“Elska is an independent, gay publication all about sharing honest and diverse photography and storytelling from around the world. Each edition is dedicated to one city and centres around the men we meet on that journey. Referred to as “probably the most sincere magazine ever created” by The Advocate and as “part queer pin-up mag and part sexy anthropology journal” by the British Journal of Photography, Elska expresses our passion for travel, naked men, unfiltered honesty, and embracing the beauty of imperfection.”
Elska
Our original ‘bookazine', published since 2015, Elska is all about exploring the world through a gay lens. Each issue is documentary of an individual city told through photography and stories of ordinary, local men. Referred to by The Advocate as 'probably the nicest, most sincere magazine to have ever been created' and described by the British Journal of Photography as 'part intellectual queer pin-up mag and part sexy anthropology journal', you won't find pages filled with celebrity gossip or lifestyle tips, just beautiful, diverse and honest content to be proud of.
Available in a collectible print bookazine or in a downloadable e-format, there's currently 60 issues to explore.
Ekstra
Ekstra is a series of downloadable companion publications where you can enjoy hundreds of pages of bonus content not found in the main issues of Elska. Think rough outtakes, extra-rude-and-nude cuts, behind-the-scenes tales and assorted anecdotes, Ekstra is a way to get a little bit more, perhaps even too much more!
Each issue of Ekstra is available individually or they are included automatically as part of a deluxe annual subscription.
Subscriptions
We also offer annual subscriptions so you can get Elska delivered to your door (or to your email inbox) six times a year.
Subscriptions come in three variants: print, electronic, and super-deluxe (a special option for those who wish to be benefactors of Elska, including loads of special extras like an annual art print, personal postcards from around the world, and much more.)
Art Prints
Also available are a selection of giclée art prints chosen from some of our favourite images. Each is limited to ten copies only, available in two different sizes (A2 or A3) and printed on luxurious Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g/m2 premium art paper, perfect for framing and showing off.
Kontakt
Kontakt is a new slow-read zine concept that celebrates the beauty and imperfection inherent in analogue film photography. Each issue is made in one city, by one artist, using one or two rolls of film. And every issue includes a contact sheet insert featuring every unedited frame, including the ‘bad’ ones, because sometimes a bad picture is the best picture.
The debut issue — Kontakt Rhyl — is out now, subtitled: “The most beautiful place in the ugliest town in Britain,” [“Y lle mwyaf hardd yn y dref fwyaf hyll ym Mhrydain.”] Photographed in Wales and including a story in Welsh, followed by an English translation.