STAYING IN ONLINE MAGAZINE

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011

ISSUE NO. 2

STAYING IN

ISSUE NO.2

NOV/DEC 2011

ONLINE MAGAZINE

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FOUNDERS

DREW WESLEY JENNIFER LUU

CO-EDITORS

DREW WESLEY JENNIFER LUU

CONTRIBUTORS

ZOË ANNESLEY-HARRIS

XIXI CAO

MELANIE DAY

NIKA DE CARLO

ASHLEE ELLE

JAMES EVANS

AMANDA JASNOWSKI

GARRETT LOCKHART

MICHELE MOBLEY

BOBBY N.

NASTYA PIRATE

ANNA ROBERTSON

ERIC SHAW

SOPHIE VAN DER PERRE

Over the course of the past two

months, I’ve had the opportunity to

work some of the most talented

people I’ve ever met. I have

watched this issue bloom into

something amazing. This issue is

going to be a billion times better

than the first and I can’t wait to

start working on the next. Drew is

probably one of the greatest

people I’ve gotten to work with;

she is full of ideas and creativity

and awesome. I hope you guys

enjoy this issue as much as I

enjoyed creating it, and keep your

eyes peeled for the next!

Jennifer Luu

Jennifer and I have spent

countless hours working to

discover the most talented group

of young people on the internet

and we feel we’ve accomplished

just that. Staying In has grown

greatly since the last issue and I

cannot thank you all enough for

taking the time to read and

contribute this magazine. I feel so

incredibly lucky that I’m able to

work with such lovely, artistic, and

all around awesome people who

appreciate their art just as much

as I do. I can’t wait to see what

happens next.

Drew Wesley

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EDITOR’S PICKS

Featuring Eric Shaw, 25, a writer currently residing in Massachusetts,

and Michele Mobley, 17, a photographer from Georgia.

Check out more of Eric Shaw’s writing here:

http://typewriterblues.tumblr.com

Check out more of Michele Mobley’s photography here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paperlilies/

Bixby Canyon Bridge

Death Cab For Cutie

We’ll Find Out

Timber Timbre

The New Year

Death Cab For Cutie

Piledriver Waltz

Alex Turner

O, Lilac

Wild Nothing

Big Big Love (Fig. 1)

Foals

Hit The Switch

Bright Eyes

Winter

The Dodos

Skinny Love

Bon Iver

Home

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic

Zeros

Soco Amaretto Lime

Brand New

Trembling Hands

Explosions in the Sky

photo by Michele Mobley

CON

SCIOUS

N E S S

photo by nika de carlo

17/Nanaimo BC/Konica C35/ Pentax P3/Minolta Uniomat/Konica Tomato/Smena 6/Canon T2i

Garrett Lockhart

SI: When did you first become interested in photography? GL: When I was really young, I remember closing my eyes, opening them quickly, and then closing them again. I could see the image in my mind.

I could see the image in my mind. I did this

before I even knew what a camera was. When I got my first

camera when I was in grade school, I was

hooked. It was almost like a second nature.

“I hope to achieve a sense of carefree youth, and curiosity. If my work does, I'm a happy man.

I hope to achieve a sense of carefree youth, and curiosity. If my work does, I'm a happy man.”

SI: If you could photograph anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? GL: Kurt Cobain SI: Who is your favorite photographer? GL: Juergen Teller. I especially love the stuff he shoots for the Marc Jacob's campaigns.

My favorite photograph that I have taken would be the one of my

cousin and my friends walking down to the beach in the summer. It was my first roll of film. It all came

together in the viewfinder. I was looking at the sea, and then saw

them all walk down in front of me. When they were lined up, I shot.

SI: What music are you currently listening to?

GL: I'm currently getting into a lot of shoegaze/chillwave stuff. Check

out anything from Teen Daze (teendaze.bandcamp.com) or

Kynan (kynan.bandcamp.com)

SI: What are some of your favorite films and books?

GL: I really loved the movie Hanna. The music, videography, and pretty much everything else

was amazing. My favorite book is The Catcher in the Rye.

SI: Who or what influences you the

most? Why? GL: I think the people I surround myself with

inspire and influence me the most. I keep

my friends and family super close.

SI: Which do you

prefer- film or digital? Why?

I definitely prefer film over digital. You have

to think about, and know exactly, what

you are doing. Shutter speed, f stop, focal

length, the iso of the film. It's way more

thoughtful, raw, and intimate. No post

production, no 16 gb SD cards. Just you, the

camera, and 24 moments to capture.

SI: Where do you see yourself in ten years? GL: Hopefully off doing something I love. But who knows.

SI: "What did you have for breakfast this morning?"

(question by Richard Ramirez Jr.)

GL: I had an amazing casserole for breakfast, with hashbrowns

and a nice coffee.

SI: Lastly, what would you like to ask our next interviewee?

GL: City or forest?

photo by sophie van der perre

photo by bobby n.

JAMES EVANS

16 / philadelphia / canon xs

SI: When did you

first become

interested in

photography?

JE: I first started

becoming interested

in photography

when, as a child, I

played around with

disposable cameras.

Though my

equipment has

changed a lot since

then, my motives

have seemed to stay

the same.

SI: Who (or

what) is your

biggest

influence?

JE: As far as

photography goes,

I love Annie

Leibovitz. Her

work is very

honest. I also take

bits of inspiration

from Salvador

Dali, Leonardo

DaVinci, and

Vincent Van

Gogh.

SI: Which do

you prefer- film

or digital? Why?

JE: As much as I

love the textural

elements of film,

digital

photography is

much more

convenient/cost

effective in this

day and age.

SI: Who are your

favorite artists?

JE: I would probably have

to say Cecilia Beaux.

When I was young, I saw

her work at an exhibit at

the Philadelphia Academy

of the Fine Arts (where I

hope to study one day).

Her bold painting

technique is really

amazing in person. I really

admire expressionists.

SI: Which artistic medium do you prefer to use?

JE: On top of photography, I also paint and draw quite a bit. I’m

planning on going to college for art education at a high school

level. I love oil paint and oil pastel, but I also really enjoy

graphite and charcoal.

SI: What music are you

currently listening to?

JE: My tastes are incredibly

fickle. One day I’ll be listening

to Iggy Pop and the Stooges,

and the next I’ll be listening to

Mahler’s Piano Quartet in A

Minot. I love classical music,

but I’ve also always had a thing

for 1960’s rock and roll. That’s

not to say that I don’t listen to

contemporary musicians as well.

Recently I saw St. Vincent at

live in Philadelphia, and it was

truly phenomenal. I also really

like Hunx and His Punx,

Devendra Banhart, and Girls. I

could really rant all day about

music.

SI: What are some of your

favorite films and books?

JE: I’ve always had an affinity to

Hitchcock films. My favorite is

“Spellbound” (1945). It features

dream sequences directed by

Salvador Dali, and stars

Gregory Peck and Ingrid

Bergman (two of my favorites).

Also, “Brick” (2005, directed by

Rian Johnson) is an amazing

take on a modern film noir.

“J'ai tué ma mere” and

“Les Amours

Imaginaires” (both of

which are directed by

Xavier Dolan) have so

much style, it’s

ridiculous. As for

books, I love Lolita by

Vladimir Nabokov, A

Single Man by

Christopher Isherwood

and pretty much

anything by Roald

Dahl. Also, I love the

1990’s television

program “Twin Peaks”.

“I’m in love with too many people who no longer are living.

I’m in love with too many people who no longer are living.”

SI: Where do you see

yourself in ten years?

JE: To be honest, I have

no idea where I’m

going. As I said before,

I’m considering art

education, but I really

have no serious plans.

My life is moving fast,

and that excites me but

it also terrifies me.

SI: If you could have

dinner with anyone,

dead or alive, who

would it be? Why?

JE: These are the

questions that often

keep me up at night. I’d

love to have dinner

with Gregory Peck or

James Dean. Or Van

Gogh, come to think of

it. Actually, in all

honesty, I wouldn’t be

able to choose. I’m in

love with too many

people who no longer

are living. It’s a

problem I’m working

on.

SI: "What is your

favourite art piece?"

(question by Meghan

Reilly)

JE: Probably

“Daughters of Edward

Darley Boit” by John

Singer Sargent.

SI: Lastly, what

would you like to ask

our next

interviewee?

JE: What would you

describe your style as?

(This could be about

your art or your

fashion sense/musical

tastes.)

photo by xixi cao

interview by drew wesley

ashlee elle 26/texas/various

equipment

SI: When did you first decided to pick up a camera and start

shooting? AE: I picked up my first camera

in high school, I went around shooting conceptual, abstract

things that captivated my eye. It just kind of grew from there!

SI: Who or what inspires you

the most? Why? AE: As far as inspiration goes,

everything around me inspires me, to be honest. To music to people watching, I love when

inspiration captures you from nowhere and kind of pulls you

into creating something new and fresh.

SI: What's your favorite photograph you've taken?

AE: The Wanderer. I believe it entirely represents me in every

way and in a sense I feel like it doesn't even touch a single

strand of who I truly am.

“I just want to convey honesty.

I just want to convey honesty.”

SI: What message do you hope to convey with your photos? AE: To not be frightened by emotions, to allow yourself to go to those depths, to those places inside you that you feel as if you have to conceal. I just want to convey honesty.

SI: Which do you prefer- film or digital? Why?

AE: I actually prefer both. Both have their advantages and

disadvantages and I love film for its honesty, there is no editing,

no tricks, it's just raw and what you see is what you get. Where

as digital, its what our society entirely adores, it's fast and

allows you to work towards a perfected shot and I suppose

that's a grand thing to have in certain situations.

SI: If you could photograph anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? AE: Emily Dickinson. My favorite literary choice! SI: Who is your favorite photographer? AE: I have handfuls of those who I admire, it is quite arduous to solely choose one!

SI: In terms of photography, where do you see yourself in ten years?

AE: Hopefully, still continuing to shoot, even if its just for me, even if my eyes only set their sights on it, I just hope I

continue.

SI: What music are you currently listening to? AE: Eisley, My Morning Jacket, Of Montreal, T Rex, Bic

Runga, Cursive Mostly The Lord of The Rings Soundtrack!

SI: What are some of your favorite films and books? AE: LOTR, Willow, Labryinth, Inception, Dark Knight Returns, The Dark Crystal, The Never Ending Story, Big Fish, Everything Harry Potter. Collection of Emily Dickinson Poetry, All works of Sylvia Plath Robert Frost Poetry, The Chronicles of Narnia, LOTR, W.B. Yeats, All works of Virginia Woolf. SI:. Who is your fashion icon? AE: As far as style that has personality, I love Sherri Dupree-Bemis's style from the band Eisley. It's quite honest, fearless and it entirely reflects her personality. I love that she wears whatever she wants! SI: Lastly, what would you like to ask our next interviewee? AE: If you could create one last image, what would it be? What would you want that piece to say?

photo by sophie van der perre

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