Michal Venera won Grand Prize in the portrait category of our 3rd annual Global Travel Photo Contest. He was born in Prague (formerly communist Czechoslovakia). After defecting to New York City at the age of 19, he made his way across the United States, taking on a variety of odd jobs including fisherman, security guard, janitor and dishwasher. He later studied photography, assisted a number of photographers and eventually started his own photo business.

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Jennifer Gerardi won Grand Prize in the general category of our 3rd annual Global Travel Photo Contest. She is a New York-based freelance photographer who works throughout the East Coast. Recently returned from six months of living in Paris, Europe’s vibrance and diversity have provided her with a renewed artistic inspiration experienced through a mélange of sights, sounds, tastes and smells. Jennifer one day hopes to photograph all seven continents with her eclectic and colorful interpretations of the chance moments and landscapes that shape our everyday lives.

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In the midst of the star-studded turmoil of Fashion Week, Dazed & Confused magazine has created a series of events aimed at bringing the fashion-adoring public to meet directly some of the world’s most well-regarded fashion designers. Following the fashion week schedule in New York, London, and Paris, Jefferson Hack (the Editorial Director and co-founder of Dazed & Confused magazine) will speak with one designer in each fashion capital.
     Kicking off with Adam Kimmel in New York tonight, London’s event will host Jonny Johansson (co-founder of Acne) and Gareth Pugh will speak in Paris. The events will be recorded and made available to download as a podcast from the iTunes store. Check here for more details.