The Crossroads issue is packed with a selection of astonishing stories about raw emotions, happiness, pain, struggle, chance and experimentation. The contributors share their take on the theme and how they have put their heart and soul into something they believe in, often not knowing what the future will hold. They trusted their instincts and approached their quests with an open heart, not judging but experiencing and treasuring every moment. The results are amazing and I’m incredibly proud to be able to share these very personal stories with you and the rest of the world.
These stories are, once again, published in a 176 page, photography heavy, gorgeously designed, collectable, high quality magazine.
Contents & Features
People
- Coming of age, one day at a time • by Athena Plichta
- Moments of serendipity • by Jason de Plater
- CHEFS, food and freedom • by Wesley Verhoeve
- Foggy adventures • by Nicole Bauer
- Turquoise skies • by Evan Atwood
- Finding our place • by Ivo Scholz
Places
- Accidental beauty • by Catherine Godek
- Yesterdays • by Andy Mellor
- A Mississippi junction • by Ashleigh Coleman
- The river • by Debashish Samaddar
- Life on the edge • by Raymond Larose
- Finding Deep Ellum • by Rob Zeigler
- Farmed • by Paul Hart
- Adventure in Aragon • by Tiara Anggamulia
Projects
- Cracked glass and a leaky roof • by Elliot Bastianon
- Trail blazing • by Sarah Attar
- Before they pass away • by Kilian Idsinga & Jimmy Nelson
- Quilting the city • by Angie McMonigal
- Jurassic tale • by Garry Jones
- Is happiness worth the risk of change? • by Gillian Hyland
- Thoughts on a Summer’s Evening • by Konstantinos Skopelitis
Ideas
- Gift of giving • by Justin Fennert
- Compressed reality • by Will Humphreys
- Blurred vision • by Jon Wilkening
- The two places I call home • by Steph Wetherell
- Creative roadtripping • by Path Adventure Co.
- Torn between dreams • by Claire Leach
- Breaking barriers • by Stacy Guiney
Editor's Letter
January 2016 marked the beginning of a new period in the remarkable journey of this magazine. I had just launched the inaugural issue and the first copies were about to land on doorsteps across the globe. Once that thought settled in a bit, I started to get nervous. The kind of nerves one gets when pouring heart and soul into something, not knowing if others will share your enthusiasm.
I was living an indie publisher’s dream and I couldn’t wait to get started with the next issue. But where to start? How would I find quality content and more importantly: what would I do regarding the theme? I want the themes to have a personal touch, similar to the stories I wish to publish in each issue. In my launch issue, I was looking for safe havens. Places, objects or a state of mind that was comforting. This time around, I wanted to take it all a step further, looking for that which takes somebody out of their comfort zone.
The fact that I had a lot of decisions to make in this process, made me realize that I was constantly weighing chances, opportunities and risks against what my dream scenarios for LEM could possibly look like. And on top of that, this exploration of self brought back memories; good ones and extremely difficult ones. But it was a process that after several crossroads brought me immense joy. I knew what I wanted to do next, knowing (well, hoping) that in the end it would all work out.
We all have had moments in which we have to make a decision about our future; willingly or unwillingly, with a level of control or without any grasp on the situation at hand. What all these moments have in common though, is that the way we look at things changed or that something or someone triggered a change in our behavior. Eventually, this could result in taking a chance, a leap of faith and hopefully finding out there’s more than meets the eye, when you let your eyes be opened.
This issue is packed with a selection of astonishing stories about raw emotions, happiness, pain, struggle, chance and experimentation. The contributors stood at crossroads themselves and put their heart and soul into something they believe in, often not knowing what the future would hold. They trusted their instincts and approached their quests with an open heart, not judging, but experiencing and treasuring every single moment.
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A Global Collaboration of Explorers
Let’s Explore Magazine is a thematic publication that thrives on curiosity and the spirit of exploration in the broadest sense of the word. This passion project brings together storytellers from across the globe, creating a rich variety of thought-provoking and visually stunning content. With each issue crafted at its own pace, the magazine celebrates the art of meaningful storytelling and global collaboration.
