

A POST-APOCALYPTIC PICNIC… WITH MARKO K
My first night in Lviv was almost fully sleepless. Perhaps it was the excitement of the upcoming packed day of shooting, or perhaps it...


UKRAINIAN BLUE FROM AMERICAN APPAREL… WITH OLEG B
So there was a bit of inauthenticity in this shoot. Though I like to do Elska shoots with the boys wearing their own clothes, I did make...


FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN… WITH SASHA M
So my assistant and I were sat around waiting for a guy called Artem to arrive, but he kept delaying and delaying. So we went on grindr...


INTERVIEW WITH FABULOUS AND FAGALICIOUS RICA SHAY
We’re excited to announce that Rica Shay is our featured artist for Issue (01) of Elska Magazine. Each issue contains an interview and...


MY MARILYN COME TO MY SLUM FOR AN HOUR… WITH BRIAN C
I met Brian C. soon after he moved into my neighbourhood, pretty much fresh off the boat from Hong Kong. We wanted to do some sort of...


IT’S ONLY JUST THE BEGINNING… WITH RAPHAEL K
As we approach the end of 2015, it feels like I’ve been doing Elska for ages, but it’s only been a few months. Issue (01) Lviv dropped in...


FROM DOMODEDOVO TO REYKJAVÍK… WITH A SHOPKEEPER IN BAKU
On this day last year I was working as a flight attendant and spent New Year´s Eve working the Economy Class section on a flight from...


ELSKA’S YEAR AHEAD (AND ON GETTING CHEAP FLIGHTS)… WITH A FEW STREET LADS FROM SANTA TERESA, RIO
Although the Elska year starts in September – that’s when Issue (01) Lviv came out – the new calendar year gets me thinking about the...