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Nomadict magazine is a high-quality printed coffee-table book that approaches travel and landscape photography in a community-centered way. The magazine dives into the stories and adventures of the most talented landscape photographers of our time, all of them having a unique set of experiences from which they have learnt from to become better professionals and human beings. Are exactly those tipping points which make their stories unique. While their words are full of wisdom, through their images these creators invite us into their lives.
Celebrating the modern, nomadic lifestyle as a culture, the magazine showcases the most interesting individuals and their background to inspire those who follow the same passion. But it is so much more!
CONTENT & ARTISTS
– Alex Stead (@alex_stead): Long format interview including many photography & travel tips, editing incl. b/a, how to go from passion to profession, client work, etc.
– Asa Steinars (@asa_steinars): Icelandic female photographer in a male dominated sector, Iceland through the eyes of a local, vanlife, from office job to entrepreneur and freelance creator
– Andrea Ference (@vagabondhearts): Everything on back country camping 101, how to get started, safety & comfort items, sustainable camping principles, physical preparation and mental strength, Andrea’s sources of happiness.
– The Intercultural Nomad, an article about the history of nomadism, the importance of indigenous communities then and now and the impact of ethnic tourism. Including complementary interviews with travel photographer Cristoforo Perrone (@cristoforoperrone) and humanitarian documentary photographer Sebastian (@photosooky).
– Nomadict Must Reads: A handful of the best stories shared this year on Nomadict. Inspiring and thought-provoking stories that invite you to reflect and delve deeper in the notion of travel and photography.
– Exclusive soundtracks created by musician Javi Gonzalez (@javiwilliamss) for a few of the interviews and stories, stimulating your imagination, creativity and inviting you to take your time and relax.
– Four hidden treasures of Russia by Alex Skalin (@alexskalin): full page photographs from the most epic locations in Russia.
– Best of the Week gallery: the 52 winners of 2020 are showcased in the magazine together with the most inspiring quotes and lessons shared by the winners, a few highlighted stories and of course the story behind the winning photograph including the secret of the winner’s editing process!
– An interactive map of Central Norway with more than 45 photography spots and the GPS coordinates! By scanning the QR you will directly be virtually transported to Norway, allowing you to prepare your next adventurous trip.
The bridge
The Nomadict magazine is filling the gap between the nostalgia of an old travel journal, an atlas or an expedition diary and the desires of a modern traveller in the digital age. By enhancing the written content in the magazine with digital assets, additional media through QR-codes or links to further reads, we create a perfect bridge between the analog and the digital and guide the reader through both worlds.
Community centered
Building a magazine on and around a community brings strong identification with it. People are consumers and contributors at the same time, which follows the concept of our modern social media platforms. Topics are chosen by the interests of the community or are completely built around them. Stories can start on a digital platform and then find their continuation in the magazine and the other way around.
Highly aesthetical
Photography is a very visual medium and its creators aim to achieve the most aesthetically pleasing outcome. We follow the same aspiration for beauty in the design of the magazine itself to present the photographs in a coequal way to the reader and match the high standards of our contributors. It comes in the style of a coffee-table book and convinces through a lot of love to details.
Story focussed
In the days of instagram, photographers have found a great platform to present their work to the world. The fast paced consumption behavior of its users can become a crucial point though. Often times, it leads to a lack of background information to a certain picture that doesn‘t reach the consumer because of the way they consume or it is not even provided by the creator. We do the work here for you and cherrypick the very best stories behind the most stunning photographs and their creators.
Creating value
As photographers and travel enthusiasts are always searching to improve, gain knowledge or find the next adventure, we want to assist them on their way and provide them with real value to achieve their goals. Embedded into our inspirational stories, we share helpful bits and pieces from the professionals. With tips and tricks all around traveling, photography and editing, making your passion a business or by providing precise locations of pictures featured in the magazine, we help the reader to find the right direction to follow their passion.
Timeless
We don‘t build our stories upon current events, we create history that last. We don‘t focus too much on gear that might be outdated in a while, but the story and emotion that was created using it. We focus on the philosophy and mindset of a real traveller or professional creative. The lifespan and relevance of the magazine is therefore much bigger.
Ad free
An ad free magazine allows the reader to enjoy a pure experience from start to end. In this magazine there are no distractions, it is only about maximizing the experience of the reader. This is why you will find among many other things, three exclusive soundtracks for the different stories carefully created to enjoy the magazine at its best.
We have created a comic based on a well-known landscape photographer, Alex Stead. He is the main character of the comic, together with Noma, a young boy who is impressed by Alex and his camera. He secretly joins Alex on his hike toward a legendary sunrise spot in the mountains, until Noma gets in trouble and needs Alex’ help…
Personal message
Alejandro: “Nomadict was born to give a voice to a growing community of travelers and landscape photographers. I still remember when I was traveling and shooting four years ago, when I realized there were no platforms sharing the stories of some of the most inspiring content creators on social media.
Moved by a strong curiosity, I thought to myself: “Maybe I can change that?”
Aletta: “Meanwhile we have shared over 300 unique stories, originally told in different languages and by people with very diverse backgrounds, but all united by a love for the natural world and a passion for nature.
To us it is very special to be somehow invited into the life of photographers, to their artistic journey characterized by exploration, adventure and self discovery. Each story is a piece of wisdom, obtained through life experiences, sending out a message.
At Nomadict we want to give a stage to photographers to tell their story, visually and in words, to share learning and inspiration.”
Alejandro: “That is exactly what makes this first issue special. We have put together for you some of the most inspiring stories and interviews of the year, and combined those with exclusive and valuable content so you can grow both professionally and personally, and hopefully be inspired to keep following your passion. So, if you think about it, we have created this magazine together with the community, for the community and for everyone who wants to become part of it.”
