Inside the brand new problem of Renell Medrano’s ICE Magazine

The Bronx-born photographer and director Renell Medrano is again with the second problem of what she calls “the coldest magazine on Earth”. Expanding on her New York–impressed debut, the second quantity of ICE Magazine heads south to channel the spirit of Atlanta’s Georgia Peaches.

“I picked Atlanta because I feel a strong connection to the South,” she explains. “Every time I visit, the energy down there reminds me of home. There’s a natural and raw beauty to everyone I meet. Ice is an extension of myself – a platform to spotlight women and creatives wherever I go.” Fronting the problem is rap icon Eve, whom Medrano deems the last word ICE Girl.

That imaginative and prescient continues by the all-women crew Medrano has assembled: returning collaborators Raisa Flowers on make-up and Marika-Ella Ames on styling, joined this time by Amidat Giwa on hair. Together, they construct an surroundings the place girls can embrace sensuality outdoors of the male gaze – a reclamation of energy lengthy denied to Black girls and girls of color, particularly throughout the trade.

Inspired by her private archive of Players journal, Medrano’s ICE is concerning the “around-the-way girl” in all her dimensions. Flick by pages of shiny portraits and sincere conversations, the journal gives up a refreshing tackle the way in which girls see and have fun one another. Visit the gallery above for a primary have a look at the problem.

ICE Magazine is revealed by IDEA and is offered to order here now.