Behind-the-Scenes: August 2017 Archives

Pacific Standard's recent July issue was the publication's first ever photo issue in its nine-year history. Partnering with photo collective, Magnum Photos and featuring four different covers from four different Magnum photographers, the cover images documented a range of topics spanning the country. We spoke to Pacific Standard's Creative Director/one-woman art & photo department, Taylor Le about the photo issue and what it was like to collaborate with Magnum Photos.

Read Taylor's powerful letter about the power of photography (found at the beginning of the issue) here and learn about the rest of the covers and the photo issue after the jump!

Summer is in full swing and it's about time people hit the beach. However, visits to the beach are often met with a lot of anxiety and self-consciousness about your own beach body. Refinery29's timely Take Back The Beach initiative--which is going on its third year--focuses on changing the idea of an ideal "beach body" and championing body positivity instead. They recently partnered with the All Woman Project, an initiative focused on both empowering others and spreading body positivity and inclusivity, on a recent shoot for the Take Back The Beach section. We spoke with Toby Kaufmann, Photo Director of Refinery29, about this important collaboration.

Read on for Toby's answers and to see some photos from the shoot after the jump!