The Power of a Smile... with Joe F
I fell in love with Joe F almost instantly after we met. He didn't really speak English at all, so there was little conversation, but he...
Mitigating Homesickness with Food... with Joseph W
I've heard several people tell me that they never go to McDonalds at home, but when they're visiting another country they make a point of...
Why Calgary?... with Chris C
Ok, so I'm aware it maybe verges on cheating to have included Chris C in the latest Elska issue, since he doesn't actually live in Taipei...
"But I'll Still Have Sex Wiv U"... with Han L
"Lookin fatter n grey haired now m8 but I'll still have sex wiv u" That's the message I woke up to this morning. I don't know who it came...
Sometimes I'm Just in a Photographing Mood... with James B
Sometimes guys in London will ask if I'm up for a photoshoot, and usually I decline, saying that I only shoot for the magazine in...
Tall Guys (a first date story)... with Adrien M by Paul Sixta
Picture it, Sicily, 1928... wait, that's not it. It was Chicago, I was 17, and I'd been chatting online to an older guy (he was 21)....
Music is Drugs... with Kerwin C
Nothing has the power to lift my mood more than music. That's why the Elska Mixtape is so integral to the process of making Elska. This...
“If you don't know where you are going any road can take you there” ...with Michael B
Every time I plan an Elska issue and start contacting boys to take part, I often get a reponse like "I'm not Icelandic - is it okay?" or...
Taiwanese or Chinese?... with Temelalj C
Demographics are a tricky and sensitive thing in Taiwan. Ethnically over 95% of the population is Han Chinese, but anyone born in Taiwan...
Planning to Retire in Tamsui...with Jo'i D
For the Taipei issue, more than any other, I encouraged the boys to choose where they wanted to shoot. For Issue (01) Lviv and (02)...
