Occam Magazine Issue 1

Occam Magazine is a high fashion and conceptual photography magazine that explores ideas and perspectives beyond linguistic horizons.

Issue 1 of Occam Magazine focuses on what it means to be wild. Language is unifying. It can easily morph, allowing for connections to be made between points that seem far apart. A single word can have multiple meanings and connotations; individuals can have different interpretations of how a word applies in context; associations can be made among varying lines of thought that aren't immediately apparent.

But language can also be limiting. The goal for this issue is to allow you to explore connections on your own of the unfamiliar, by us speaking through images that transcend language. We will be using images to tell the story of a word, and will allow the photographs contained in this issue to speak for themselves with minimal guidance rather than explaining deeply their connections to the word "wild" and its synonyms. We hope that you will take the time to learn about why a particular image might fit with the "wild" theme if you are not familiar with a particular time period, location, or one of the philosophical concepts running rampant throughout these pages.

The layout of this issue will invite you to walk down the hallway of our paper gallery and see a story unfold, uninterrupted by language. We begin with the most basic form of wild with "Unleashed," featuring two models and a fox, and then unleash our ferocious model Bozena, who leads to "L'Envie," evoking both envy and "untamed" desire. Our "Byzantine Lioness" follows to introduce a wild political structure, delivering Masha and Polina's "Sauvage" (wild, savage) with a bit of Masha's own turbulent journey to becoming a photographer, and ending with "Libertad," meaning "freedom." Already in Europe thanks to Masha, we come across Elba, "Wild By Nature"both the history of the wildly beautiful island and the model herself. The island's history with Africa leads us to "Bantu," which refers to both people and languages, comprising hundreds of indigenous ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa. A linguistic thread takes us from "indigenous" to our natural "Gemstone" and through to elements, with our model blending into her environment and thriving "In Her Element." Earthly elements behind us, we look at possible otherworldly elements with "Out There," and continue on to consider physics, the rational, and the irrational with "Trompe L'oeil." Unrestricted logic unfolds into complete restriction with "Atrapamiento," or "entrapment," and ends with sisters forever, inescapably destined to be both mirrors and opposites, revealing truths that might otherwise go unseen.

The threads of language can be revealing provided that we are not limited by words. Concepts, associations, and connections fill the gaps in our man-made languages, allowing us to understand each other on a deeper experiential level. Having been primed for what lies ahead, we invite you to experience Occam's "Wild" issue.

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