Gang up are the cream of the cool kids in Brighton, a collective that came together after a couple of beers… like how most good things are spawned, that love sexy and beautiful photography. Last Monday was their launch night and while this post is not exactly “hot off the press” (my apologies for the delay) we got a few sexy shots that were too good to keep. On the way was Garage Studios papping a shot of (nearly) everyone that arrived so keep an eye out for this little project. It was rumoured that over 300 people made it, milling around checking out the magazines that were hanging from the celling. I am not sure if this was a tactic that is common in the bank to stop you from taxing the Biros, but either way it looked pretty cool.
It seemed that just about anyone who’s anyone was there, the recently wed Mr and Mrs Kendal of the Source, You Got Papped, Tim Richardson..and a lot of faces from the ‘Brighton scene’. Sam Hiscox, Dark Daze, Sally Reynolds, Louie Banks and stylists Ophelia Fancy that make up the members of the magazine schmoozed the crowds and beautiful girls were strutting. Not a bad night for a random Monday. This was all housed in the underground, industrial setting of the Old Music Library to create an uber cool feel, quite Vice, but with out the Hoxton hair and bad attitude.
GangUp ‘The Issue’ is a lavish 104 page bespoke magazine featuring nine all-girl editorials of cutting edge photography and no adverts. We aren’t writers, we make pictures and tell you stories, hopefully you’ll find them hot and sticky and maybe even kinda wrong, but never short of beautiful.
A few words from Sam Hiscox at the end sums up what its all about:
Bruised, sexy, skin.
Photos by Mary Pryce
on Sep 2nd, 2009 at 10:50 am
thanks for the mention and keep an eye on the blog for the images from the night….its takin’ us time to get them sorted as well….
GS
on Sep 2nd, 2009 at 11:46 am
Was a great night, I don’t think I have seen that many ‘cool’ people in one place since they rioted about the price hike for Brylcream in Shoreditch.
The magazine itself is incredible and there are some really good samples on the site, plus I heard yesterday that it is going to be available in a few London shops and Galleries as well as Borders in Brighton!
on Sep 2nd, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Nice shots here :)
on Sep 2nd, 2009 at 1:36 pm
they don’t look like cool kids to me – they look like wankers
on Sep 2nd, 2009 at 5:41 pm
@garage studios Cant wait to see them!
on Sep 3rd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
its spelled Louie…
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but thankyou
very well written, complimentary article!
on Sep 3rd, 2009 at 6:43 pm
in response to the above…
we ARE wankers
on Sep 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Yeah we are!!
on Sep 6th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Sorry Louie…my bad!! I have changed it now x