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"In a world where we fear being seen as we are, to shield what makes us mysterious, it’s no wonder the sense of displacement and anxiety is heavily felt within us. Shibuya’s struggles drift her to embrace what makes her different. She celebrates what the universe has offered her, finding the deepest truth within her calling and living through the heart. She embraces the true self, her uniqueness." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An excerpt from a heartening interview with Satsuki Shibuya by Karen Reyes, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-four

Olivier Abry from @woandwecollection and a corner of his atelier in Lyon, France. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A spread from ‘Hitchhiker with his own car...’ by @tibods, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-four

“Becoming sensitised to ecological issues Manfred began to construct a small world around him entirely connected to the physical environment. He created a small organic garden and ate only what he could grow, swam in the ocean everyday and ran in the surrounding hills. Everywhere he went he collected debris providing him with raw materials to work with.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An excerpt from ‘MAN’ by Bobby Mills, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-four

"Once I started to study and explore that side of me (what it means when I see colors in people or when I see shapes and colors while listening to music, when I’m seeing other people’s energies and how that energy affects me) I became more aware of what I was hearing, seeing and feeling. It was then that I got the message to paint." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An excerpt from a heartening interview with Satsuki Shibuya by Karen Reyes, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-four ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photography by @womenwithsuperpowers: Nitsa Citrine and Tasya van Ree

Kindly inviting you to be a part of our fifth print volume launching this summer. Share your visual/written story exploring the beauty and complexity of all things life. Deadline: April 1st. All enquiries: [email protected]

"Shibuya’s watercolor style, effortless and grandiose, reflects the duality of her character. The core of her divine gift is composed of her sense of spirit, intuition and energy. Every morning, she awakes with the desire to get 'in tune' with the universe and reclaim her place within it. Before ever putting her brush on canvas, she meditates by practicing yoga, gardening or breathing exercises. Then, she sits in her studio, California sunlight pouring through her windows and allows creativity to flow as a sequence of phantasmagoria." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An excerpt from a heartening interview with Satsuki Shibuya by Karen Ruby, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-four

A spread from ‘Out West’ - a captivating still life series by Kelly Shea, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-4

“To attain the apotheosis of freshness, every creation is artfully amalgamated and coalesced by an au fait fragrance chemist, right before the receiver, using the finest ingredients sourced from Grasse, France.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An excerpt from Urban Koi’s tour of the Le Labo space in New York, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-four

“David and I met by chance on opposite sides of a desk and our conversation “took” immediately. There is an unspoken knowing that happens with some people that continues through time and circumstance without even trying. Working together had been a topic for some time but timing has its own way. With an obvious connection through creativity and countless hours of processing life, we landed here together. There is an energy that happens when a circle is born and everyone present is participating, regardless of how. We are all touched: us, the land and the water. This landscape captures the heart of what it feels like to be swept into the vortex of presence and shift into something new. We are both different now than we were before that ceremony.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An outtake from ‘Spirit Medicine’ with photography by David Alvarado and words by Cydney French, featured in Volume 3° waterjournal.co/volume-3

“Originally, Whiskeytown was a gold mining settlement which was thriving back in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Each day, many miners averaged $50 of gold and it is rumoured the name Whiskeytown birthed from the legend that the gold miners could drink a barrel of the hard liquor a day.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An excerpt from the ‘Whiskeytown’ cover story by Toby Mitchell, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-4 (at Whiskeytown Lake)

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“It is a magazine for daydreaming and provides a momentary escape from the franticness of everyday life: when you read Water Journal it feels as if life slows down a little. Romantic and nostalgic photographs coupled with tender first-hand accounts have the remarkable effect of transporting the reader to the very scenes depicted and described on the pages laid before them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A likeable trait of the magazine is that each feature is not entirely necessary. While the articles are driven by curiosity, often informing its reader of a narrative or subject matter that they are unlikely to have come across before, they are not particularly time sensitive. Nor do they bear a huge importance to the wider world. This is somewhat refreshing. There’s no pressure to interpret or critique the magazine, it is just there to enjoy.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A big thank you to Anya Lawrence from MagCulture for such a heartwarming review of Vol.4° Full article: magculture.com/water-journal-4 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Cover Photography: Erich McVey MUAH: Amy McVey Art Direction & Fashion Styling: Benjamin Holtrop Talent: Erin, Eliana, Brent of Option Models Styling Assistant: Mariah Jinson Cinematographer: Matthew Taylor (at London, United Kingdom)

“Becoming sensitised to ecological issues Manfred began to construct a small world around him entirely connected to the physical environment. He created a small organic garden and ate only what he could grow, swam in the ocean everyday and ran in the surrounding hills. Everywhere he went he collected debris providing him with raw materials to work with.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An excerpt from ‘MAN’ by Bobby Mills, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-four

A spread from ‘Out West’ - a captivating still life series by Kelly Shea, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-four

“In 1962 Manfred arrived in Camelle from his family home in south Germany and began settling into the small community. He soon abandoned his rented house and built a small five meter square concrete hut on the edge of the ocean where he began a life surrounded by the sea and nature.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An excerpt from ‘MAN’ by Bobby Mills, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-four

“It's only six in the morning, the warm light through the window kisses your face, while the music from the kitchen is slowly waking you up. You open the windows, look out from the narrow balcony and there it is, the atmosphere of Havana, Cuba.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An excerpt from ‘Cuba. In it's true colors’ by Daniel Civetta, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-four

"Due to the presence of magnesium and other trace minerals, salt baths can offer relief from cramped, tired, and aching muscles with studies finding that regular salt bathing can alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, and improve rheumatic diseases." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An excerpt 'Haeckels' by Dom Bridges and photography by Sam Scales, featured in Volume 3° waterjournal.co

“Ceramics have mastered the test of time. Their beauty is enduring—if not increasing—and their usefulness is bound only by their shape and size.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An excerpt from ‘Vessels’ by PIAULE, featured in Volume 4°, shipping worldwide via waterjournal.co/volume-four

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