“To be, or not to be, that is the question” This is a historical moment. When we have to cross this invisible line and make a decision to introduce a small fee to access the magazine. We are also going to introduce a 25% discount when purchasing a subscription. It was a hard decision as it is a significant change to all readers. We remain dedicated to the digital ISSUU platform and our publication plan remains the same with quarterly publications. Each subscription will always cover the current issue and the three issues after that. You can also opt to purchase a single issue. All, previous publications including issue #13 will remain free to view, read and download. But if the magazine is to progress and continue to offer original content, it needs investment. We hope that this small fee, which also partially goes to ISSUU and to our payment processor (stripe), won’t totally discourage our readers. But it will help to keep the magazine alive. Now, not all bad news. Starting from this issue we want to give something back and we are introducing a small Project Sponsorship program. We have partnered with http://thephotoshop.ie/ (our truly great film supplier) and we will be supplying; 2 rolls of C-41 film, covering developing and scanning costs + publishing selected projects. For more information we have a full spread with more details and also a separate page with some FAQ at the end of the magazine. We still would like to hear from you as we really value your feedback. That is why we kept the page with a survey button --> https://goo.gl/forms/51z6cQ8k0BvNwzkI3 Hope you enjoy issue #14! ...and don’t forget to subscribe: http://www.thefix-magazine.com/subscribe/ Thank you for your support! Stay creative and shoot film. Tomasz Olejnik Editor-in-chief
(c) Oleksandr Lykhohrai
(c) Oleksandr Lykhohrai
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Our goal was to achieve simplicity and candor in our photos to be distinguished in their pattern, mood and technical imperfectness from the gloss of modern digital images. We sought to explore the possibilities of old film-shooting techniques and their aesthetic qualities. The same purpose led us to use old-fashioned diving equipment as we searched for inspiration among traditional divers such as Japanese ama and Korean Haenyeo; first light divers military divers, and scuba divers researchers. Simple archaic pictures provoke strange feelings and mystic images, something enigmatic, gothic, masquerade. Masks covering the face, ropes around the body, baggy dry suites, hoses, straps mouth pieces, and nodes... Like a weighted puppet sinking into the water, where it has the minimal reserve of oxygen and no visibility... The water pressure rising with every meter closer to the lake floor... The light fading away... The temperature dropping... Fear, loneliness, isolation. In a world where a human is a stranger the diver has to act against his instincts. It is a hostile and dangerous world that does not forgive mistakes or panic. But if you overcome the dark side and if your desire to push the limits is stronger than your fears, you will discover other space, the one of silence and tranquility. Something soothing and calming, charming, beautiful, bright and inviting. The Ocean is great. Its underworld is peculiar, mysterious and multifaceted.