About | Think CONTRA

Think CONTRA began as a simple idea to produce a slick, multimedia publication that is forward, creative and original. Exploring contemporary urban culture from the creative class’ point of view, it is a network of artists, photographers, designers, stylists, illustrators, writers and bloggers contemplating ideas, people and culture. A collective of thought purveyors who believe controversy and contrast are good, but creative freedom is even better.

Since launching in 2008, Think CONTRA has become a platform of discovery and the go-to resource for like minded creative people. It provides the direct link between emerging and established artists, and a public hungry for artistic expression.

DA I LY

Thinkcontra.com is a daily forum for what’s new in fashion, art, design, photography, music, technology, media, magazines, politics and current events. From the latest runway shows and editorials to feature interviews and Q&A’s with photographers and designers, it is an up-to-the-minute view into the creative mind.

MAGAZINE

CONTRA magazine is a quarterly fashion & lifestyle publication. Each visually rich issue features creative collaborations and photo editorials from renowned photographers mixed in with conversations with creative tastemakers from around the world. To date, we’ve published 11 issues and have had over 30,000 downloads of pdf editions of the magazine.

CONTRA TV

CONTRA tv is a digital video broadcasting channel featuring entertaining original content ranging from interviews, behind the scenes, event coverage and creative shorts to cinematic documentary films and thought provoking conversational pieces.

CONTRA NETWORK

The CONTRA Network is a collection of independent lifestyle blogs and digital zines. Curated ramblings and edited memories told by a few cynical artsy zealots pretending to be misanthropic. A mix of individual lifestyle blogs and zines along with CONTRA produced and published websites.

Photographer & Muse – photo stories curated by CONTRA
Picture & Type – random musings of a Creative Director
Red Wine Revelations – the personal blog of contributing writer Lauren Festa
The Fox Life – It is food, and books, and words, and images – it is my life as I live it, as I experience it

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Photographer: Katie Sadie Clothing: Latre by Brian Vu Styling: Art of Reuse Hair & Makeup: Amanda Blair Models: Daniel S. & Skylar (Elite Models)

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