In My Cage by Brandon Aighty
A new collection of black & white photos taken in and around Seattle by Aighty. 52 pages, full bleed. Limited to 50 copies.
Out now at NIGHTED.Storenvy.com
NIGHTED Life 9: Gone
Through film photos and personal writing, 8 photographers were asked to answer one of three questions:
What’s the closest you’ve ever come to dying?
What do you want done with your body when you die?
Which death has had the biggest impact on your life and why?
“NIGHTED Life 9: Gone” is a 44-page full color zine featuring work from:
Olivia Garner
Kris Kirk
Siggy Bodolai
Kelly Graham
Jonathan Sherman
Brandon Aighty
Julia Rinaldi
Graham Meyer
Limited to 140 copies. International shipping available.
Out now at NIGHTED.Storenvy.com
Brandon Aighty is Back
Leading up to the release of “NIGHTED Life 9: Gone” on March 1st, we’re posting one interview a day with each contributor. In this zine, 8 shooters respond with photos and writing to one of three questions.
What’s the closest you’ve ever come to dying?
What do you want done with your body when you die?
Which death has had the biggest impact on your life and why?
1. Without going into detail, can you share which question you decided to answer for NL9?
I answered the question about my closest experience with death.
2. Where’d you grow up? What was it like?
I grew up 25 minutes from Seattle after leaving Mexico when I was 7. When I first got here, it was difficult not knowing the language and being unfamiliar with everything American. I had never seen a football or heard of a PB&J and 7-year-old me thought it was all stupid. Once I learned the language, things got better but it was still a constant struggle to assimilate while trying to understand my identity in this country.
3. How does photography play into your day-to-day life?
I haven’t been carrying around a camera 24/7 anymore like I used to, but I look at photos I’ve taken and family photos every single day. On a day to day basis, photography helps me understand and see my life in a narrative that allows me to center myself in the present.
4. What types of situations do you find you take photos of most commonly?
Most of my photos are portraits and the people in them are usually smiling or having fun. Real moments of pure joy and excitement are few and far between, and having photography to capture those moments is really a gift.
5. What’s changed about your perception of death as you’ve gotten older?
When I was in middle school I was really depressed and would think about suicide a lot. As I got older, those thoughts went away but I developed self-destructive habits and was doing things that put my life at risk constantly. Now I have a higher respect for life and I’m doing my best to live long.
6. In 10 words or less, what do you think truly – as far as you can explain or imagine – happens to a person after death?
You become fucking dust.
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Strangers I Know
Group zine from our show “Strangers I Know” at Dateline Gallery in Denver.
28 pages, full color, full bleed on matte coated paper. Limited to 40 copies.
Featuring shots by:
Brandon Aighty
Bongripsinthehood
Cocaineiagua
Nick Garcia
Kris Kirk
OrdinaryBoy
Mario Zoots
“Strangers I Know applies not only to strangers photographed in public spaces, but also to those photographed in our personal lives that we might not know as well as we think we do.”
Up now at NIGHTED.Storenvy.com
Left Alone by Brandon Aighty & Nick Garcia
40 page full color split zine of photos by Brandon Aighty and Nick Garcia.
Limited to 40 copies- up now at NIGHTED.Storenvy.com
Key Nyata x AIGHTY T-Shirt out now in the NIGHTED Store
Men’s and Women’s sizes, $20.
New solo zine by AIGHTY-
44 full COLOR, full bleed pages. All 35mm photos, including unreleased material!
Up now in the NIGHTED Store.
*HELLA HAPPY Limited Edition Pack*
Includes AIGHTY’s new 44 page full color zine HELLA HAPPY, a color 12x18 poster, original photos, and a rare sticker pack.
Limited to 25. Up now in the NIGHTED Store!
Out now- very limited!
Photos, collages, handwritten back stories, stickers, and other rare shit from AIGHTY’s lab.
Grab one in the NIGHTED Store while they last.
AIGHTY’s zine, I’m Being Self Deported is about to sell out- grab one while you can.