Issue No. 2 of RESPECT. is now available at bookstores and newsstands.
This is a magazine about beautiful photography.
That’s what Sally Berman, our photo editor, reminded me of as this second issue of RESPECT. began to lose focus. Sally’s the heart and soul of this mag, and raising our baby is nothing if not a village effort. Our new designer, Adam Levite, stepped in to shape our body, starting with a skeleton that came together piece by piece, not always in order and not always on time. Morgan Stone, our copy editor, dresses us up proper with communication etiquette, grammar and punctuation, making sure we leave the house looking like we had some home training. And our (mostly) fearless publisher, J.R., is our wheeling and dealing parental figure, making magic happen during high- powered, cigar-smoking meetings—playing the part of our “suit” without ever truly being one.
Me? I get stuck with being the voice, trying to draft a statement that represents us and our mission. I get the easy part. Easy because this magazine is not about us. It’s about beautiful photography—and getting it into your hands. We’re just a conduit; a sometimes stressed-out conduit, but a functional one at the end of the (elongated) publishing cycle. We don’t do it for the money, we don’t do it for the glory—we do it because sometimes life gets to be too much, and this is our gift of escapism, of inspiration, our nod to the creativity that’s worth a thousand words.
Every photographer in this issue stresses the idea of capturing the “moment,” revisiting the word repeatedly, holding it up for inspection until it becomes a meditation and philosophy in itself. And what, exactly, is this moment that we’re living in? Is it our own individual conversations with mortality and purpose, made all the louder when the earth shook and broke in Haiti, as we were set to begin our publishing cycle? Is it watching our shining knight of a president as the cracks in his armor begin to show, and his struggle to carry the weight of our hopes makes him seem fallible, defeatable, human? Or is it Apple Inc. guru Steve Jobs polishing off a shiny new toy that will undoubtedly, once again, change the way we interact with information, with each other, with the world?
We’re not sure. But we do know that this moment is all those things and more. And we also know that right now there are people behind shutters, documenting whatever it is that’s going on, catching the images that define an ever-changing world, bringing light to what we would not know existed without them. We thank them for being there. Without them, there is no way a magazine about beautiful photography could exist.
And we thank you. Because without you, we’d have no reason to exist.
With respect,
kris ex
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That’s The Part I don’t get They Say ONLY Available @ “Borders” and Barnes and Nobles” But now They are Saying Newsstands too?? so which one is it? and I’m asking That cause I’m dieing to Get This Specific issue and The Tupac one but i Can’t get The Right Info…..
Hi Alex, Issue 2 of RESPECT w/50 cent on the cover is available on newsstands and should be easy for you to find. Issue 1 w/Jay-Z and Tupac was only available in Barnes & Noble and Borders. I hope that clears things up. Thank you for the support!
i just looked for the 50 cent Magazine Today and I Looked at Newsstands and I Looked at Barnes and Nobles and Borders I Still Can’t this Specific Issue for Some Reason! i saw the Tupac one but i can’t find This one at all and it said it came out March 9th and i can’t Find it at all!! and To Me since I Looked Like at 2 Newsstands today, To Me This whole Magazine is Hard to Find PERIOD.so i don’t know so Maybe someone Can Help me out on that one!!! and if not then fuck it…….i ain’t too thousand newsstands just 2 look for this Magazine!! so someone could help me out…..
i just looked for the 50 cent Magazine Today and I Looked at Newsstands and I Looked at Barnes and Nobles and Borders I Still Can’t this Specific Issue for Some Reason! i saw the Tupac one but i can’t find This one at all and it said it came out March 9th and i can’t Find it at all!! and To Me since I Looked Like at 2 Newsstands today, To Me This whole Magazine is Hard to Find PERIOD.so i don’t know so Maybe someone Can Help me out on that one!!! and if not then fuck it…….i ain’t going too thousand newsstands just 2 look for this Magazine!! so someone could help me out…..
Yea I have to agree with Alex This Magazine is Kind of Hard to Find and if Not, Well Then I’m having a Hard Time Finding it too and i Live in L.A…….and i Really want This issue cause I’m a Huge 50 Fan!!!!!! and i Like Pac too,so yea if someone can help me too i would really appreciate it! and help me on were too look and how to find it…….Cause i know it’s at Newsstands But i couldn’t Find it There, and were Can i Subscribe? so I don’t have to go Through all this Looking for it…….
i just looked for the 50 cent Magazine Today and I Looked at Newsstands and I Looked at Barnes and Nobles and Borders I Still Can’t this Specific Issue for Some Reason! i saw the Tupac one but i can’t find This one at all and it said it came out March 9th and i can’t Find it at all!! and To Me since I Looked Like at 2 Newsstands today, To Me This whole Magazine is Hard to Find PERIOD.so i don’t know so Maybe someone Can Help me out on that one!!! and if not then forget it…….i ain’t going to a thousand newsstands just 2 look for this Magazine!! so someone could help me out…..it would be appreciated!!
Yea i Agree with Alex, This Magazine i was Looking for this Issue to But i can’t find it and i Live in L.A….. and I Really Want This issue cause I’m a HUGE 50 Fan!!!!!!!! and Pac too, so yea if someone could help me find this magazine or this specific Issue?? Then that would help a lot, or Where Can i subscribe? so i don’t have to go through this……
Donna and Alex:
i’m sorry you guys are having a hard time finding the issue. if you send an e-mail to kris@respect-mag.com with your mailing addresses, i’ll be sure to get some in the mail to you.
Just picked this up yesterday. Nice work. I should probably go scoop up the other two copies left on the stand.
I really need that Jay-Z cover to complete the collection so far… exo, you guys plan to re-issue issue #1? Especially that cover. I was able to find Pac but not Jay.
not sure if we’ll be reprinting. but if you come across the Jay-Z cover, i’d urge you to pick it up with the quickness. heck, if *i* come across it for sale, i’m picking it up with the quickness. it’s really that rare right now.
RESPECT! Because it is certainly due. Wow! What a magazine! I just got the 50 issue, thanks to my partner in Hip Hop, and I’m upset that I’m an issue behind. Your pictures are raw, in the moment, and classic. I love that you include pics from the early 80’s, and the Golden age, times that can only be brought back thru music, pictures, and memories, to where the cultural is today. Definitely a must have for anyone who is true to the culture, appreciates how far we’ve come, but doesn’t want to bust out the flash drive to remember the times. Because after all, that’s not what we did back then, now is it? A conversational piece and coffee table material. You’ve definitely got yourself a fan. Now if you can point me to the direction of the premier issues…the space for my new collection will look SO much better. Good luck to ya!
@ “exo” Thank You, But i Finally Found it!!! I’m SO Happy!! I found it @ The Weirdest Place……I Found it at a Walgreens Last Week!! But yea i couldn’t find it @ No Newsstands, But yea I FINALLY found and i’m happy i Did Because i’m a HUGE 50 Fan!!!
but yea and it was Really Worth it, This is a GREAT Idea for a Magazine and its Worth because i would Never Buy None of these Repetitive Magazines These Days With like No Pictures!!!! But This Magazine Really stands out!!!
@ “exo” Thank You, But i Finally Found it!!! I’m SO Happy!! I found it @ The Weirdest Place……I Found it at a Walgreens Last Week!! But yea i couldn’t find it @ No Newsstands, But yea I FINALLY found and i’m happy i Did Because i’m a HUGE 50 Fan and as soon as i seen he was going to Be on This Cover on Thisis50.com……I Just had to Have it!!!
but yea and it was Really Worth it, This is a GREAT Idea for a Magazine and its Worth because i would Never Buy None of these Repetitive Magazines These Days With like No Pictures!!!! But This Magazine Really stands out!!!
Thank You “Exo”!!! I found it Yesterday, FINALLY!! I found it and I’m Really Happy i was This close of Buying Two Copies……and i Have to agree This Magazine is The Future of Magazines and I have to say it was Worth every Dollar i Really, Really Enjoy this magazine!!! Especially This Issue!
But The Part That i don’t get is that Whats So Special about that Jay-z One??? whats so Special about Him at All!!! but for Real tho what is SO Special about that Jay-z Issue That Makes it Rare??
And One Question to Exo, Can i Still Get The Tupac One?and also Because i was looking at it One Day at Borders and it was Really Cool but it was in Horrible Condition………. when i Found This issue There Was one More Tupac Issue in The Back but i didn’t Get it………So can i get That Tupac Ordered to Me?
Alex: thanks for the love and persistence. your support is really appreciated. you can get back issues here: https://respect-mag.com/subscription/
@ Exo, I hate to Jump The gun because i Barely Copped the 50 Issue and Still Really Enjoying it as We Speak!! But if u Guys Need any Suggestions or Ideas on The Next Cover I Think the Next Cover
should Be a Group This time (NOT Just One Person) a Group Like N.W.A, EPMD, G-Unit, or Even Wu-Tang! that would Be cool.
Because i Know There are A LOT of Pics of Those Groups that u guys can Choose on, and it would switch up The Pace or The Style of the Mag by putting a Rap Group On The Next Cover.
But if i Had to tell RESPECT Mag which Group Deserves it the Most would Probably Be N.W.A because They Basically were one of the First to Start Rap……
I just found this completely randomly in the Wall St Borders, where i end up buying most of my magazines and I have to say that I was really impressed. I loved the depth of coverage especially liked the non-Hip Hop shots that you gave to Becklam to show what she was doing in London vs what she was doing in NYC.
caught this at a Canadian store called International Newstand and was blown away by the selection of incredible photography inside. i pretty much want to frame every page.
Respect, I am real good friends with spoat-mac. I have been looking for the issue y’all did featuring him. I was wanting to put it on my wall of fame in my studio. Which issue did you featuring Spoat-mac from Las Vegas.
After all this time they still bumpin’ 50 Cent in the club. The dude can’t be stopped.
I just piccked this issue up in my newsagent in a small town in the Blue Mountains in Australia.
Great looking mag. Hope it doesn’t just stay US focused.
Big Shout to RESPECT, keep doing your thing! http://www.RBradioXL.com