PRESS RELEASE Gomma Magazine - Issue 2 - Launch

PRESS RELEASE
Gomma Magazine - Issue 2 - Launch
Contact: Luca Desienna – Edito r . GOMM A MAGAZINE Ltd.
info@gommamag.com
http://ww w .gommamag.com
- For Immediate Release -
30th March, 2006 - London, UK.
Gomma Magazine is proud to announce the lau n ch of the second issue in March 2006 through -
out Europe and the USA. ‘Gomma Magazine, Issue T wo ’ presents an exciting mixture of new photo -
graphic talents and renowned photographers in a newe r , sleeker and more elegant format.
Gomma ’ s layout has been changed and improved to give the viewer a more rewarding experience.
With 25 photographers ’ portfolios, a 48-page section entirely dedicated to B/W and a showcase of
promising talents, Gomma Magazine Issue T wo remains 100% photographic and without advertising.
Daido Moriyama, Stephen Gill, Michelle Sank and H iroshi W atanabe are just some of the names
featured in this issue alongside exclusive interview s with Antoine d’Agata and controversial Russian
photographer Nikolay Bakhare v .
Particular attention is given to emerging internation a l talents, such as the fresh and explicit Japanese
artist T etsu T ominari, the most promising Italian photographer Alessandro Digiampietro, (capturing
slices of Italian reality reminiscent of early Wolfgang Tillmans’ work) and interesting reportages
by Ami V itale and T imothy Fadek from the USA.
Gomma Magazine Issue T wo will be available in selected libraries and bookshops throughout the UK
and Europe from April 2006 at a cover price of £10 (GBP) and €12 (Europe) and is distributed
by Comag Specialist in the UK and Export Press in Europe.
Gomma Magazine is an independent magazine cre a ted by a team of professional photographers and
visual artists based mainly in London. The team launched the first Gomma Magazine in 2005 taking
inspiration from Provoke Magazine and Permane n t Food. They wanted to generate a new space,
entirely dedicated to photography and without the u s e of text and advertising.
“Strangely fluid in a disjointed kind of wa y . A parody of situations which are humorous and tragic all at
once", said Karen Harvey from T otal Image Nation d escribing the first issue.
The aim is to promote photography as a powerful t o ol to represent the world we live in.
“Gomma is a photographic journey to chew with yo u r eyes” says Editor Luca Desienna.
Gomma ’ s homepage, ww w .gommamag.com, has b ecome an important reference, not only for the
photographic world, but also for the visual arts an d t he design communit y . It attracts on average
30,000 visitors per month.
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Gomma Issue 2
Specs:
Format 21x 27 cm
148 Pages ( B/W section 48 pages)
Paper 150 gsm
Cover 300 gsm
Perfect binding – Thread
ISSUE 2 - Photographers Featured:
(in alphabetical order)
Alessandro Digiampietro
Ami Vitale
Antoine d’Agata
Asger Carlsen
Cecilia Jardemar
Daido Moriyama
David Blackmore
Hiroshi Watanabe
Luca Desienna
Michelle Sank
Nicholas Osborn’s Collection
Nikolay Bakharev
Piero Roi
Stephen Gill
Tetsu Tominari
Timothy Fadek
Gomma Showcase
Front Cover, photo by Kevin Romaniuk
Alnis Stakle
Anthony Berthaud
Astrid Piethan
Balazs Borocz
Jess Cohen
Kevin Romaniuk
Liza Nguyen
Lucia Nimcova
Paul Kranzler
Rick Marr
Back Cover, photo by Luca Desienna