Dear Ryan Florig
I hope this message finds you well.
My name is Konomi Sasaki, I am freelance editor based in Tokyo.
Please see attached link for more information about my work
http://kontakt.press/
I am sorry for my sudden message.
I am working on next issue of STUDIO VOICE magazine, which is one of the most historical art&culture magazine in Tokyo, and it is their 409th issue.
http://www.studiovoice.jp/
and our next issue is all about “night”.
We wanted to do this feature, because our “night” is getting less interesting than it was used to be.
We used to hang out more often, with or without specific reason, for example drugs, girls(boys), gambling, etc…
but due to advance in technology, we tend to be at his/her house watching YOUTUBE or DVD etc…maybe it was changed because of POKEMON GO? not sure….
Anyways, we want to say that night is still interesting and always something happening. So why dont you go out tonight, and just be in the dark.
And what I am curious is what is happening in your night., in your city.
I am asking photographers all over the world (London, Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Moscow, Johannesburg etc…) to document their night with images and text.
and I would like you to do so.
We are going to show your images in double pages spread, it can be single image, can be two images, or can be multiple images like collage. It depends on how many images you want to use….
Also for the text, I would like to you to write a text about 100-200 words about your night, and what did you take.
Please let me know what you think!
And here is the details about the project as well as deadlines and fee.
Media:STUDIO VOICE No. 409
Publish Date:October 20th
Language:Japanese only
Circulation:30,000 copies biannually
Image(s) Deadline:September 18th (Sun)
Text Deadline:September 18th(Sun)
Fee:150USD
I hope you are excited about our idea.
Please let me know what you think.
All the best