The Amex café, that morning espresso shot with a perfect layer of crema on top, or a rushed café au lait snagged from a brasserie right before class; all of these are wonderful and very French options to get that daily caffeine fix. But where do you go when you want to break out of the AUP stomping grounds, and just sit down with your laptop to get some work done? More than that, where can you do this without earning an if-looks-could-kill scowl from the waiter?

We all had something that helped us get through the confinement period. Some of us got into cooking, others binge-watching, a few sewing, and everything else in between. However, some of us (including myself) got into fitness; the Chloe Ting workout programs in particular. If you do not know who Chloe Ting is, she is a fitness YouTuber whose clickbait titles such as "Get Abs in Two Weeks" have garnered global attention. I don't have a strong online presence so I had no idea she even existed until my sister told me she had started doing her workouts and asked if I wanted to join her.

Nestled between larger, more well known countries like Austria, Hungary, and Czechia, there lies an oft missed gem of Eastern Europe, Bratislava, Slovakia. One of the newest countries in the world, breaking from Czechoslovakia in 1993, and lacking the name recognition of Prague, Budapest and Vienna, Bratislava is no less full of history and life than any of the others. A former suburb of Vienna, still only an hour away by bus and train, Bratislava enjoyed a privileged status under the Hapsburgs.

As native peoples all across the globe celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day and their respective cultures, I would like to bring special attention to an indiginous group that is well known here in France, the Kabyle people. This tribe is from the mountainous region of Northern Algeria and there are many who have immigrated here to Paris. The Kabyle people are a subgroup of the Amazigh, the indigenous people of North Africa.

Inspired by the simplicity of the representation of the body in some of Matisse’s works, this photo essay sought to recreate these intricate poses.

As the human figure is central throughout Matisse’s work, it was important to play with the ways the model’s body could bend to recreate his cut-out figures. The set was created by hand, inspired by his gouache paper cut-out forms. 

Planning and realizing a fashion photography editorial is no easy task. From scouting a location to hiring a talented stylist with access to famous brand name clothes; models willing to stand up for hours; a great makeup artist/hairstylist; and, of course, a technical crew, a lot goes into editorials. 

But with no budget? It's hell. 

“A week before coming to Paris, I was looking at places to read at and saw Spoken Word and messaged them to ask if I could come in and read – 'cause it says open mic, but is it really an open mic? In New York it says that, but people are actually selected and called out from the audience. David was like, ‘You wanna do a feature?’ So when I landed I went and did the reading – when you first get here you feel all special and tingly (…) I met my wife that same night.”

While blindly flipping through TV channels on a remote, a then two-year-old Chiara Amor landed on a horse racing channel. This is where her love for horseback riding begins.

 “I thought horses were the most majestic thing in the world and I thought, I want to do that,” Amor said. “So, I wanted to become a jockey when I was two … I started lessons at four.”

I have a weight on my shoulders that I have been meaning to share for some time now. It's politically pertinent to understand, and very personal to me.

Immigration is one of the hardest processes a human can put themselves through. It feels like going from a hot tub to a pool in the middle of winter or fumbling around in a dark house during a power outage for weeks on end.