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Look at “Vixens on Vacation” Imperial Pictures Publishing release new zine

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We love Amy Hood. We met her in Woodstock earlier this year and followed her around her home and studio at the Woodstock School of the Arts. She’s an art director, print maker, photographer, cook, model, actress and all around inspiration. Tomorrow we will be releasing our What Youth Artist Series on Amy and you can see more of her work gracing the pages of What Youth Issue 14 here.

Amy has teamed up with photographer Jonathan Leder to create Imperial Pictures Publishing and together they’re responsible for some of our favorite zines. This week they are releasing their newest one titled “Vixens On Vacation” and this is how they describe it:

A sexy new storybook about boys being boys—until a couple of powerful women put them in their place! It’s a lighthearted tale of ropes, paddles, and female domination sure to delight fans of ‘50s pinups and vintage erotica.

Told mostly through gorgeous black-and-white photos shot by Imperial co-founder Jonathan Leder, Vixens on Vacation stars models Chrissy Blair and Alex Hanson as Madge and Susan, two hotties whose beach holiday is nearly ruined by a pair of former fraternity brothers trying to recapture their youth. When the ladies catch the fellows breaking into what they thought would be a vacant Malibu beach house, it kicks off a week of delicious punishments captured on these pages under the Art Direction of Imperial’s Amy Hood, in a style inspired by a boldly classic combination of ‘30s era Soviet design, vintage comic books, and the work of legendary designer Lou Dorfsman.

Printed on high-quality uncoated off-white paper and sized at 5.5×8”, this 48-page volume will spark conversation on your coffee table and fit nicely into your collection of fine art and photo books. Order your copies today—before Madge and Susan have to break out the paddles!

Check back tomorrow for our video feature on Amy Hood and be sure to grab a copy of Vixens on Vacation here.

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Newsstand: Chippa. by Respondek A Series

As you may have seen, legendary photographer John Repondek has been churning out a book series featuring some of surfing’s brightest stars like Taj, Dion, and Craig. Simply, “Sponnas” has extensive personal relationships with many of today’s rippers that allows him a unique insight, as well as full access. Not to mention the guy’s a…

Newsstand: Justin Jay’s HI 1K A North Shore Study

A few years back photographer Justin Jay touched down in Honolulu intent on capturing the eclectic North Shore surf scene. Not your typical surf photog, Justin had been based in New York and was earning a nice living shooting the likes of Jay Z, Sean Combs, Outkast, and The Foo Fighters, while also working for…

Craig. by Respondek Get One Now

Craig is the third installment of a book series shot by John Respondek. The pages are dressed in mustard ink and feature stunning photos of blue slabbing canvases that Ando drew his unique lines on. Traveling the regions of Oz, Indo, and beyond, John and Craig were able to create some memorable images. The book also possesses anecdotes that are…

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Dion. by Respondek Photographer John Respondek released part one of a new photographic essay series featuring Dion Agius. You should grab one.

Spon and Dion travel the world together a lot. And they end up with a lot of material worthy of your eyes. And now it sounds like they’ve bound it up in a book with a pastel pink cover. With glimpses at travels to Panama, Indo and Australia and commentary by Dion, should be a…

Book Review: Kraag New limited edition photo book by Cole Barash starring Craig Anderson

Well this will get your friend’s attention. A new photography book by Cole Barash featuring the floating one himself: Craig Anderson. The book is debuting this weekend at the New York Art Book Fair at MOMA and is published by Deadbeat Club. We’ve long been huge fans of Cole’s work — you might remember his zine…

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The Districts and Sun Club tour photos A new zine called CAKE by Caitlin McCann

I hopped onto the last three weeks of a full US tour with The Districts and Sun Club, catching up with them in Texas and making our way back up to the northeast. The District’s are from Philly (where I also currently reside) and Sun Club are some colorful boys from Baltimore. Neither band sounds…

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Look at “Vixens on Vacation” Imperial Pictures Publishing release new zine

We love Amy Hood. We met her in Woodstock earlier this year and followed her around her home and studio at the Woodstock School of the Arts. She’s an art director, print maker, photographer, cook, model, actress and all around inspiration. Tomorrow we will be releasing our What Youth Artist Series on Amy and you…

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We went to the Long Beach Zine Fest Books, Art, Collage’s and tons of inspiration

The 2016 Long Beach Zine Fest went down Sunday afternoon under sunny skies and great live performances from Avi Buffalo, Bootleg Orchestra, The Potential Lunatics and our personal favorite the all girl surf punk band from San Pedro Bombon. A Date with Bombón by Bombón It was a packed house with lots of great work…

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Let’s Talk About the F Word Zine swapping at PS1 MOMA in a new “Newsstand”

I grabbed this zine at the New York Art Book Fair at PS1 Moma in 2011. There’s no crazy story attached to it. I don’t even remember who the artist was and the site listed in the zine doesn’t work. It was just a nice reminder that things can be simple and fun to make.

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The Newsstand: Dekka Vol. 1 Derek Dunfee on his first zine and the release of Vol. 2

Derek Dunfee is probably most known for chasing waves that would scare the shit out of you. And us. And with all that chasing comes some incredible imagery and stories that he’s begun to share by printing them on paper in his zine Dekka. Vol. 1 came out last summer and with the release of Vol….

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The Newsstand: Junkzine 1 For Junkies and Crumblers: A zine by Gregory Siff

I got this zine in the mail when I worked at Surfing Magazine. We did a zine submission contest for a RVCA prize kit and I forget what happened but we never got the goods so we never announced a winner (full disclosure!).  This zine Junkzine 1 was the clear winner in my eyes. The hand…

Corners Zine: Maxed Out U.S. Tour Presented by Lolipop Records & CRAP Eyewear

If you’re really lucky you’ll be good at one thing. Then there’s the rare breed of people who are exceptionally good at many things. One of those people is our good friend, Jeff Fribourg. Originally rooted in shooting photos and filming skateboarding, Jeff has expanded his repertoire far beyond that. He worked under Patrick O’Dell…

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