Ciel hernandez
writer & editor
About
Ciel is a wordsmith and contemporary mage of the visual arts and letters. To enhance her wisdom and intelligence, she studied Journalism. She was a part of the Journalism Society and the college magazine, The Flame, as an Artist during her senior year.
She took a course on Traditional Animation at Toon City Academy for rigid four months. For a while, she conjured scenes as a professional animator for Toon City.
She also worked as a digital illustrator.
She was with Lomography, Inc. as both a magazine writer and editor. She led, collaborated, and delegated tasks to fellow wordsmiths with Lomography. She often tried to craft content for diverse creative heroes and artists. She tried to give more exposure and opportunities for women photographers.
Currently, she’s boarded with Pilothouse Inc. as Editor to perfect and polish copies to seamlessness. She aims more knowledge about the English language, digital culture, and their relationship.
To always live an ever-curious and creatively-rich inner life is her goal.
featured works
a list of the writer/editor's bests:
kickstarter campaign articles
Kevin Meredith: How the New Lomogon Art Lens is Renewing Classic Optics
Daniel Schaefer on Untold Street Stories with the Lomogon Art Lens
Shifting Styles with the Lomogon Art Lens by Alfredo Buonanno
Sebastian Weissinger: Widening the Urban Perspective with the Atoll Ultra Wide Angle 17 mm f/2.8 Art Lens
A Beginner's Guide on Working with Lomography's Black and White Kino Films Collection
Learning from the 4 Masters of Instant Photography: A Guide to Curating Fashion
artist x product collaborations
Envisioning Tranquility: Suntur on Designing the Lomo'Instant Automat Suntur Edition
The Creative Philosophy Behind the Lomo'Instant Wide William Klein Edition
Song-E: Painting Pastels on the Lomo’Instant Mini Song’s Palette Edition
"Girls are Always Heroes!": A Visual Love Letter by amanachan
Satoru Taguchi's Vision and the Simple Use Reloadable Film Camera Challenger Edition
Lanna Apisukh on Making One of A Kind Portraits with the New Petzval 80.5 mm f/1.9 MKII Art Lens
Julia Khoroshilov: New Petzval 80.5 mm f/1.9 MKII Art Lens as the Artist's Companion
Lomography’s International Cookbook of Film Soups & Recipes (Part I)
Gongkan Carves a Magical Space in Designing the Lomo'Instant Gongkan Edition
Practical Lessons to Learn on Collecting Vintage Cameras with Samer Halwany
longform and editorial
The Women Who are Leading the Lomographic Movement Today { i, ii }
The Importance of the Analogue Culture and Community
An Open Letter to Women Photographers
Yearly Musings: Self Evaluation as Artists Photographers
A Love Story of Food & Photography
7 Highly Effective Habits of a Lomographer
Women Photographers on Gender Inequality
The Women Building the History of Fashion Photography
A Conversation and Deconstruction of the Female Gaze in Photography
To "Own" Your Photographs: What We Can Learn from Redredgray
Where is 110 Film Photography Now?
How the Lomography Art Lenses Make You Creatively Different
Annual Review: The Best of Lomography 2020
Year in Review: The Best of Lomography 2019
The Best of Lomography in 2018: A Year-End Review
shortform & artist features
The "Everywoman": What We Can Learn from Bayard Wootten
Bare Flesh: Ren Hang
"The Sea" – Christoffer Relander on Shooting an Analogue Music Film
The Hand-Tinted Enigma: Chiara Dondi's Old World, Women of New
The Photographic Interviews: Eliza Hatch & The Portrait of the Postmodern Woman
Leading a Meaningful, Creative Analogue Life: Hernán Curtis
A Rainbow Palette: Laurence Philomene on Non-Binary Portraiture
Practical Lessons to Learn on Collecting Vintage Cameras with Samer Halwany
Sarah Maria's Detailed Portraiture on Film with Lomography Color Negative 35 mm
Woman Lomographer on the Rise: @flaviaslick
Wang Wei on the Wandering Youth
Origin Stories of the Lomography Art Lenses
First of the Roll: A Nostalgic Collection by Gérard Heinz
The Black Lives Matter Movement in Zurich — A Visual Film Story by Stéphane Heinz
Rescued Memories: Quinn Balazs Saves 87 Lost Films
artist interviews
Children with Special Needs Lead Kamila K Stanley’s Stylish Photo Project
Aline Smithson: Preserving the Touch and Sensation of a Photograph
Aletheia Casey Talks About Life and Motherhood in Analogue Shots
An Interview with Marianna Rothen on the Femme Fatale
Candid Musings: an Interview with Daniel Arnold
"In Rooms": an Interview on Brittany Markert's Visual Journal
Ina Jang on Photography and Medium Mixes: an Interview
A Question of Latino Manliness: an Interview with Antonio Pulgarin
An Interview with the Photographers Behind "The Last Raís of Favignana"
Literature in Photography: an Interview with Igor Posner
An Interview with Meg Hewitt: A Moment When "Tokyo is Ours"
"The Salaryman" Story According to Subculture Photographer David Tesinsky
Joseph Wolfgang Ohlert: Musings About the Masculine Form
Susu Laroche: Eyeing in Dreams and Delirium
The Many Names and Faces of the Diana: An Interview with John Neel
Painting the Dreamscape: An Interview with Bea Nettles
events coverage
100 Years of Helmut Newton: A Legacy
Warhol Online: An Exhibition to the Artist and His Muses
Revisiting Experiences of Young Women in Mary Ellen Mark's Photography
EXP.21 Festival: A Glimpse of the Experimental Photography Future
Celebrating the Female Form with GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!
tipsters, guides & galleries
Color Chronicles series
Found in Translation series
Darker Days Ahead: Creepy and Spooky Imagery in Low-Light
In the Mood for Monochrome with the Berlin Kino 400
Quick Holiday Gift Guide for the Film Photographer
Shaping a Sense of Motion in Photographs
The Importance of Subject Isolation in Photography
All-Day Photography: A Lomographer’s Timetable
The Instant Alternative: Instant Shot Ideas While Staying Indoors