How can writers use the isolation of lockdown to make something new? For Berlin-based online publication Daddy, the answer was to go all out with their first ever print magazine issue, Together. Behind the zine are co-founders Kemi Fatoba(also of Vogue Germany) and Joe von Hutch, who since 2016 have been elevating underrepresented voices both in Berlin and beyond with topical stories on culture, identity and race. Now you can read this journalism in print with 130 thoughtfully-designed matte pages of interviews, fictional works, photo spreads and poetry putting the perspectives of people of color and queer persons front and center. Story-wise, this zine has it all: a profile on fierce local ballroom collective House of Saint Laurent, a reflective article on being Black and British in Berlin, and an exposé on the racist nature of facial recognition technology to name just a few of the articles. Despite the breadth of topics covered, the magazine is still cohesive, with ideas of community, solidarity and intimacy coming up again and again. And while the tone is always critical, the stories leave you with a sense of optimism for the future – something we could all do with right now.
Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: Savannah van der Niet, Matias Alfonzo at Mimosa Agency & We are Daddy Media
Daddy Magazine is available exclusively for order online along with a range of merchandise which helps support the project.
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