VOLUME ONE-
NEW YORK

THE GHOST SELF

PHOTOGRAPHY AND STORY BY BUKU SARKAR

Buku Sarkar stages her refusal to vanish. Her photographs are unflinching, lyrical acts of documentation, mapping a body in flux and a mind grappling with the epistemic dissonance of chronic illness.

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WHISPERS

PHOTOGRAPHY AND STORY BY

REGINA MELO

On Mother’s Day, Regina Melo's story asks us to pause. To remember. To feel. It honors the profound, often quiet sacrifices that mothers make, and the invisible threads that bind us to them.

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QUEER HAPPENED HERE

IN CONVERSATION WITH MARC ZINAMAN

Author Marc Zinaman sheds light on the valuable contributions that LGBTQ+ individuals have made to the cultural and social fabric of New York City.

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Photography and story by Buku Sarkar
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There are moments in life when the known world slips quietly out from under us. When the body falters, language retreats, and the steady logic of time unravels. Buku Sarkar’s story is not a straightforward narrative but a trembling aperture. It was illness that unstitched the fabric of her former life — a writer’s life — and cast her, unexpectedly, into the wordless intensity of images.

In her project “Containment Diaries”, Buku stages her refusal to vanish. Her images are not decorative — they do not pander to comfort or beauty. They are unflinching, lyrical acts of documentation, mapping a body in flux and a mind grappling with the epistemic dissonance of chronic illness. Her prose, rich in interiority and philosophical candor, refuses to moralize the sick body or extract inspiration from suffering. Instead, she asks a harder question: “What becomes of the self when the body forgets how to be itself?”

“Sometimes, photography is the only thing that helps me survive. It gives me a rectangle I can breathe inside.”
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‘Whispers – A Love Letter to My Mother’ is more than a photographic project; it is Regina Melo’s way of holding on. Each image is a fragment of memory, a way of preserving presence in the face of absence. Through her portraits of her mother and visual narrative, she offers a meditation on love, grief, and the enduring tenderness of the mother-daughter bond. For Regina, photography became a way to stay close — to see clearly, to listen deeply, to honor the small and sacred details of her mother’s final years. In capturing these moments, she wasn’t just documenting change; she was bearing witness to a life.

On Mother’s Day, ‘Whispers’ invites us to pause and reflect on the women who raised us, shaped us, and loved us — often in ways that went unnoticed. It is a moment to remember and to see our mothers with new eyes. ‘Whispers’ is a tribute, a farewell, and a gentle reminder that even in loss, a mother’s love continues to speak — softly, steadily, like a whisper.

“It’s a personal project, yet I believe it speaks of universal subjects — unconditional love, the slow passing of time, the abiding feeling of loneliness that comes with the finitude of late old age. It was intimidating to capture the essence of someone I love in a photograph. However, it helped me to become very conscious of her vulnerability at those moments in her life. They were intimate and meaningful moments, yet emotionally exhausting and heartbreaking.”
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‘Queer Happened Here’ is a tribute to the strength, creativity, and enduring legacy of the LGBTQ+ community in New York City. Drawing on extensive research and a rich collection of photographs from archives, personal collections, and historical records, Marc Zinaman brings to life the unforgettable stories behind iconic clubs, gathering places, and the influential people who found, built, and defined them—spaces where communities discovered the freedom to live authentically and express their true identities.

In this interview, Marc discusses the inspiration for the project, the difficulties of recovering often-overlooked histories, and the urgent need to preserve these narratives. Often the heartbeat of the community, these spaces are more than physical locations — they represent freedom, identity, and resilience in the face of adversity. Especially in today’s social and political climate, it is more important than ever to acknowledge both the past and the present in order to move forward toward a better future.

“I hope readers walk away with a deeper understanding of how rich, layered, and resilient queer history is — especially in a place like New York. I hope people learn about queer spaces they’d never heard of or get transported back to spots they once loved and to memories they’d forgotten about. I hope that people can also relate to these stories and picture themselves in these spaces which they maybe never got to visit. And I hope it reminds people that LGBTQ+ humans have always been here and that we’ve always been seeking and creating spaces in order to be with one another and feel a sense of belonging.”
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in conversation with // ZAMIN JAFAROV
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Zamin Jafarov’s photography is a journey through light, time, and the human spirit. Over the past decade, this Azerbaijan-based photographer has cultivated a distinctive body of work that explores the intricate relationship between nature, humanity, and the ephemeral moments that define our lives. Zamin’s photographs reveal a quiet intensity. Whether capturing the solitude of remote mountain regions, the shifting geometry of urban life, or the fleeting gestures of a passerby, his photographs are filled with a sense of presence. There is no rush in his frames — only careful observation, patience, and an instinctive understanding of time as both subject and medium.

“To me, photography and art carry this meaning: “The Earth without art is just...eh.” The core philosophy is about realizing the act of seeing, learning to observe, and recognizing. The world is rapidly changing, and in this change, within spaces, photographers live, travel, and capture moments. They spend years working, studying, observing, gaining experience, and changing their perspectives to frame just one moment out of the chaos. The key question is, “What do we see and what do we miss?”
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