German photographer Christoph Thomas casts an outside European eye on NYC - Custom-made large format camera, Polaroid film and long exposures. The resulting exhibition of 30 large-scale cityscapes, devoid of people, offers an elusive glimpse of 19th century tranquility while hinting at a cryptic, apocalyptic ending. Exhibition 12.01.11 - 26.02.11 The Wapping Project- Bankside 65a Hopton…

Empress of death New York being her birthplace as well as living in Holland, France and Germany before making London her residence, she has captured the attention of a global audience through her macabre and ethereal drawings. Citing Durer, Memling and Van Eyck as a few of her influences, her elaborate and unique approach to her work manages to be refreshing and innovative whilst maintaining…

Staged in the superb Raphael Rooms at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the London College of Fashion held its annual MA fashion show last month offering audiences a glimpse into the future of British fashion. The event as always exhibited a fantastic array of work – menswear graduate Sven Hoppe displayed one of the strongest collections of the night and subsequently took home the award for Student…

FAULT: Can you sum up your photography in 3 words? Atmospheric, conceptual, and very personal. FAULT: What inspired you to take a career in photography? I have always been an artistic soul. My background is in fine art, and photography to me is just a quicker way of painting a visual image. I am also fascinated by human form and expression: moods, movement, faces, body lines,…

COME ALIVE FAULT: How has 2010 been for you? It’s been pretty kool; I meet some great people like my art director Arnas Bagdonas and photographer Abie Lamin who have helped me with my visuals. 2010 has been the year where things have started to move for me. FAULT: Could you tell us some more about " Ka Boukie”? “Kaboukie” is a nick name given to me in Jamaica a few weeks…

FAME + SHAME There are worse ways to start your career than photographing George Michael for the Faith album cover. That was the job that kick-started Russell Young’s career as a celebrity photographer, followed not long after by a stint as a music video director. From there, Young turned his hand to painting but kept his work away from the public’s prying eyes until 2003, when he showed his…

KING OF COMEDY Mike Young is a writer/comedian and a Detroit native who has featured for some of the top acts in the comedy business most notably Dave Attell, Dave Chapelle, Bob Saget, Joe Rogan, Russell Peters and Wanda Sykes to name a few. As the creator of The Young American Comedy Tour he has assembled a cast of comedians who have taken the country by storm. Currently Mike is working as a…

FAULT: How has 2010 been for you? We've only started appearing as a band for the last 3 months or so, before that some people who knew my other bands were following Unquiet Nights as my demo project. The first podcasts started playing "Burning The Tracks" in September I think. Before that we were doing the groundwork, recording drum tracks in Belfast and I had been writing the songs for a…