RektMag Archive

Story 65 To see more from our resident photographer Artem, checkout his feature in Issue 21. Photographer: Artem Stisovyak @artem_stisovyak Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artem_stisovyak Model: Anastasia Camera: PENTAX 67  Film: Kodak T-MAX 400 Location: Ukraine https://www.rektmag.net/home/story-65

killing pretences The reflection of self is a cruel mistress, and a time consuming Harpee. Meet Eva who stares valiantly into her own reflection and feels the weight of the world on her shoulders. She sees the peering eyes of men and women. She knows that they are thinking about her, but not who she really is, but rather evaluating her for her appearance - merely the face value. She knows that she is condemned to a life filled with judgment that is both good and bad. To be a women in our current society is to be marked purely by aesthetics. Eva tires of keeping up appearances. She wants to relinquish her duties and throw away the cosmetics which deceive the eyes of her lovers. But will you accept her for who she is? will you admire her the same? Fuck materialism. Eva tires of representing a fake self. She tires of showing a face that isn't truly hers. Walk into her room, while her face is bare, and her eyes are… https://www.rektmag.net/home/2017/1/27/eva-biechy-alex-jonas

Blue Room Blue Room is an intimate film series exploring femininity, sensuality and the quiet confidence of being seen as you are. Soft light, blue tones and a private setting create a natural and personal atmosphere. Photographer: Layla Raudson @laylaraudson Model: Sonya Eyvazova @sonyageor https://www.rektmag.net/home/2026/9/27/blue-room

Understand me Understanding is few and far between the reality of the things that make up our perceptions. To understand where one comes from, who someone really is and why they do the things they do requires deep analysis and continued observation. To understand the wants and needs of others is to delve deep into their being and explore all the nooks and crannies. But not everyone has time to understand, and not everyone has care to delve deeper. People want the instantaneous. Understanding is a long term investment. With understanding comes authenticity and meaningful connection. Dominika wants to understand you. She wants to know why you tick. She wants to crawl underneath your skin and know what makes you shiver, what makes your temperature rise, and what makes your adrenaline pump. She wants to understand all your wants and needs, and satiate your soul with all that your heart desires. Dominika wants to nurt… https://www.rektmag.net/home/2017/1/27/dominika-krawczyk-yoshiro

Reflections at Dawn Photographer: Gabriele Cordioli @gabriele.cordioli Model: Ruby Wang @rubywang_13 https://www.rektmag.net/home/2026/5/21/reflections-at-dawn

Thrill me & chill me Meet Ariane, whose eyes shimmer tenaciously as her hair curls around her face. Burning in a blue one-piece, she presses herself against the wall as she looks onward through the apartment window onto the streets of London. Desolate and cold, the winter has claimed its cause, and ridden the pavements of the hustle and bustle. She relishes in the quaint and quiet corners, as she feels comfort in the refuge of her own home. Ariane bleeds with confidence as Marc captures crisp, clear contours from her collar bones to her curled toes. Devastatingly perfect and painfully well pronounced, she is a muse that one could easily find themselves submerged in fascination. Let her lead you into the abyss of thrills & chills. Photographer: Marc Hayden Model: Ariane Fournier https://www.rektmag.net/home/2017/2/12/ariane-fournier-marc-hayden

Story 60 Photographer: Artem Stisovyak @artem_stisovyak Patreon: artem_stisovyak Camera: Nikon F100  Film: Kodak Double-X Location: Ukraine Model: Anna @berezanskaya.anna https://www.rektmag.net/home/2026/5/25/story-60

Frequency: Optimal Music captures the soul, transforms the perception and alleviates the pain. Crescendos of raw beats intertwined amongst different instruments lift you from the here and now, and transcend your thoughts into the carefree and blissful states that you know as absolute euphoria. Merge yourself with the music. Become one with the binomial beats. Let the sound waves whisper wantingly into your ear and willfully whisk you into calming waters. FInd Helena merging herself with the music. Integrating her mind, body and soul with co-ordinated frequencies. She is equalized. Fully calibrated. More aware, but more at ease than ever before. The sounds permeate through her veins and imbue her body with pleasure. Helena is exalted by the melody, and elevated by the rhythm. Photographer: Erea Azurmendi Model: Helena Haro https://www.rektmag.net/home/2017/2/4/helena-haro-erea-azurmendi

Field Notes Photographer: Torsten Szymanek @torschtie Model: Ira @_whoisira_ https://www.rektmag.net/home/2026/9/23/ira-by-torsten-szymanek

Girl Gaze Look me in the eyes. Look me deep into the eyes. Look so deep that you feel your very being crumbling. So deep that you feel your entire self mesmerized by my every move. Under my spell. Deeply infatuated. So infatuated that you are at my beck and call. My wish is your command. My desires are for you to fulfill. I have you. You enjoy every moment of it. Saturated in my pupils, as they move you further into infinity. I'll take you further than you've ever gone. I'll show you what it's like to reach the edge. But be careful, because it might make you snap. It's not for everyone. It might make your frontal cortex malfunction and the imminent insanity seep through into your operating system. Infinity is fun before you find yourself floating into nowhere. Photographer: Jo Bailon Model: Belle Hoag… https://www.rektmag.net/home/2017/2/4/belle-hoag-jo-bailon

Story 64 Photographer: Artem Stisovyak @artem_stisovyak Patreon: artem_stisovyak Camera: Nikon FM2 Film: IlFORD DELTA 400 Location: Ukraine Model: Vlada @vld_mrvn https://www.rektmag.net/home/2026/9/22/story-64

Live Strong, Dear Find yourself swirled in psychedelic contemplation as you are whisked away by Megan, who dematerializes through your eyes, and bounces in between fractals, as she takes you through a journey. She walks you through your past and present, and shows you times that you tried to best forget. She takes your hand, and lets you know that it's okay. You look your demons in their eyes, and see the dark, so that you can know the light. Fear is but an illusion of the mind, a regressive cycle of walls closing you in. Let Megan relinquish those walls, and break the chains weighting your soul. She glides her hand gently across your arm, with only her nails meeting your skin, as she moves her hand upward toward your cheek, where it settles for a moment. Her palm cuffs your cheek, and her warmth is injected into your psyche. Feelings of absolute bliss flood the entirety of your being. Euphoria, redemption… https://www.rektmag.net/home/2017/2/1/megan-tiernan-haley-k-stuart

Story 65 Photographer: Artem Stisovyak @artem_stisovyak Patreon: artem_stisovyak Camera: Nikon FM2 Film: IlFORD DELTA 400 Location: Ukraine Model: Vlada @vld_mrvn https://www.rektmag.net/home/2026/9/22/story-65

Baa! Meet Eden who sits quaintly and plays with her newly made friends. She gently places the fluff ball on her lap as she feels the wind stroke its fingers through her hair. The farm lands feel free. It reminds her of a time she had no obligations. A time where she was imbued with the freedom to do what she pleases. That time was all too short, and left all too sudden. She looks onward into the distance and breaths inward to re-imagine what it would be like to not have to deal with life's mundane nuances, and its continual onslaught of poking and prodding in the most cynical of ways. But as she releases her breath, she realises that without these things, she would not appreciate the good; such as the current moment she finds herself in. And so the bad actually modulates the good, and vice versa. Embrace the duality. Photographer: Katherine Larson… https://www.rektmag.net/home/2017/1/28/eden-rose-katherine-larson

Layers Photographer: Dean Miocic @deanmiocic Model: Liana Grigolo @liana.grigolo https://www.rektmag.net/home/2026/5/25/layers-off

Color catcher Climb into the calm waters with Lorhane as her smile beams off the moving tides and her hair shimmers through the waves, Ravishing, petite, and unbelievably cute, she takes us through her own adventure of Rio de Janeiro's beaches. Meeting strangers, sitting on table tops, and stealing a surf board for herself, Lorhane is not shy to feel, touch and take in everything that this beach has to offer. Some mouthwatering shots of mountains, sea and beach scapes, included with the lovely Lorhane, makes this set one for the books. The pictures are colored with intensity, and she sits perfectly inside of them, adding bona fide value. Photographer: Hunter Holder Model: Lorhane Lessa https://www.rektmag.net/home/2017/1/31/lorhane-lessa-hunter-holder

Natural Beauty Photographer: Alexis Paoleschi @alexpaoleschi Model: Marie Grippon @mariegrippon https://www.rektmag.net/home/2026/5/26/natural-beauty

school is out The school yard has never been more contentious with Cait and Ashleigh. Their peers are seated quietly in class, learning about the birds and the bees, whilst Cait and Ashleigh take their own tour of the school grounds. Watch them gallivant through the bleachers, and climb onto fences as they turn a mundane Monday into something a little more fun. Unbelievably breath taking shots, with two girls who truly know how to seduce the lens, they find themselves inhaling the sweet nectars of nicotine and enjoying the moment. This set feels both mischievous and playful. The red and blue contrast between the girls gives the entire set an 'All American' feel - for those losing their patriotism under the new Trump saga, I'm sure these two girls can inject a bit of hope back into your veins. Photographer: Sophia Sinclair Mode… https://www.rektmag.net/home/2017/1/29/cait-barker-ashleigh-austin-sophia-sinclair

The Static Witness Photographer: Sasha Mateykovich @sasha_mateykovich Model: Nadya @_nadikk https://www.rektmag.net/home/2026/5/27/the-static-witness

Artist Spotlight: Bobby Mandrup In this artist feature we take a look at the work of Bobby Mandrup, a photographer based in Odense, Denmark.   "I mainly shoot people, both analog and digital. Keep it real, keep it simple. To me a photo doesn't have to be precise in its expression or in its story. I believe that you need to leave room for interpretation - but not too much. It's important that the picture is a reflection of the reality - and authentic in its expression. I always see a loneliness in my pictures. I don't always know in advance where it will appear, but in the end it’s always there - over and over again. I feel It's a general, unconscious, theme in all my pictures - a quiet, lonely beauty.  That’s my escape." https://www.rektmag.net/home/2017/2/1/artist-spotlight-bobby-mandrup