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 ...
Topography
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 in ...
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 D...
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 DAM...
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...
Down at The Abbey with Todd Barnes
West Hollywood, California, USA
No trip to West Hollywood would be complete without at least one trip to The Abbey. Situated just off Santa Monica Boulevard, this courtyard-style gay bar ...
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 Ill...
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...
Waterfall chaser
Thung Yai Naresuan, Thailand
You might not find this one on the map, but seek it out by locating the UNESCO protected waterfalls of Tee Lor Su. On the Burmese border you’ll find the Thung Y...
Offshore luxury
Koh Kradan, Thailand
Is a beautiful white sand beach, shared with quite literally no one else just the ticket? Well, let us tell you about Koh Kradan. It’s quite possibly one of the...
The Archipelago Cinema
Koh Yao Noi, Thailand
Pop-up cinemas are all the rage these days, a hipster pastime that has taken the world by storm – from hidden ones, to rooftop experiences with hot-tubs. But no...
GastRo cruising
Bangkok, Thailand
To experience Bangkok is to ride the mighty Chao Phraya River. There are a number of cruise operators offering dining experiences of all kinds on the river, but...
Horse play
Buenos Aires, Argentina
There is no doubt that Argentina and polo go hand in hand. It’s a peculiar thing really, considering the country’s Spanish history, a world away from the green ...
Mind, body and soil
Isla Del Descanso, Delta Tigre, Argentina
Its a clear, warm, spring morning. I’m gliding along the calm waterways in the delta of the Paraná River (also known as the Delta Tigre). The manicured gardens ...
Beachside Bohemia
St. Petersburg , Florida, USA
I’m standing outside the ramshackle house and seemingly unloved yard where beat-generation darling Jack Kerouac died. It’s a self-inflicted moment of melancholy...
Valley inspired
Napa Valley, California, USA
Dawn is breaking over Yountville, Napa. A light, crisp breeze kisses my forehead and wakes me from my sleepwalk. It’s a perfectly clear Napa morning, a ‘microcl...
Hugh McDermott
Bariloche, Argentina
Hugh is often called Argentina’s gay gaucho, having spent many years traversing the country by horse. Together with his husband, he runs adventure tour company,...
Floating history
Dead Sea, Israel
On the eastern edge of the Judaean desert, the gigantic temple of Masada sits baking in the oppressive heat. It’s the kind of heat that sends you scurrying for ...
BJ Pascual
Manila, The Philippines
At just 27, Filipino photographer BJ Pascual is already one of Manila’s biggest names. He’s the city’s go-to celebrity fashion photographer whose work has featu...
Children of the revolution, Madrid, Spain
The change that Madrid has undergone over the last few decades is evident in its trendy facades of Malasaña. Some call it gentrification and while I can’t deny ...
Jake Macapagal
Manila, The Philippines
Like a fine wine, Romano “Jake” Macapagal has reached his prime with maturity. He was recently nominated for a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Theatre Arts) ...
Alberto Manguel
Buenos Aires, Argentina
If you walked past Señor Alberto Manguel in the street in London, you could mistake him for the most English of gentlemen. A handsome, distinguished man in his ...
Wisharawish Akarasantisook & Ston Tantraporn
Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand is one of - if not the most - cutting-edge South East Asian nation when it comes to fashion and style. To understand what the future has in-store for t...
Walk this way
Manila, The Phillipines
I grew up with Imelda Marcos. Well, not literally – but in my young, gay, Asian eyes she was legendary. It wasn’t until I was older that I understood it was the...
Philip Cornwel-Smith, Bangkok, Thailand
If you want to reinvent yourself, come to Thailand. For 500 years, my adopted home has been a makeover reality show for adventurers, dealers, hedonists and esca...
Finding nirvana
Sri Lanka
The sun beams through the grey clouds onto the platform at Badulla station, high in the hills of Sri Lanka’s tea region. Rain is coming, probably the same rain ...
The new guests
Penang, Malaysia
All the best stories involve intrigue – and my own certainly does – worthy of the Chinese TV period dramas that my grandmother is glued to. I have very fond mem...
Secret shopper
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Shopping in Buenos Aires has always come high on my to-do list. That probably goes for every worldly, stylish traveller, I’m sure. From its hipster Palermo Soho...
Grape day out
Hua Hin, Thailand
I’m one of the most open-minded people I know – yet I find the concept of wine production in Thailand somewhat strange. Everything points at the impossible – fr...
Water park
Iguazu, Argentina
An auspicious occasion brought me here and helped me check something off my life bucket list. My visit marked the 82nd birthday of when Iguazú Falls and its sur...
Beating of the wave
Ralf Obergfell
I was out in the Andaman Sea, in the waters just close to the Malaysian maritime border, when the Tsunami struck. I was visiting Koh Lipe as a tourist and had b...
Of Gods, Roosters and Rabbits
Taipei, Taiwan
Today, I returned home to my motherland – like billions of other people of Chinese descent across the world – to celebrate the arrival of the year of the Rooste...
A new dawn
Mandalay, Myanmar
It’s 4:30am. It’s dark but the warmth of the air hugs me like an overbearing aunt who hasn’t seen you for years and still treats you like the little boy she rem...
Howdy cowboy
Graham, Texas, USA
A jagged scar runs through a town called Cool, the trail of destruction left by a twister that touched down here a couple of months back. The town itself is lit...
Seoul food
Seoul, South Korea
It was a meeting of minds, to join Joe McPherson, the award-winning Korean food writer and blogger of Seoul foodie-musings, ZenKimchi, on his local food tour. W...