Acts of daring
New York City
When it comes to New York City’s alternative-cabaret scene, nobody knows their ‘alt-alt’ from their ‘alt’ better than Michael Musto. Here, he uncovers a world ...
Topography
The queer history of New York City
Words by Andrew Lear.
New York city’s gay scene was thrust prominentiy into the public eye in 1969 after riots at a greenwich Village bar. but its existence...
John T Reddick
New York
“There’s nothing like being a clued-in stroller navigating Harlem,” says this long-time resident of NYC’s most vibrant neighbourhood. So who better to ask for ...
The Modern Concierge
New York City
Whether it’s chartering a private plane for a pooch
or arranging an illicit encounter with an off-duty policeman, New York
concierges are well used to pand...
A brighter future
New York
Twenty-one-year-old Latino poet KAIDEN FORD celebrates the legacy of the Stonewall uprising by taking us on a journey through his city, where he meets Mila...
A path to happiness
Iceland
This is not a press trip. Let’s get that much straight. We are not here to be pampered, to be fed and watered, herded on to air-conditioned buses and guide...
Land cruise
Canada
It’s like I’m floating through a leafy nebula. Colours are whisking by in blurry comets: reds, oranges and hazy yellows. I have a 360-degree view of it all...
Feeling blue
Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
I can feel the warm air rushing up from beneath me. My eyes are closed and my fingers are tingling. My heart is beating so very fast. It feels almost like ...
Belmond Andean Explorer
Arequipa, Cusco, Peru
For us, Arequipa was a place of many firsts. It’s the first time we ate the deep-fried delicacy of ‘Cuy’, otherwise known as guinea pig. It’s also the first tim...
Eyes wide open
Phnom Penh & Siem Reap, Cambodia
So, this morning we will be visiting the school for street children, then the Killing Fields, then the Genocide Museum. This will be followed by a five-course l...
Preserving history
Anegundi, India
Dawn in Anegundi can only be described as operatic. The stage is the southern bank of the Tungabhadra River. From the little I can see on this dark November mor...
Soul Mining
Park City, USA
"Behold, the elkupine!” I’ve been in Park City for all of an hour when Jeremy, my waiter at the cosy Silver Star Café, bares a freshly inked deltoid to reveal a...
Expanding Horizons
Vancouver, Canada
I don’t jog. It reminds me of the punishing cross country runs that I was forced to do at school. Cold air stinging your windpipe, frozen bare legs, and grazed ...
Was Jerusalem builded here?
Jerusalem, Israel
No place on this earth – with the possible exception of a Michael Bolton concert – makes you question the nature of your existence like Jerusalem. It challenges...
Ido Cohen
Tel Aviv, Israel
Ido Cohen is a man who knows people. A walk along the tree-lined boulevards of Tel Aviv is punctuated by passers-by shaking his hand, slapping him on the back, ...
Ilan Pivko
Tel Aviv, Israel
It is 10pm on a Tuesday evening, the streets have cooled down a few degrees making the 20-minute walk south from Rothschild Boulevard to Florentin bearable. I f...
Julian Cole & Jean Abreu
Cable Street Inn, London
United Kingdom
Just a mile from the internationally-recognised symbol for London that is Tower Bridge, in a quiet corner of London’s East End, is a time traveller’s dream. The...
Johan Bukqvist &
Marcel Van Der Eng
Ladfabriken, Sweden
What does it take to create the perfect guesthouse? That’s the million Krona question, and now, thanks to my recent stay at Lådfabriken, on Orust island, nestle...
Winter’s tale
Gothenburg, Sweden
It’s a crisp December afternoon. The propeller beneath me churns the calm, cold, deep blue water of the North Sea into a long, white line stretching back to Sal...
Crossing borders
The Andean Lake Crossing, Argentina
I’m no stranger to Argentina, having had the opportunity to visit various times before. However, I have never spent much time in the Southern part, Patagonia, s...
Ourika Moment
The Atlas Mountains, Morocco
The Berbers, my people, live in this day, like in past century,” says Saalah in his sing-song English, which he learnt from watching American movies.
The ditty...
Paradise Found
Transcoso, Brazil
Three handsome young waiters, all brothers, are professionally busying themselves around me, taking orders, answering questions and freely chatting to their gue...
Antarctica Flights + Qantas: Flying frozen
Fancy checking the Antarctic off your list without risking frostbite? Antarctica Flights have teamed with Qantas to offer a more comfortable, luxurious solution...
Watch: Narcissus Lost
Videography by Hank Hill
Art Direction by Martin Perry
Styling by Tony Vous
Model: Tristan Ghostkeeper
Grooming by Thom Robins
Shot on location in British ...
Legendary
London, United Kingdom
Photography by David Edwards
Styling by David Hawkins at Frank Agency
Creative direction by Martin Perry
Model Robert Knighton at Next Management
Grooming b...
The cultured state
Illinois, USA
Photography and Art Direction by Martin Perry
Styling by Meghan Castellari at Ford Artists
Model: Clint Barnard at Factor Chosen Chicago
Shot on location in ...
Son of the sun
Lake Como, Italy
Photography by David Edwards
Styling by David Hawkins at Frank Agency
Creative direction by Martin Perry
Model Stefano Maderna at I Love Models Management, Mila...
Hummus is where the heart is, Tel Aviv, Israel
We are sitting at the bar and waiting impatiently for our food. The smell wafts out from the kitchen, tickling our noses and taunting us. I’m dining with a frie...
Outside the box
Akko, Israel
Uri Jeremiah, the celebrity restauranteur and hotelier credited with bringing a new level of sophistication to the living museum that is the city of Akko, says ...
In search of the soul survivors
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gardening Club, London, June 1993
I’m on a dance floor in a crowded sweaty basement. It’s hot; sauna hot. Sweat is dripping from the ceiling and the bare torso...
Unity Temple
Oak Park, Illinois
As a designer I’m a sucker for good design. I also love Modernist architecture. So here in Chicago, I’m - in a very real sense - spoilt for choice. This is my f...
Homecoming Queen
Madrid, Spain
Madrid is my hometown, but I don’t spend as much time here as I should. It’s been five minutes since I landed in Barajas and already the smell gets to me – I’m ...
La dulce vida
Madrid, Spain
Photography and Art Direction by Martin Perry
Styling by Manuel Contardo
Grooming by Eugenia Gerasimova
Model: Nahuel Casares at Uno Models
Shot on location...
Osama Chami & Enrique Gimeno
Madrid, Spain
In an unassuming street in the middle of Malasaña, Madrid’s bohemian barrio, an old lady peers through the shutters of her first floor apartment in a quaint, 19...
The traveller
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Photography by David Edwards
Styling by Atinan Nitisunthonkul
Creative Direction by Martin Perry
Model Rod Mabin
Shot on location at Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai...
Stevie Hanley
Chicago, Illinois, USA
“I’m a real irritable asshole; I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I can’t share a studio space with anyone else. I need to masturbate; I need to do crazy things...
Manila magic
Manila, Philippines
Photography by BJ PASCUAL
Styling by NOEL MANAPAT
Creative Direction by MARTIN PERRY
Model JAKE MACAPAGAL
Grooming by OMAR ERMITA
Photographer’s assistants...
Espiritu Argentino
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography & Art Direction by Martin Perry
Styling by Sophie Lloyd at Shop Hop B.A.
Grooming byMarcos Caceres
Model Camilo Alvarez at DHR Models
Shot on l...
The gay gaucho
Corrientes, Argentina
Hugh MacDermott’s escape to Argentina from England was epic. Inspired by the book Tschiffely’s Ride, the story of one long-rider’s 10,000 mile journey from Arge...
Water boys
London, United Kingdom
Photography by Nicholas Andrews
Styling by David Hawkins at Frank Agency
Grooming by Giles Gooden
Models Gareth Taylor &
Stephen Falck
Shot o...
Heart of Illinois
Galena, Illinois, USA
We were both born in the Midwest and though we’ve had the opportunity to travel throughout the country, we can’t think of any better place to live in than Galen...
State of a fair
Springfield, Illinois, USA
The Illinois State Fair is very much a part of the State’s identity – an authentic, annual celebration of rural Midwestern culture.
As a child growing up in Il...
Sababa
Tel Aviv, Israel
Photography and Art Direction by Martin Perry
Styling by Natalie Czyzyk
Model: Chen Jerbi, Passion Management
Grooming by May Lee
Shop the brands:
Armani
Ba...
Neuromancer
Bangkok, Thailand
Photography Apichart Chichulla
Styling Pop Kampol
Grooming Jnadhip Phimpthong
Digital Image Pitakchat Keawbanyang
Photographer's Assistants Somprat Arreruk
...
Narcisus lost
B.C., Canada
Photography and Art Direction by Martin Perry
Styling by Tony Vous
Model: Tristan Ghostkeeper
Grooming by Thom Robins
Shot on location in British Columbia, Cana...
The Overview Effect
Antarctica
It is New Year’s Eve and I am deep in the middle of a scopolamine disco nap. I had put the anti-nausea patch behind my ear when we sailed past Cape Horn, headed...
Turning Fortunes
Galena, Illinois, USA
Everyone has heard of Chicago. The mere mention of the city conjures pictures of monolithic skyscrapers, gargantuan civic buildings, iconic overhead railway lin...
Snapshots of the city
Tel Aviv, Israel
Martin Perry spends a day with his camera in one of the world’s most photogenic cities....
Art & minds
Madrid, Spain
As an old travelling soul, I thumbed through many a paperback guidebook on Madrid before coming to the Spanish capital. Every single one lists Madrid’s ‘Golden ...
Colonial chic
Chantaburi, Thailand
Just inland from Thailand’s East coast, Chantaburi is best known for its sapphires. In days gone by, this prosperous town was the haven for Chinese merchants, I...