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ARTISTIC VIGILANTE is an initiative with a
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To discover hard working photographers/artists
who are in our view not giving the well
deserved laurels and respect they deserve.
To artistic vigilante,Race,social status,religion
and gender do not matter,as long as its a beautiful
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CONTENT
ARTIST/PHOTOGRAPHER
SOCIAL MEDIA/INSTAGRAM LINK
1. SIMON INDIGO ....................................................................... @SIMONAINDIGO
ARTISTIC
2. TERESA CARNUCCIO.............................................................
VIGILANTE
@_TEMNO_
is an initiative with a
3. ACHIM DEKKERS...................................................................... @ACHIMDEKKERS
simple objective
4. ADRIENNE MCNELIS................................................................ @ADRIENNEMCNELLIS
6. IRVEN RIVERA............................................................................. @GRAPHICSMETROPOLIS
5. ANTON KUMAR.......................................................................... @_GLUHWEIN_
• To discover hard working photographers/artists who are in our view not giving
the well deserved laurels and respect they deserve.
7.ISRAEL QUINTO..........................................................................
• To artistic vigilante,Race,social status,religion and gender do not matter,as
long as its a beautiful piece of work from an upcoming artist it shall be acknowledged
here
This 13.LEMKI is our TEO...........................................................................
first edition ‘’Lost but found’’ which @LEMKITEO is a curated list of photographers
and artists we’ve found on our social media pages.
Enjoy the issue and be sure to follow these amazing artists on their journey to
creativity growth.
@ISRAELQ
8. JAN OSPIYAN................................................................................ @JAN.IM
9. ELENA HYLE................................................................................ @KIM_HELGASON_ART
10. FEDERICO JESUS......................................................................... @FEDERICO.JESUS
11. JUDY HUDSON................................................................. @JUDYHUDSONPHOTOGRAPHY
12. KATERINA KLIO........................................................... @PHOTOGRAPHER_KATERINAKLIO
14. JESSIE B.............................................................................. @JESSIE_B_PHOTOGRAPHY
15. MARIO MEDIXTA.................................................................. @MEDIXTA
16. MICHAL NAGY.......................................................................... @MICHAL.NAGY
17.KIM HELGASON.........................................................................
@KIM_HELGASON_ART
18. ERKAN BARIS................................................................................. @ERKANBARIS
19. MAX TRAPIKOV............................................................................. @MR_MAX_PHOTO
Lastly, Artistic vigilante is a free publication so feel free to donate to us if you
20. STEF D................................................................................................. @STEFD.INSTA
believe in our cause to our bitcoin address (link on our website)
21. TATAYANA NIKISHINA...................................................................... @TANYNIKISHINA
22.FEMI ODUMODU..............................................................................
@MAJORSHOTS
23. JERRELL FRANKLIN............................................................... @THATRAWSHOOTER
24. ZBIGNIEW SUJAK........................................................................... @ZBIGNIEWSUJAK
25. FEDERICA NARDESE...................................................................... @VISUAL.STORY
26. TOBIAS GLAWE..................................................... @TOBIAS.GLAWE
27. LOSGIDDY...................................................................................... @LOSGIDDY
28 VICTORIA WONKA (BACK COVER)......................... @VICTORIAWONKAPHOTOGRAPHY

SIMON INDIGO

TERESA CARNUCCIO

“Kintsugi - riparare con l’oro” is a self-portrait project. It is
about celebrating the battles the soul has come through, accepting and
honoring the scars that testify to how it has been shattered and has
come together as more complete and precious.
The title is borrowed from the ancient Japanese technique of repairing
porcelain vessels accentuating the cracks with gold instead of
concealing them.
Gold foil is applied by hand at the end of the printing process.
“Kintsugi” is part of a wider ongoing project on rebirth called
“Rinascimenti Privati”, that could be translated as “Private
Renaissances”. In Italian Rinascimento means both “rebirth” and the
Renaissance, an era that witnessed the flourishing of the arts and
intellectual activities after the Middle Ages.

“ PUTTING
CURACAO ON
THE MAP”
ACHIM
DEKKERS

ADRIENNE

MCNELIS

“ I’VE BEEN SHOOTING
FOR SIX YEARS. I DRAW
INSPIRATION FROM
EVERYTHING. FROM
BOOKS TO THE COLOUR
OF AN AUTUMN LEAF. YOU
CAN FIND INSPIRATION
FROM ANYTHING”

ANTON
KUMAR
Q - Where are you from?
A- BELARUS
Q - what inspires your photography
A - To create a look of sensuality that is not
vulgar
Q- What are your challenges as a photographer?
A - Living in a poor country,models and
companies never pay,funding comes from
my main job
Q - Belarus is poor? I thought it was a
tourist attraction?
A - We have only sex tourists who come to
catch our beauties , to add to that the average
monthly salary is 250 - 350 Euros.

Q - We see you travel a lot for your
photography
A - Some guys from England requested
for me to come to give a workshop in
Britain and the visa alone cost me 200
Euros.
Q - Your main job funds that?
A - I have a good job and doing retouching
services at home for customers,so
I have money to travel
A - I only have one cheap lens and a
repaired canon mark II Body
Q - Your works are amazing,Do you
think that you’ll go international soon?
A - I don’t think so,for success and
money you need access to good P.R
and living in a none communist community
Q - How do you generate traffic to your
page and works?
A - I tag some high profiled pages like
Artistic vigilante and they push my
work to a larger audience.
ANTON HAS SINCE DELETED ALL
HIS WORKS ONLINE AND HAS
GONE UNDERGROUND DUE TO
GOVERNMENT TROUBLES.

IRVIN
RIVERA

ISREAL Q
Q - CAN YOU TELL US WHAT INSPIRES
YOUR PHTOGRAPHY?
A - EMOTIONS, FEELINGS, HISTORY,
LIGHTS
Q - WHERE ARE YOU FROM AND HOW
LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SHOOTING?
A - I AM FROM VERACRUZ, MEXICO. I’VE
BEEN SHOOTING FOR 4 YEARS NOW.
Q - IS THERE ANY PROBLEMS YOU FACE
AS A PHOTOGRAPHER?
A - I DON’T SEE A DOWN SIDE, I THINK
ITS LIKE ART I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS
MYSELF IN PICTURES, COLLECT EMO-
TIONS AND CREATE SOMETHING NEW
ISRAEL
QUINTO

JAN
OSPIYAN

How long have you been drawing for?
A - Just a few months
Q - Where are you from and how old are you?
A - I’m from Venice, Italy, 32
Kind of old to start something like that, I know..
Q - What inspires you? Your works are very
visually striking.
A - Sometimes I get ideas from my dreams, and
more generally I try to express states of mind.
I’ve always been attracted by nature and I’m often
inspired by plants, flowers, animals. Art has also
a strong influence on my work, ever since my
childhood I’ve been fascinated by great surrealist
painters (Frida Kahlo, Remedios Varo and
others), later I developed a taste for Art Nouveau
and early 20th century illustration (Herouard,
Barbier, Rackham). I’m also very attracted to Japanese
culture,Its traditional art, folklore, myths
and the pop contemporary aspect all intrigue me.

Q - Interesting! So why did it take this long
to follow up with your passion?
A - Basically I was feeling very insecure,
and tried to pursue my artistic aspirations
through other forms of expression. This
made me very unhappy. As a part of my
struggle with mental illness (I started suffering
from depression at 13, some doctors say
it’s bipolar disorder, others prefer different
labels) I decided it was time to try the real
thing, stop hiding and break a pattern.
Q - Other forms of expression? You have a
very beautiful story here.
A - In the meanwhile I also work as a translator
(novels and other fiction), but that’s just because I
need to eat...And working from home is the only
thing I can manage due to social phobia and the rest.
It seems to me more like a big mess.
Q - You’re such a beautiful soul, So does art make
you enough money now? Or is it strictly for your
satisfaction?
A - Well, I’ve only just started, so the thought of
making money with art seems a bit preposterous...
I hope that maybe, in the future, if I can get good
enough and have some exposure I’ll be able to make
it a source of income. But mostly I hope it will get
me to meet people (which is already happening),
and build some confidence to get out in the world
and be in control of my life. And maybe make someone
happy with my work in the while.
A - I studied costume and then started
working as a couturiere/corset maker/milliner,
but my complete lack of skills as an
entrepreneur made it really hard to make a
living out of it. I was all on my own trying
to do the work of like ten people... I ended
up hating it all and finally quitting. It was
liberating, but more like euthanasia than
like opening a cage. Two years later I found
the strength to try and do something I liked,
in the hope others may find it interesting.
Q - Thank you for sitting with us
ELENA
HYLE

FEDERICO
JESUS
Escobar

JUDY
HUDSON

KATERINA KLIO

LEMKI

TEO

“Bruised
knees heal
faster than
broken
hearts”

JESSIE B
PHOTOGRAPHY

MICHAL
NAGY

KIM
HELGASON KIM
HELGASON

Kim Helgason
Q -Can you kindly tell us a bit about yourself,what
inspires you and how long you’ve
been at it?
A - I’m from Laos. Was born in
Vientiane and then I grew up and finish
school in Hong Kong. I was very inspired
by the beauty of different culture and I just
started to paint in oil since 2004. And
in 2010 I took interest in figurative. The
Japanese culture of geisha really inspired
me with their design and different meanings
of patterns and embroidery in their
kimonos.
Q - Do you do this professionally or as a
hobby?
A - I do it professionally with the art
gallery in Hong Kong Asia Fine Arts and
now I move to Ontario Canada and working
on some new collections that I will be
presenting to some galleries in Toronto.

ERKAN BARIS

Q - Tell Us A Bit About Erkans?
A - I finished the 3 years photography
studies studies,opened
my studio and work full time as a
photographer
Q - Reason for choosing photography?
A -I was especially inspired by
fashion! I love new creations by
designers and stylists. This is what
made me want to do photography.
I like to create different things
each time,i refuse to do the same
style of images.
Q- Where Are You From?
A - I was born in Turkey and
came to France when i was a child
Q - How did you grow your following
on social media?
A - I had a lot of followers thanks to
some reports on me and editorials
that featured my works,and before
all that i was a musician so its really
cool! i believe enormously in what
your magazine is all about and would
make special photos to support you

MAX
TRAPIKOV

STEF

D

Tatayana
Nikishina

FEMI ODUMODU

Q - Well like to know your location, how long
you’ve been a photographer
Q - And lastly this images, explain how you created
them
A - Thank you for the opportunity! Well, I’m
Nigerian born, but I was raised in Baltimore
Maryland. Next week Wednesday will be my third
year doing photography. The pictures are long
exposure shots that I’ve become accustomed to
creating lately. I’ve really enjoyed creating a lot
of cool images through light writing. That one in
particular I wanted to have a more joyful feel to
how the model would usually pose.
Q - We’ve been through your page and there’s a
definite progession with this technique, so you use
a slow shutter speed around your model?
A - Yes, thank you! I usually use a small mini
flashlight to trace around the models. I have
everything set to make sure the model is as still
as possible per each shot, as too much movement
blurs the details. I set the camera to focus on them
prior to cutting the lights as i painting around
them with the flashlight. It’s a pretty lengthy
process between each shot, but the results are very
much worth it
A - A lot of times, I’m not always too sure what
may come out once the camera processes the images.
The final product comes as a surprise to me
at the end. Afterwards, all I do is color correct a
slight bit in lightroom and the image is done.
Q - Beautiful! One more thing, How do you use a
flashlight and there is no trace of you in the photograph
all blurred up or your hand all blurring?
A - I usually have my shutter speed at about 25
seconds, the aperture around f14 and up, and
my iso at 100. Because I set the camera to only
capture any little amount of light, my movements
around the model never appear in the photo.
The flashlight is the only thing the camera picks
up while I paint, so that gives me the freedom to
move around as much as I want without being
seen at all.
Q - Congratulations on making it to the magazine

JERELL FR

ANKLIN

Q - HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SHOOTING?
AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
A - I’m from a Little Rock, AR and I’ve been shooting
since around february 2016
Q - WHAT CHALLENGES DO YOU FACE?
A - The challenges i face as a photographer are
trying to learn more and grow as an artist every
day. I try to push myself to see the world from many
different perspectives.
Q - WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
A - I’m mostly inspired by other artists and people

ZBIGNIEW SUJAK

Q - What’s your real name
A - I’m Federica Nardese, based in Milan (Italy),
shooting Digital from 2010
Q - So you are solely a professional photographer?
No other business or sources of income?
A - I’m actually going pro this year after some
years as hobbist photographer. My other source of
income is from a part time job in the HR field but
I gradually understood I really needed to pursue
my teen days dream to become a photographer
and here I am now.
Q - What are the challenges you face as a photographer
in italia?
A - The biggest challenge I’m facing at the moment
is doing marketing and communication
properly to approch and sale to my target demographic
because in Italy there are a lot of great
photographers and it’s necessary to work with
“attitude” to reach your goals. But I’m surely doing
it with absolute joy and love for the craft and my
amazing client’s.
Q - That’s very true... Lots of photographers in
Italy but your work definitely stands out, Tell us...
What inspires your style of photography?
A - Thanks, I’m inspired by semplicity and beauty.
I need to see something beautiful in my pics but
beauty alone is not so interesting to me. I look for
connection with my models or clients and that
allows our personalities to melt together in the
final shot. So I work custom made to be able to
get that connection before, during and after the
shooting. I’m inspired by painters like Mucha and
the pre-raphaelite and by other contemporary
photographers like Paolo Roversi, Sue Bryce and
Brooke Shaden for fine art.
Q - Beautifully said, I think that there’s a fine line
between inspiration and copying, But you can’t
over emphasize the fact that we all need a source
to drink from and that in itself isn’t a thing to be
ashamed of, There’s really nothing new under the
sun and no style of photography can never be
100% original, wouldn’t you agree?
A - Absolutely!! I totally agree.
Q - So my friend Federica, what made you pick up
a camera?
A - I pick up my camera because I feel the urge to
be creative. I love the making of the shooting, the
research of materials, dresses, make up and proms
before. The planning of a shooting together with
the client (I mainly work with private clients at the
moment) makes it memorable for them.
Q - Having a lot of photographers in your region,
how do you intend to stand out and be heard?
How do you intend to be recognized in this sea of
photographers?
A - I want to stand out by giving a quality service
planned with love and passion. That trully makes
a difference because it’s a service to the client. it’s
not about me really but it’s what I can do for make
them feel at their most beautiful for One day that
is going to become a legacy in their prints. Every
woman deserves that magical day sometimes and
that’s the experience I’d love to provide them with
my portraiture.
A - But I’m realizing that I’m desperately trying
not to uniform my style or copy. It’s so easy these
days to see pictures there are copies of copies of
copies both in their poetics and in their post production.
I’m really scared of running the risk not
to be “me” in my work so I mainly get inspiration
from the pictorial world to elaborate my ideas and
I look at the work of other photographers only to
enjoy myself.

FEDERICA NARDESE

TOBIAS GLAWE

LOSGIDDY

THE PINK FLOWER SERIES
I came across the beautiful Mide on Instagram
and I couldn’t help but notice the scar
she had on her breast. I buzzed her and the
moment I realized it was an escape cancer
lump related story I was very eager to shoot
her.
Mide used to be ashamed of her scars but is
now very proud and fully aware that scars tell
a story of how strong you are and the things
you conquered.
I called the only makeup artist I knew that
could pull off this idea I had with the pink
flowers @chocolate_faces_artistry and we
discussed it and the rest is the photograph
you can now see.
I dedicate this series to young beautiful ladies
who have escaped the grip of breast cancer.
There is nothing to be ashamed of, you are a
winner!
Photographer - @losgiddy

VICTORIA WONKA