Bellissimo from Milan, and Berlin’s
Gloria Glitzer / Tabloid Press all came together to create new work. Four cities, four attitudes, four one off digital zines.
As part of the project, we want to invite our readers in with SELF PUBLISHED LIVE. Dazed staff will be hosting two live Zoom sessions with
AZEEMA and
Bellissimo, going deep on what’s important to them as publishers, and getting insight into their creative process.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR MAGAZINE A MOVEMENT
London-based publishers
AZEEMA are joined by Dazed’s Head of Content Ahmad Swaid to discuss the importance of representing your community in publishing, how to tell authentic stories of womxn from the MENASA region and diaspora, and why inclusive media is the future.
Hi Matt, how’s it going?
Matt Lambert: Good! My husband just dropped a box of blueberries on the kitchen floor, so we’ve just been cleaning up.
The joys of working from home!
Matt Lambert: Yeah, it’s as much action as goes on here now.
How’ve you been finding lockdown?
Matt Lambert: We’re still going along. They opened up shops yesterday, so we’ll see how that plays out. I’m skeptical, it seems there’s going to be another one (lockdown). I mean, realistically, it’s cold and there’s nothing to do anyway. Although I have been shooting a lot recently; a lot of commercial stuff.
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