With fifty issues of its magazine and more than seven hundred thousand copies of its books in
print Kinfolk is one of the most influential lifestyle publishers in a generation. Underlying
its enormous success are its compelling design original art direction and thoughtful writing
all the work of an inspired community of creative contributors who have grown up alongside the
magazine. Another constant defines the Kinfolk magic even as the magazine has evolved since
its inception: an eye and a commitment to finding and publishing the most exquisite
photography. From interiors to fashion portraiture to food and travel this boundary-pushing
imagery has coalesced into one of the most recognizable lifestyle aesthetics of the last
decade. In The Art of Kinfolk the magazine’s team offers a wealth of the most memorable
groundbreaking and singular photographs from its archives. Grouped according to theme or
formal association rather than chronology these images draw new resonance from even the
simplest of compositions. Through these photographs both familiar and forgotten the world of
Kinfolk is presented in full view for the first time from its early years as a bootstrapped
zine to its current iteration as a mature brand that sits among global names on the newsstand.
