The magazine of the art-form of the photo-essay “A free, really high quality photo-essay magazine.  Fabulous!” Stephen Fry. British actor, writer and film & documentary maker Inside this issue Robert Herman  .  Adam Hinton  .  Aubrey Wade Sergey Maximishin  .  Mustafa Dedeoglu Damian Bird  .  Giles Duley  .  Alfons Rodriguez Pilar Olivares  .  Olaf Schuelke  .  Dina Oganova Michael Yamashita     Life Force magazine is a free, online, monthly reportage magazine which celebrates the art-form of the photo-essay.It has been described as the “Picture Post of the 21st Century” - a photo-led magazine that explores the world and the human condition through the narrative use of photography. Movies are often fantastic characterisations of real life, such as Saving Private Ryan in which the ‘hyper-real’ is explored to great effect.  Life Force Magazine takes images directly from real life, exploring life as a movie that is continually playing out around us. New Yorkers Shangri-La Carnival May in Norilsk Gangs, El Salvador Goodbye Vietnam Mumbai, Syria N. Korea Ballet in Rio Shangri-La Michael Yamashita August 2013 BACK ISSUE