Little Alice and Bryan Thompson of Graffiti Photographic spent a sunny afternoon playing photoshoot in the Wisconsin studio owned by COM crew member Che Correa. One of the sets that were captured is featured in Absent Ventriloquist, a commentary on mental illness and awareness. The photos were taken while different music played. Little Alice was feeling … Continue reading
The photo project “Waiting” was created on one of the OSR caravan trips when Graffiti Photographic spent an evening capturing model Erin Haught in her natural state. This genuine series whispered a story to the COM crew, and inspired Little Alice to write freeform poetry featuring a jilting lover left waiting indefinitely. Erin brought a … Continue reading
The COM crew has many expanded crew members, and one of them is our dear model friend Brooklyn Sky. This young model set aside her usual glamorous style and delivered the helpless despair of an abandoned prisoner for our latest art book “Plunge the Soul into the Quick.” This set was created for one of … Continue reading
The COM crew has journeyed to OSR (Ohio State Reformatory) for years, and each time the crew expands exponentially with creatives that simply cannot stay away. This retrospective on the 2012 OSR Caravan is a complete collection of the editorials that were shot by the COM crew, and special features from their expanded crew members … Continue reading
L’Art D’Obscurité is a sister publication to Cloud Orchid Magazine. We are looking for dark romantic artwork, as the name suggests. This is not limited to photography. We are also looking for drawings, paintings, sculptures, multi-media, poetry, short stories, flash fiction, etc. As always, we are not interested in the portrayal of drugs, self harm, … Continue reading
Now more than ever, it’s important to shed light on one of the darkest topics: mental illness. Too often swept under the rug, and the people affected along with it. Not long ago, America locked up its problem children and threw away the key. These poor souls were trapped forever in their nightmares and tortured … Continue reading
The COM crew originated in Chicago, IL, and many of our projects involved exploring the city. Finding ways to break normality was always a fun risk, but our midnight ride on the Red Line was one of the biggest. Zzy agreed to be a part of our reckless vision and embodied the night as we … Continue reading
Finding beauty in the female form, and the strangeness in everyday life is what the Cloud Orchid crew is all about. We love to take the mundane and break it down to breathless moments that truly become memories. Infidelity on a Sunny Afternoon features model Nettie Harris, captured in voyeuristic style photos by Bryan Thompson … Continue reading
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