SOMETHING SPECIAL STUDIOS PRESENTS
SUMMER
OF
SOMETHING
SPECIAL
V.III
Summer of Something Special (SoSS) is an annual photo book by Something Special Studios. This is the publication’s third edition. Every edition of SoSS features a new selection of photographers from around the world, each capturing summer as they see it. The resulting photos come together to form a unique group diary - a communal ode to summer.
Summer of Something Special Vol.III will feature the following photographers’ work: Bafic ● Nathalie Basoski ● Robin Bernstein ● Kennedi Carter ● Jasmine Clarke ● Christopher Currence ● Ibrahem Hasan ● Djiby Kebe ● Zhenya and Tanya Posternak ● Noah Sahady ● Peter Sutherland ● Ramona Wang ● Kersti Jan Werdal
First edition, 600 copies
Swiss bound with print on exposed sigs
210 pages
21.5mm × 31.5mm
Book paper: Profibulk 135 gm²
Hardcover with Varnish UV
Typeface: BP Suisse Antique
Printed in Lugano, Switzerland
All proceeds from Summer of Something Special will be donated to Ghetto Film School. Ghetto Film School (GFS) is an award-winning nonprofit founded in 2000 to educate, develop, and celebrate the next generation of great storytellers. With locations in NYC, LA, and London, GFS equips students for top universities and careers in the creative industries through two tracks: an introductory education program for high school students and early-career support for alumni and young professionals. www.ghettofilm.org
SOMETHING SPECIAL STUDIOS
Something Special Studios (SSS) is a creative company in New York and Los Angeles. Working across physical and digital, SSS offers strategy, production, and creative services to forward-thinking people and brands. By partnering with a global family of artists and experts, they keep collaboration at their core to give each project an original approach.
Select clients include: Nike, Burberry x SSENSE, Calvin Klein, Herman Miller, Beats by Dre, LEGO, Tom Sachs, Converse, Budweiser, Uniqlo, Slam Jam, Moncler, Levis, Brooklyn Museum, and Dior.
Visit somethingspecialstudios.com to see more.
SSSPECIAL PROJECTS
SSSpecial Projects is Something Special Studios’ platform for studio-born endeavors. At times this means creative pursuits originating within the walls of SSS. Other times this means utilizing the studio’s network and services to bring the ideas of their creative partners to life. SSSpecial Projects enables experimentation within the studio, as well as the opportunity for creative exchange with artists, non-profits, and cultural institutions.
Sample projects include an ongoing partnership with Newark Boys Chorus School - the only urban chorus school in the nation, a collection of music videos for New York jazz ensemble Onyx Collective, Social Studies - a digital/physical space for community education + youth empowerment, and much more.
Thank you
To
Bafic, Nathalie, Robin, Kennedi, Jasmine, Christopher, Ibrahem, Djiby, Zhenya, Tanya, Noah, Peter, Ramona, Kersti
and everyone else who made this book possible.
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