Brian James for The Artisan Magazine – Sept/Oct 2026 It’s not about that. It’s about everything else. I honestly don’t know how to put into words what it feels like to work with incredibly talented people. Maybe that’s because some things are better experienced than explained. I’ve been fortunate throughout my career to work with…
As a fashion and portrait photographer running a studio for more than 15 years, one of the questions I’m asked most often is simple: “Where do you find the clothes for your photoshoots?” The answer is rarely a single source. Great styling is often the result of relationships built over years with designers, stylists, artists,…
SIK Selection Marquez Valdes-Scantling I know Field of Dreams was a baseball movie, but let’s pretend it was football meets fashion. The work you see here was created by 2-time Super Bowl Champion Marquez Valdes-Scantling. St. Petersburg native, Lakewood Spartan, USF Bull, and NFL wide receiver with great style and a sick (SIK) fashion brand. I’ve…
Last issue, we reflected on the late, great Kimberly Hendrix. Not just as a creative force, but as a connector with a gravitational personality. The kind of person whose energy pulled artists, stylists, photographers, and dreamers into the same orbit. More than a decade later, that spirit still shapes the foundation of our art and…
FASHION UNDERGROUND As we start this journey into the fashion underground, I want to take us back. Back to a St. Petersburg that was smaller, grungier, and a little bit hipster. Smoky bars and PBR. Beer pong and nightclubs. An edgy nightlife that felt hopeful and electric. The city was coming out of a recession…