“Iceland was the first country abroad that I ever visited alone. “It all started with a trip to Reykjavík actually,” he says. It’s also why Liam got into this kind of photography. And then when I released the fifth issue, Elska Taipei, the first issue we made outside Europe, there were many complaints from people with the “sorry, but I’m just not into Asians” line.”ĭespite the casual racism and fatphobia, the majority of Elska’s subscribers love the real, unfiltered look at the men of any given city. “The first time I really got these was for the third issue, which was Elska Reykjavík (still the highest selling issue) and someone asked if they could cancel their subscription unless I could promise that future issues would have less ‘thicker’ guys. The next one headed to print is Casablanca, Morocco and the one before that covers the men of Atlanta, Georgia, a city that Liam describes as the “Black Gay Capital of America.” Showing diversity is one of his goals, despite any haters that hit unsubscribe. Liam and his camera will be in Bern, Switzerland, and then Athens, Greece to collect stories and photos of locals for the next few issues. Up next Elska has new cities and new models on the docket. But it seemed that eventually, my way of doing things became an asset because it turned out that there are at least enough people like me out there, people who have a broader notion of beauty, to make the magazine successful.” “After releasing my first few issues, it seemed like my way of doing things was something negative because I got a lot of hate that my ‘models’ weren’t attractive or interesting enough, or even that I had too many old, fat, or non-white people (yes, I really got complaint letters about this sort of thing). Liam even got some backlash for not publishing the hot, muscled centerfolds people expected. “In the beginning, I took inspiration from some relatively mainstream gay magazines and male nude photography books, but what I did was less polished and less conventional in the fact that I allowed anyone to take part, not just specific ’types’ that would fit the mold of society’s idea of beauty,” he says. Liam says the everyday-ness of the models is the best part and it helps the reader get to know a city and its men as if they were there exploring on their own. I feel quite content doing things my way.” “Even today I still think that if Elska was full of professional models or porn stars that it would sell more copies, but I’m happy to sacrifice sales and leave it to some other photographer or publisher to play to the mainstream. “Even today I still think that if Elska was full of professional models or porn stars that it would sell more copies, but I’m happy to sacrifice sales and leave it to some other photographer or publisher to play to the mainstream.”Īlthough some of the photos are of manlier men, Liam says that it’s not the aim of Elska to just be full of hot guys and it’s certainly not what he wants to photograph.

Liam Campbell, editor of Elska Magazine.Ĭreator Liam Campbell started the project and says it’s meant to “make you feel like you’ve traveled to the city yourself and spent a week there that was chock full of first dates.” The magazine, which is now on its 36th issue, exhibits queer people from Reykjavik to Budapest, Athens to Atlanta. Each issue of this bi-monthly ‘bookazine’ is made in a different city and features intimate photos and personal stories from a range of regular local guys. You can also use the menu above for menu items specific to the Carnival Dream cruise ship.Celebrating its 6th anniversary, Elska Magazine is a publication of photos and stories from models around the world. Take a minute and notice the breadcrumb menu above. Of all the different cabins on cruise ships. That is plenty of coverage to provide you with a good sampling has 59,267 different (staterooms) cabins that have actual cabin pictures and/or cabin videos taken by real cruisers. Location on the Carnival Dream ship for cabin 10205. Carnival Dream Interior with Picture Window cabin number 10205 ACTUAL videos and/or pictures, floor plans, diagrams and detailed features including a deck image of the actual

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