you commit to sending something over. Send us an email! Submissions close Friday, May 1st Send up to 6 photos* or 3000 words (or a combination of the two) to submit@readeasel.com
HL: The primary goal of EASEL from an editorial standpoint was to get artists to take themselves seriously—to cultivate a space where artists have an opportunity to see themselves as people who are producing real cultural artifacts, both photography and critical writing about photography. Ira Beare (EASEL): If I can just add to that—I think because we all get this intense proliferation of images all the time, it’s easy for photographers to devalue the medium that they work in. We’re seeing an increased output without a reciprocal increase in the seriousness of people’s relationship to it. It’s nice to have a place to put it where it can land in a way that is slower than just scrolling past.
Submissions for EASEL 02 are now open. Winter isn’t far, and we’re hoping to start spending more time with less people. We encourage prospective contributors to turn their attention to seriality and cohesion. Bluntly, we don’t just want pictures, we want bodies of work. Taking good photographs is hard, and assembling a collection of good photographs is even harder. Worth a try, though Let the photos in EASEL 01 serve as a guide, though certainly not a prescription, for the kinds of content we’re looking for. If you are trans and you are taking pictures and you really mean it we probably want to see what you’re working on. Writers, we are more than happy to take pitches or just talk through what “writing about photography” can look like before you commit to sending something over. Shoot us an email Submissions will close Friday, November 28th Send up to 6 photos or 3000 words (or a combination of the two) to submit@readeasel.com JPEG, 300 PPI at 12 inches in the longest direction, saved to the highest quality possible