Document Journal – Issue #23

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Document Journal is a spontaneous labor of love; a beautiful visual stream of consciousness forged by an incredibly talented team. Eash issue’s theme emerges subconsciously from complex collage of documents and their creators. With over 300 pages, this magazine is the only independent semi-annual journal in the U.S., featuring the best of each season in photography and writing.

Document Journal Fall/Winter 2023: Identity in Flux

For our 23rd issue, we examine the horizons of identity today. Can multiple selves be authentic at once? How do ancestries and histories linger, and is it possible to move beyond the weight of the past? Can personhood be self-determined? Does partaking in community—seeking out shared attributes—help or hinder individuality? Where and when does dressing up, or playing pretend, bring us closer to who we really are?

With Jodie Foster, David Sedaris, Wolfgang Tillmans, Joan Jonas, Jamie Hawkesworth, Martine Gutierrez, Barry Keoghan, Indigo Lewin, Coco Capitán, Sandra Hüller, Joachim Trier, Raul Lopez, Kelsey Lu, Ishmael Reed, Boots Riley, Venetia Scott, Sumayya Vally, Alvaro Barrington, Camille Bidault-Waddington, Constance Debré, McKenzie Wark, Octo Octa, Eris Drew, Paul Sepuya, Camilla Nickerson, Gwenaëlle Trannoy, Malick Bodian, Suffo Moncloa, Joanna Wzorek, Xavier Scott Marshall, Jackie Nickerson, Larissa Hofmann, Thue Nørgaard, James Brodribb, Ben Toms, Robbie Spencer, Ronald Burton III, Richard Renaldi, Mélanie + Ramon, Cherokee Jack, Cole Sprouse, Rae Boxer, Danielle Levitt, Anett Pósalaki, Marcus Schaefer, Zackary Drucker.And featuring Iggy Teller by parents Juergen Teller and Dovile Drizyte; the B-girls breaking ground on the Olympic floor; the city of the dead; a photo portfolio by Laurence Ellis on the queer communities of the North Africa coast, and more across 576 pages.