Our boy Alex Fakso just got back from Japan, where he took a lot of pretty pictures and a few disturbing ones for us to gaze at. They include seafood that looks like chopped penises, child pornography and peaceful night landscapes in Okinawa. Enjoy.
Photos: Fakso Goes To Japan
We asked every photographer in the recent Photo issue to send us a nude photo of themselves for the Contributor section. This was obviously as natural as breathing for some, and an ordeal in the order of chopping off one of their own fingers for others. A few of our photographers missed the deadline for the issue so we feel that it's only fair we share with you the images that caused them more sleeples nights than an insomniac with a speed problem.
This guy leaning on the car is Rab Lewin. He lives in Wellington, NZ and lived in squats through Berlin for most of his youth. He enjoys long walks on the beach.
It was pretty tasteful for the art thieves who had the balls to steal a framed photograph right off of our gallery wall to wait until our very last photo exhibiton party to do it. It was a very opportune time. Our party/rave was held at the Silverstein Gallery on Friday and despite the fact that there was no free acid distribution as promised (oopsies) the place was so packed, crazy and drunk that it would have been hard to notice someone stealing your virginity. Thanks to all who came or actually paid money for some art, and see you at the next party. In the meantime, keep the memories alive by taking a peek at the photoblog.
Last night The Old Blue was so berserk I'm surprised nobody died. I guess everyone was having way too much fun for asphyxiation - especially the dudes, who were busy ass-fixating about MIA grinding on stage all night.
Her boyf DJ Diplo dropped a superb set, mixing everything from dirty south to hard techno. But despite his djing virtuosity, he was kinda upstaged by the Brazilian support band, Bonde do Role. Their favela funk was flabbergasting, producing one of the best atmospheres the venue has ever seen.
Pictures: Diplo / Bondo Do Role LIVE
Klaxons are one of our favourite British bands. VICE photographer Naughty James just went on tour with them and here's what he saw.
Pictures: Klaxons on tour
Video: Klaxons LIVE
Listen: Atlantis to Interzone
Dear Vice,
These are photographs that I took working as a “pool technician” last summer. I’ve been working in the industry for over four years and am completely unlicensed even though I do plumbing work (residential pools can hold up to 21,000 gallons of water), electrical work, fuck around with gas lines, install 240,000-btu pool heaters (stronger than a home furnace), and handle hazardous chemicals. The suburban pool industry is so unregulated and fly-by-night that it’s basically total anarchy. I’ve worked for a bunch of companies and they’re all negligent and shifty.
I mostly worked alone, but still managed to see so much crazy, dangerous shit. I think pool owners and the general public should write their local politicians to beg them to enact laws that regulate the pool industry. However, until that clampdown finally occurs (if it ever does), I’ll continue to work in the industry, learning as I go. Oh, and if you ever want a job in the pool industry just tell a prospective employer that you “do pumps, heaters, and filters, but don’t set liners”—they’ll think you’re fucking Einstein.
BEN POBJOY
PHOTOS: POOL DUDES
Radioactive plague seeped out from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant following an accidental explosion twenty years ago this week. The fallout (300 times as much as Hiroshima) silently razed surrounding towns, contaminated a continent, and continues to poison children today.Pictures & audio commentary: "The Legacy of Chernobyl"
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