KOL Social

With social commentary that pushes the envelope, stunning images, impressive cultural insight, thought-provoking articles, and memorable features of the most influential KOLs from across the world, KOL Social has become the proprietor of modern diverse societies. A voice for diverse groups, the cultural publication is committed to sharing experiences and perspectives.

Editor’s Letter. • SUMMER 2024

KOL Social

Featured Contributors.

Worldview.

Human Nature. • VIDEOGRAPHER ERIC JENG CAPTURES THE RAW ESSENCE OF HUMANITY THROUGH HIS LENS, REVEALING DIVERSE CITY STORIES AND UNEXPECTED INSIGHTS ABOUT HIMSELF.

Rebirth of Self. • IN HIS DEBUT NOVEL OURS, PHILLIP B. WILLIAMS CONFRONTS THE CHALLENGES OF HISTORICAL FICTION, REDEFINES NARRATIVES OF FREEDOM, AND REVEALS THE INTIMATE CONNECTIONS THAT DRIVE HIS STORYTELLING

Behind the Cape. • PRODUCER SHEILA NORTLEY FLIPS THE SUPERHERO GENRE ON ITS HEAD, DELIVERING RAW AUTHENTICITY AND UNAPOLOGETIC BOLDNESS

Black & White in Colour. • ABOUDIA, AN IVORIAN ARTIST, HAS CAPTIVATED THE ART WORLD WITH HIS VIBRANT, MULTI-LAYERED PAINTINGS THAT REFLECT THE INTENSE REALITIES OF LIFE IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE. HIS WORK DOCUMENTS SOCIO-POLITICAL UPHEAVALS AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS, TRANSFORMING RAW EMOTION INTO POWERFUL VISUAL NARRATIVES. BY MARCIA DEGIA

One Thorn Or Two? • GLEN MARTIN TAYLOR’S TRANSFORMS BROKEN CERAMICS INTO POWERFUL SYMBOLS OF HUMAN RESILIENCE AND RAW BEAUTY. HE SHARES HIS CREATIVE PROCESS AND THE EMOTIONAL JOURNEYS EMBEDDED IN HIS ART

Shifting the gaze. • ALEJANDRO CEGARRA, THE 2024 WORLD PRESS PHOTO LONGTERM PROJECT AWARD WINNER, SHATTERS THE STEREOTYPES ABOUT MEXICAN MIGRANTS

Raising the Dead. • WHEN A BOAT WITH 14 BODIES APPEARED IN THE CARIBBEAN, JOURNALISTS FELIPE DANA AND RENATA BRITO LAUNCHED A TWO-YEAR INVESTIGATION TO IDENTIFY THE MIGRANTS, EARNING THEM THE PRESS PHOTO EXHIBITION AWARD FOR THEIR "ADRIFT" SERIES.

Fallen from State. • IN MACHUCA VALLEY, THE LOS ACUÁT ICOS COMMUNITY STEADFASTLY PRESERVES AN ANCIENT WAY OF LIFE, RESISTING MODERN CONVENIENCES AND GLOBALIZATION. PHOTOGRAPHY AND WORDS BY NURIA LÓPEZ TORRES

Green is the Gold. • SUSI SMITHER, THE CREATIVE FORCE BEHIND THE ROCK HOUND IN EAST LONDON, DESIGNS STUNNING ETHICAL JEWELLERY WITH RESPONSIBLY SOURCED GEMSTONES AND FAIRTRADE GOLD, CHAMPIONING FAIR WAGES AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES THAT UPLIFT LOCAL MINERS AND FARMERS WORLDWIDE

Directory.

Ancestral Routes. • BOTSWANA’S BEST-KEPT SECRET, THE GRAND MIGRATION OF THOUSANDS OF ZEBRAS CROSSING THE UNFORGIVING KALAHARI DESERT, HAPPENS TWICE A YEAR AND IS A STUNNING NATURAL SPECTACLE. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A WILDLIFE ENTHUSIAST TO APPRECIATE ONE OF AFRICA’S MOST AWE-INSPIRING PHENOMENA.

Plant Power. • WHERE ARE ALL THE CELEBRITIES, SUCH AS TYLER PERRY, TARAJI P. HEN-SON, TIFFANY HADDISH, COLIN KAEPERNICK, AND USHER, GOING FOR THEIR VEGAN FIX? MEET THE WOMAN BEHIND THIS CULINARY REVOLUTION